Today, I had the privilege of interviewing RJ Powell, the chaplain of Tyson House, the Episcopal/Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Tennessee. This podcast style interview is the first part of a two part interview focusing on RJ's story to the Episcopal Priesthood, why people are turning to Catholicism and the Orthodox church, what the sacraments are, and the differences between Traditional and Evangelical Christianity
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:47 Who is RJ?
01:27 RJ's journey to the Episcopal Church
08:34 Why are so many people becoming Catholic and Orthodox?
13:25 What are sacraments?
16:58 Why have sacraments?
23:19 Why is communion (eucharist) such a big deal?25:46 Is Jesus present in communion?
26:58 Is Jesus not speaking symbolically?
29:10 Why believe in an institutional church?
32:01 The mission of the Church
33:48 Why do traditional protestants and evangelicals see the Church's mission differently
38:57 Personal vs Communal Faith
41:10 Christianity's Positive and Negative influence on the world
43:53 Why does the Episcopal church believe in "prima scriptura"?
47:26 Why is believing in tradition important?
50:37 Part Two Teaser
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