Think of it, less than 1% of USA\'s population is Orthodox. Orthodoxy is one of the \\"best kept secrets\\" I always hear. That\'s horrible when you think of it. Why can protestants go after traditionally Orthodox countries and those same countries not send missionaries to a place where freedom of religion is actually accepted?
Pros: America is lacking in Orthodox education, other countries that have many Orthodox schools which could provide many servants of Christ. America\'s current ability to not only create priests but for those established priests to reach out is limited. Christ himself would go after the one lost sheep.
Cons for this: Who would pay? Who would the missionaries report to and what would be the limits to their duties? Would they just be limited to church functions or actually getting out in little heeded communities? Can missionaries even get a Visa? (never heard of a missions visa) If a country ever wants a true united universally recognized autocephalous status, shouldn\'t they step up to the plate and minister to their own people.
Of course this discussion could apply to any country, but for simplicity sake I chose America. Discuss
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