From Evangelical to Orthodox, in one bound

The New Republic reports from Illinois the story of a pastor who grew increasingly unhappy with the happy-clappy developments of his First Baptist church - organ replaced by drum set, dance, etc.  So after a spiritual crisis and much research,  he turned to the Eastern Orthodox church for classical traditional worship.  "I really thought he'd go to Canterbury," says Alan Jacobs, a Wheaton College English professor and Anglican who is friendly with Ellsworth. "But he took a sudden right turn and wound up in Constantinople.

       It is certainly a very beautiful and resonant ritual; here is the UK Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, Gregorios, and an informative website.