At a time when many people are finding spouses outside of the ethnically based Church, Symeonides said the Church must continue to preach to all nations rather than just specific groups.

“Like the disciples, we have to go outside of our comfort zone, outside of the Greek community that knows about the Orthodox Church, that knows about Christ,” Symeonides said. “And we need to go into all neighborhoods.”

Symeonides, who is active on social media sites including Twitter, said he’ll be using social media to “help people find deeper meaning in life.”

“If anyone’s not on social media today, you’re really not communicating with anyone,” Symeonides said.