Eastern Orthodox Paradigm: Courageous Yet Power Minded

I believe that their example of sharing and spreading of the gospel is one of the best examples for us today. Although they put emphasis on teaching certain parts of the Bible, as well as defending the faith through apologetics, many in that day had the courage to speak out even at the cost of them having to lay down their lives either by martyrdom or becoming a monk. So I compliment them on their willingness and obedience of being a church that was united in going out and both sharing the Gospel in a radical form by truly giving their lives for the sake of Christ and the church, and living life with the people around them. My greatest criticism to the Eastern Orthodox church paradigm is its unification of church and state. Making Christianity a political religion was a great mistake, especially for missions because it made the church selfish in a way, and the church's focus became power instead of mission.