This year's Clergy Laity Congress features impactful ministry panels and workshops designed to equip delegates with the tools, resources, and inspiration needed to strengthen parishes and foster thriving communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, gaining valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance their local ministries. The Congress aims to empower participants with a renewed sense of purpose and vision, ensuring the ongoing growth and vitality of their parishes and the broader Orthodox Christian community. Throughout the week, there are a wide number of topics being addressed in both Ministry Panels and Workshops.
Dr. Ann Bezzerides
Dr. Ann Bezzerides
Biography
Dr. Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides is the Executive Director of the CrossRoad Institute and Director of the Office of Vocation & Ministry at Hellenic College Holy Cross, where she teaches Youth Ministry and oversees the Certificate in Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Leadership. She is editor and contributor to two volumes of collected essays that inform the ministry, Christ at Work: Orthodox Christian Perspectives of Vocation (Holy Cross Press) and Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Higher Education (University of Notre Dame Press), as well as co-author with Dr Jenny Haddad Mosher of the newly released Find Your Telos: Discover What Orthodox Young Adults & Parishes Can Create Together (Holy Cross Press). She is a graduate of Middlebury College (BA), St. Vladimir's Seminary (MDiv), and Boston College (PhD).
