Since the launch of the “Kinonia” missionary portal on September 14, 2024, as the first official project of the Section for Electronic Mission within the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovci, numerous media outlets associated with the Serbian Orthodox Church have reported on this significant missionary platform. In addition to official online pages, the portal’s initial steps have been featured on special programmes on church radio stations and the only television channel within the Serbian Orthodox Church.
We express our gratitude to all media contributors for their collaboration, hoping for their increased involvement in the days to come, with the aim of advancing our missionary efforts as a form of spreading the Word of God. Below is an overview of programmes dedicated to the “Kinonia” missionary portal:
- Radio station “Slovo Ljubve” Morning programme:
On Monday, September 16, 2024, catechist Branislav Ilić, editor of the newly-established “Kinonia” portal, which is part of the Missionary Department of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci, was a guest on the Morning programme of the Radio station “Slovo Ljubve”. During the discussion with the journalists, Bojana Jovanović and Neška Rančić, Branislav spoke about the importance of the portal’s missionary initiative, emphasising its appeal to a real communion with the Lord and all the saints. Listen to the discussion here. - Radio station “Glas”, programme “Pirg”:
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Radio station “Glas” of the Diocese of Niš featured the newly-established “Kinonia” portal on its “Pirg” programme , the first official missionary project of the Electronic Mission Section within the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovci, which acts with the blessing of His Holiness, the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije. Catechist Branislav Ilić, the portal’s editor, elaborated on its activities. Listen to the interview here. - Hram Television: the “Kinonia” portal addresses contemporary missionary needs
On Friday, September 20, 2024, the newly-founded “Kinonia” portal was featured on the Morning programme of Hram Television. The guest speaker of the programme, hosted by Milanka Tešović, was the portal’s editor and the permanent expert associate of the Archbishopric’s Missionary Department, catechist Branislav Ilić. Watch the discussion here. - Radio station-Beseda: “Kinonia” portal is the new beacon of church mission
On the same day, September 20, 2024, catechist Branislav Ilić appeared on the Morning programme of the Diocese of Bačka Radio station “Beseda”, interviewed by its journalist, Nada Vižlina Radeljić, during which the significance of the Missionary Department and its five sections was discussed. Listen to the interview here. - Radio station of the Diocese of Šumadija, “Zlatousti”, on the “Kinonia” portal
On Friday, September 20, 2024, the “Kinonia” portal was featured on the “Gostoprimnica” programme on the Radio station “Zlatousti” of the Diocese of Šumadija, hosted by its journalist Ana Brzaković. The guest speaker was catechist Branislav Ilić, the portal’s editor. Listen here. - Radio station “Istočnik”: “Kinonia” portal’s mission is a worthy cause
On Thursday, September 26, 2024, Radio station of the Diocese of Valjevo, “Istočnik”, presented a special programme with a guest speaker, catechist Branislav Ilić, the “Kinonia” portal editor and a permanent associate expert of the Archbishopric’s Missionary Department. He was interviewed by the station’s journalist, Marina Marić. Listen to the discussion here. - Radio station “Svetigora” presents the new “Kinonia” portal
On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 27, 2024, catechist Branislav Ilić, the editor of the newly-founded missionary portal “Kinonia” was the guest of the Radio station “Svetigora” of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. The interviewer was Olivera Balaban. Listen to the interview here. - Theologian Danijela Marković on “Kinonia”:
Theologian Danijela Marković contributed a detailed reflection on the new missionary portal “Kinonia”, in her regular column published on https://mediasfera.rs on September 18, 2024. She is also its regular contributor. Read the full text here.
