The Orthodox Church before AD 1054

Dony K. Donev, D.Min.: Eastern Pneumotology Lectures Eastern Orthodoxy can be expressed in one word: theism. The purpose and meaning of life is to become more like God. Deification is pursued by all means of human existence. This quest for divine likeness often includes the typical for the Eastern Church, speculation on the divinity and humanity of Christ, traditions on the doctrine of the Trinity and non-traditional mystical experiences. They appear in the context of both physical and spiritual characteristics in individual and corporate ecclesiastical environment. The role of the Spirit in the process of deification is threefold and involves: creation, re-creation ...

When there’s a failure to communicate

When leaders are constantly flummoxed by those who don't seem to get it, there exists both a leadership and communications problem. Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Great leaders can communicate effectively across mediums, constituencies, and environments. They are active listeners, fluid thinkers, and know when to dial it up, down, or off.

Bulgarian Church of God Membership 20 Years Later

Sequence of Internal Motivation

by Kathryn N. Donev, LPC/MSHP, NCC The following are some highlights to encourage you this new year in midst of the uncertainty of a global pandemic with 1) Product Placement, 2) Cognitive Dissonance, and 3) Mass Formation Psychosis surrounding us daily. Internal motivation is produced through a five stage sequence: (1) Informed, (2) Interested, (3) Identification, (4) Internal Passion, and (5) Internal Motivation. The first stage involves the initial process of becoming aware. Awareness requires a time of enlightenment. This may take place by various means, including but not limited to learning through verbal communication or media forms including virtual resources. It ...

PUTIN halts gas supplies to BULGARIA

Russia demands payment in roubles to shield it from sanctions EU denounces gas cut-off as 'blackmail' Kyiv reports some Russian gains in villages in east Ukraine Concern grows that conflict could suck in Moldova WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV, April 27 (Reuters) - Europe should stop depending on Russia for trade after Moscow halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for not paying in roubles, Ukraine said, as the shutoff exposed the continent's weaknesses and divisions on Wednesday. The decision, denounced by European leaders as "blackmail", comes as Russia's own economy wilts under sanctions and Western countries are sending more arms to Kyiv despite warnings ...

Rewind 30 Years of Places where we’ve Preached

160,000 Pentecostals in Bulgaria Reported by the NEW Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism