I Converted to Eastern Orthodoxy... Here's Why

After nearly 26 years in Protestantism, I made a decision I never expected to make — I converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. And after being about 7ish months into my Catechesis I felt like it was time to make this video.

In this video, I walk through you my journey. From growing up Southern Baptist in the Bible Belt, to wrestling with authority, Sola Scriptura, church history, and ultimately finding a home in Holy Orthodoxy.

If you’ve ever questioned Protestantism, wrestled with authority, felt uneasy about modern Christianity, or wondered why people convert to Orthodoxy, this video is for you.

Topics include:

Why Sola Scriptura ultimately collapsed for me

Why I seriously considered Catholicism — and why I didn’t become Catholic

How epistemology played a major role in my conversion

The importance of liturgy, community, and tangible faith

Icon veneration, the Eucharist, baptismal regeneration, theosis, Mary, and the saints

Why Orthodoxy offers coherence, continuity, and lived Christianity

This is my story

Big shout out to all of the people who played a part in this:
‪@OrthodoxEthos‬
‪@PatristicNectarFilms‬
‪@JayDyer‬
‪@esorem‬
‪@Alex_Ortodoxie‬
‪@RealBenLuigi‬
‪@ubipetrus3882‬
‪@CleavetoAntiquity‬ (You converted after I did but still wanna show love)

⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps

00:00 – I’m no longer Protestant
01:09 – How this journey actually began
02:01 – Growing up Southern Baptist
02:32 – Liberalism, dispensationalism, and questioning Protestantism
03:29 – Reading the Church Fathers
04:09 – “You didn’t give historic Protestantism a chance”
05:00 – Anglicanism and the LCMS
06:53 – The epistemological collapse of Sola Scriptura
08:02 – Why I didn’t choose Oriental Orthodoxy
08:41 – Entering Catholicism — Vatican II & the papacy
11:57 – Operation Gladio and geopolitics
13:30 – Why Orthodoxy felt real
14:01 – Liturgy, fasting, and communal faith
17:03 – The arguments that convinced me
17:18 – Icon veneration
19:31 – The Eucharist & baptismal regeneration
21:18 – One true Church & visible boundaries
25:05 – Theosis vs. Sola Fide
27:18 – Mary and the Theotokos
28:50 – Intercession of the saints
31:00 – Final thoughts & gratitude