Major Supporters and Co-laborers

IOTA is dedicated to promoting pan-Orthodox unity through international scholarly cooperation. Our work is dependent on the generosity of individuals and institutions that share our vision. Our mega-conferences, held every four years, gather hundreds of Orthodox scholars, leaders, and professionals to discuss issues of vital significance for the Church and the world. IOTA also contributes to these issues through its publications. Major Supporters and Co-laborers help IOTA to become a beacon of Orthodox Christian culture. Major Supporters are individuals and institutions that contribute significantly towards IOTA’s conferences and projects, and Co-laborers are Orthodox-related institutions that are working in the vineyard with IOTA (1 Cor. 3).

We thank our growing list of Major Supporters and Co-laborers.

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

Agape Hellas

Anonymous

Anonymous Family Foundation, Minnesota, USA

The Bay Fund, Virginia, USA 

Eagle River Institute

Encountering Orthodoxy Initiative, University of St. Thomas,  Minnesota, USA

Greek Ministry of Religious Affairs, Greece

Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and its General Secretariat on Religious Affairs, Greece

Holy Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros, Greece

Huffington Ecumenical Institute, Loyola Marymount University, California, USA

Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Fordham University, New York, USA

Orthodox Theological Society in America, USA

Orthodox Vision Foundation

Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy

St. Philaret Society

St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess

Theology Department, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA

Volos Academy for Theological Studies, Volos, Greece

CO-LABORERS

Anglican and Eastern Churches Association, London, United Kingdom

Axia Women

Center for Ecumenical, Missiological and Environmental Studies, Thessaloniki, Greece

Center for the Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

Dean C. and Zoë S. Pappas Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, Stockton University, New Jersey, USA

Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Emil and Elfriede Jochum Professor and Chair, Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA

European Academy of Religion

The Episcopal Church in Southeast Florida, USA

GFA World, Wills Point, Texas, USA

Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary

Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church

Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

Lausanne Orthodox Initiative

New Georgian University, Poti, Republic of Georgia

Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion (OCAMPR)

Orthodox Christian Laity

Orthodox Christian Mission Center, USA

Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration

Orthodox Vision Foundation

Pappas Patristic Institute

Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, Italy

Pro Oriente Foundation, Vienna, Austria

RESILIENCE Research Structure

Sankt Ignatios College, Södertälje, Sweden

Science and Orthodoxy around the World (SOW)

Seaver College, Pepperdine University, California, USA

Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches

St. Irenaeus Orthodox Theological Institute

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, New York, USA

United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, USA

What is a Major Supporter?

Contact the IOTA President to discuss how to become a Major Supporter for an IOTA conference, a publication, or other project: Dr. Paul Gavrilyuk, [email protected]. There are many options to share in our work, including sponsoring a coffee or other event at our mega-conferences.

Major Supporters are considered Co-laborers of IOTA and share the privileges (see below).

What is a Co-Laborer?

IOTA Co-Laborers are organizations working in the vineyard with IOTA (1 Cor. 3), seeking to serve as instruments of church renewal. IOTA created the Co-Laborer membership for nonprofit or equivalent organizations, including seminaries, in order to showcase their worthy endeavors at conferences, further their good work, and allow them a venue for cooperation and fruitful discourse among themselves.

If your organization is interested in becoming an IOTA Co-Laborer, contact the IOTA Secretary: [email protected]. The fee for Co-Laborer Organizations is $500 annually and can be processed online on the Support IOTA page here.

Benefits of Co-Laborer membership include:

  • Participation in our IOTA Co-laborers Session at each mega-conference;
  • The ability to organize one 60-90 minute paper session at a mega-conference, subject to the approval of the IOTA Board;
  • The permission to distribute and display materials about the mission and initiatives of the Co-Laborer organization at IOTA conferences; and
  • Gratitude from IOTA for cooperation in our work.