The Medal of St. Theodora is an annual award recognizing strong lay leaders of various backgrounds and fields who have contributed to the work and development of the Assembly of Bishops as well as Orthodox Christian Unity in general.
The process for selecting the recipients is as follows:
- Public call for nominations.
- The AoB Secretariat evaluates the nominations and narrows the candidates down to two, one male and one female.
- The AoB Secretary presents the two candidates to the Executive Committee for approval.
- The Medal of Saint Theodora is awarded during the annual Assembly of Bishops meeting at the end of one of the liturgical services.
Candidates for the Medal of Saint Theodora currently or have in the past possessed the following attributes:
- Dedication to efforts that advance the mission of the Assembly of Bishops
- Committment to cross-jurisdictional collaboration
- Exemplary in their professional field