Jane G. Meyer, AFM Children Book Editor

Katherine Hyde, AFM Adult Book Editor

Katherine Hyde, AFM Adult Book Editor

Matt Dorning, AFM Graphic Designer

Being an Orthodox Public Figure in the Age of Cancel Culture Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, AFM Chief Content Officer

The Past and Future of Orthodox Christian Media Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, AFM Chief Content Officer

A Beginner’s Guide to Editing and Producing Your Own Podcasts Derek Cummins, AFM Podcast Producer

Fr. Andrew Damick, Steven Christoforou, Michael Haldas, Dn. Nicholas Kotar, Dr. Gary Jenkins

Fr. Stephen Freeman is an archpriest in the Orthodox Church in America and serves as pastor of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, TN. He was educated at Furman University, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, and Duke University. He is the author of the popular blog Glory to God for All Things, and of the weekly podcast Glory to God, on Ancient Faith Radio.

Dn. Nicholas Kotar is a writer of epic fantasy inspired by Russian fairy tales, a freelance translator from Russian to English, the resident conductor of the men’s choir at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY, and a semi-professional vocalist. He blogs at A Light So Lovely on the Ancient Faith platform.

Angela Doll Carlson, Nicole Roccas, Fr. Andrew Damick

Brian G. Phipps, senior production editor at Zondervan, has nearly twenty-five years of experience line editing and copy-editing book manuscripts. Also a nonfiction writer and a published poet, he is the author of Before the Burning Bush, a collection of poems (University of St. Katherine Press, 2018). He serves as a chanter in his Greek Orthodox parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he lives with his wife and kids.

Eric Jansson is an attorney specializing in intellectual property law. His legal practice with Jansson Munger McKinley & Kirby Ltd. represents clients nationally and internationally in diverse matters of copyright, patent and trademark law.

Dr. Gary Jenkins - Deliver us from Gnostic Cannibals!: Engaging our Orthodox High School and College Students in Print, Podcasts, and the Classroom. Dr. Jenkins has been teaching in college and university settings for 28 years and is the author and contributor to numerous books, journals, and forums. He blogs at luxchristi.wordpress.com.

Fr. Theodore is the parish priest of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Toronto, Canada, and the host of two podcasts at Ancient Faith – iSermon and Fr.TEDTalks. He is also the founder of the catechetical movement called “Re-Catechism,” which endeavors to reeducate current Orthodox adults on the teachings of the Orthodox faith.

Dr. Nicole Roccas is the author of Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life and has been researching and writing about time from both a historical and theological perspective for nearly ten years. In addition to being a writer and editor, she lectures at the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College (Toronto). You can find more of her writing on her Ancient Faith podcast and blog, Time Eternal, and her website, www.nicoleroccas.com.

Summer Kinard is a Greek Orthodox Christian who homeschools her five children (four of whom are autistic), sings opera, loves tea, and writes inspiring novels and curricula for active learners. She holds an M.Div. (2003) and Th.M. (early church history and theology, 2005) from Duke University Divinity School. Summer is the author of Of Such Is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability (under contract with Ancient Faith Publishing).

Angela Doll Carlson is a poet, fiction writer and essayist with three published books, Nearly Orthodox: On Being a Modern Woman in an Ancient Tradition, Garden in the East: The Spiritual Life of the Body and her latest book The Wilderness Journal: 365 days with the Philokalia. Her blog and podcast can be found on Ancient Faith Ministries

The Ancient Faith Writers’ and Podcasters’ conference was held June 13-15, 2019 at the Antiochian Village in PA. This is the third such conference which is planned for every other year. Many of the presentations were video recorded and the break-out workshops are audio only. The conference was intended to provide practical insight and inspiration for content creators both existing and hopeful. Many of the Ancient Faith authors, podcasters, or bloggers were present. Be looking for the next conference in the summer of 2021. Frederica Mathewes-Green is a wide-ranging author, whose work has appeared in such diverse publications as the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, First Things, Books & Culture, Sojourners, Touchstone, and the Wall Street Journal. She is also an author and podcaster for Ancient Faith Ministries.

The second full day began with a devotional from Fr. Patrick Reardon.