Lord, Send Me

Start date: December 2011 248 minutes, 46 seconds in 11 episodes

“Lord Send Me!” is named for that beautiful passage in the Prophecy of Isaiah, Chapter 6, wherein, when asked by the Lord, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”, the Prophet replies, “Here am I, send me!”. In the podcast Send Me! Fr John Parker shares his thoughts and reflections on Evangelization—sharing the Good News—in North America. He encourages all listeners to share Isaiah’s bold humility to bear witness to the work of the One True God in their lives in word and in deed.

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Fr John Parker is rector of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Fr John earned his MDiv at Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA. After serving for a brief period as curate at Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Sullivan’s Island, SC, He and Matushka Jeanette, along with their two sons, embraced the Orthodox Faith in 2002. Fr John earned his MTh at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, NY, in 2004. In October 2011, he was appointed Chair of the Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
May 16, 2012	Same-Sex Marriage and Homosexuality In this episode, Fr John Parker address Same-sex Marriage and Homosexuality, in response to the frenzy of discussion on these topics today in the public sphere. Click to play	18:19
Apr 28, 2012	A Missionary Journey to Mexico Fr John recently travelled to the OCA’s Exarchate of Mexico at the invitation of His Grace, the Rt Rev. Bp Alejo. In today’s podcast, he recounts his journey. Click to play	30:52
Apr 03, 2012	Meet OCMC Missionary Floyd Frantz in Romania Fr. John Parker traveled to Romania and sat down with OCMC missionary Floyd Frantz who works with the Church to help people with addictions. Click to play	25:04
Mar 06, 2012	Sunday of Orthodoxy Reflections Fr. John recorded these comments in his car on the way to the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers service in his region. He asks "What is the difference between Triumph and Triumphalism?" Click to play	21:12
Feb 28, 2012	Meet OCMC Missionary James Hargrave On Forgiveness Sunday, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church was visited by missionary James Hargrave. James serves with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center in Tanzania. Fr. John Parker interviews James about his work there. Click to play	31:27
Feb 07, 2012	Cyber Evangelism Today Fr. John Parker reads a letter from a lady he met who was effectively using cyber technology to evangelize. Click to play	13:17
Jan 24, 2012	Beaufort Mission Travel with Fr John as he heads to Beaufort, SC, for an organizational meeting of a new mission, and shares about the whole process. Click to play	24:00
Jan 12, 2012	Response to Dr Peter Bouteneff’s; ‘Post-Episcopalian Stress Disorder’ Fr John reflects on Dr Peter Bouteneff’s podcast concerning “Post-Episcopalian Stress Disorder”, and suggests a course-correction. Click to play	24:43
Jan 10, 2012	Mega-Themes in Christianity Fr John explores a Barna Group study on the state of Christianity in North America and asks how the observations impact us as Orthodox Christians. The study can be found HERE. Click to play	27:48
Dec 27, 2011	What’s In A Name? Fr John explains why “Lord, send me!” has its name, and challenges us with Isaiah 6.	17:07
Dec 13, 2011	Evangelism means “Good News” In a world which feasts and frenzies on the bad news and misfortunes of others, Fr John Parker encourages us to keep ever before us the truly and eternal Good News: that Jesus Christ became man and took on flesh for the salvation of the world.	14:57