Anglican Church of the Redeemer with Rev. Phil Hanner

10/06/21 • 51 min

The mission of this podcast is to highlight the beauty and diversity of God’s Church - both in Chattanooga and the Church at large.

Why should a twenty-first century Christian explore one of the oldest branches of Protestantism? In this episode of A Beautiful Church, Reverend Phil Hanner explains the importance of historical liturgical worship as practiced by the Anglican Church and, more specifically, at Anglican Church of the Redeemer in Chattanooga, TN. As Adam and Phil discuss both church history and the history of Redeemer, Phil makes the case for a worship experience that depends on a liturgy that can trace its roots back beyond the Apostolic age.

While Phil explains how liturgy keeps us focused on Christ and connected to God’s story, he and Adam discuss the differences between Anglicans and similar denominations, what services are like at Redeemer, how the Anglican Church changed with the Reformation, and more.
Note: This podcast was recorded earlier in 2021.

About Adam Whitescarver

Adam is passionate about seeing God’s people possess vibrant prayer lives to help them make a difference in the sphere of influence God has given them. In ministry since 2001, Adam enjoys his family, teaching, singing, and reading a myriad of subjects. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in North GA with their four children.

Jump Through the Conversation:

[1:08] An overview of Anglican Church of the Redeemer
[4:54] How worship at Redeemer emphasizes awe and reverence
[10:14] How kids tend to respond at Redeemer
[12:30] Church location, service times, connection information
[14:38] History of Redeemer
[17:29] The consistency/longevity of Anglican worship
- How a familiar liturgy helps you to focus on God and fights against individualism
- Observations on changes in church worship due to revivals and other events and how different worship styles might affect discipleship
[25:58] The relationship between the Anglican Church of North America, Redeemer, and other Anglican churches
[30:13] Differences between Anglicanism and Catholicism
- Respect for the Catholic church and the necessary changes brought by the Reformation
- Brief note about transubstantiation
- Thoughts on John Calvin/Calvinism
[35:11] Redeemer’s contribution to the body of Christ in Chattanooga
[43:32] Prayer culture of Redeemer
[47:48] Phil’s final exhortation to pray as a home

Links and Resources:

A Beautiful Church website
Chattanooga House of Prayer website
Give today
Anglican Church of the Redeemer website
The Book of Common Prayer

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe! If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show.

The mission of this podcast is to highlight the beauty and diversity of God’s Church - both in Chattanooga and the Church at large.

About Adam Whitescarver

Jump Through the Conversation:

[1:08] An overview of Anglican Church of the Redeemer
[4:54] How worship at Redeemer emphasizes awe and reverence
[10:14] How kids tend to respond at Redeemer
[12:30] Church location, service times, connection information
[14:38] History of Redeemer
[17:29] The consistency/longevity of Anglican worship
- How a familiar liturgy helps you to focus on God and fights against individualism
- Observations on changes in church worship due to revivals and other events and how different worship styles might affect discipleship
[25:58] The relationship between the Anglican Church of North America, Redeemer, and other Anglican churches
[30:13] Differences between Anglicanism and Catholicism
- Respect for the Catholic church and the necessary changes brought by the Reformation
- Brief note about transubstantiation
- Thoughts on John Calvin/Calvinism
[35:11] Redeemer’s contribution to the body of Christ in Chattanooga
[43:32] Prayer culture of Redeemer
[47:48] Phil’s final exhortation to pray as a home

Links and Resources:

A Beautiful Church website
Chattanooga House of Prayer website
Give today
Anglican Church of the Redeemer website
The Book of Common Prayer

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe! If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show.

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St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church (Part 2) with Fr. Kevin Rigdon

The mission of this podcast is to highlight the beauty and diversity of God’s Church - both in Chattanooga and the Church at large.

On this episode of A Beautiful Church podcast, we’re continuing to talk to Father Kevin Rigdon who founded and serves at St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church in Cleveland, TN. If you haven’t listened to part one of our conversation, be sure to listen here! He shares some interesting thoughts about what the Orthodox Church brings to this region, the prayer culture of St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church, a bit of ancient church history, and more. Fr. Rigdon discusses how God is teaching his mission “the one thing needful” in this season - “mission” being a word they use to call their church.

Fr. Rigdon expresses how he believes that God has used Covid to provide us the opportunity to die to ourselves on behalf of other people and to teach us to become more like Him. Listen in to our conversation and hear how Kevin continues on the importance of practicing thanksgiving.
Note: This podcast was recorded earlier in 2021.
About Adam Whitescarver

Jump Through the Conversation

[0:42] What Orthodoxy brings to the table for the Church in this region
- Breakdown of what “Church” is to Orthodox communities
- A bit of ancient church history
- Being the church for the Orthodox is a rightly glorifying life - which means dying to yourself.
[15:23] Orthodoxy stands as a reminder that there is an unbroken continuity, not simply with the first century church, but all the way back [to the beginning].
[22:44] How Orthodoxy does an outstanding job tying everything back to history
[23:33] Breaking down the prayer culture of St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church and how personal prayer is rooted in liturgical prayer
[25:17] For the Orthodox families, there is a dedicated space or altar in their homes called the icon corner or “the beautiful corner”.
[29:05] How God is teaching the congregation of St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church “the one thing needful”
[30:54] A quick tangent on whether or not we will be hungry in heaven
[31:38] How God has used Covid to provide us the opportunity to die to ourselves on behalf of other people
- How God is teaching us how to become like Him
- How God is allowing us to be more intentional about who, why and where we are
[34:40] What Kevin feels like God is doing in Chattanooga as a whole
[35:21] The importance of practicing generosity and practicing thanksgiving
- The distinction between giving thanks to God in all circumstances vs for all circumstances
- To live a right glorifying life requires thanksgiving.
- Everything that we give thanks for - God has taken it, received it, filled it with His divine power and then He gives it back to us as communion.
[44:44] An exhortation to practice thanksgiving to God, no matter the emotion you are feeling

Links and Resources:

A Beautiful Church website
Chattanooga House of Prayer website
Give today
St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church website
Ancient Faith Radio
The Orthodox Church by Timothy Ware

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe! If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show.

Next Episode

New Monumental Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Greg Odom

The mission of this podcast is to highlight the beauty and diversity of God’s Church – both in Chattanooga and the Church at large.

New Monumental Baptist Church isn’t just a “church in the community” – it’s “the community church.” That’s how Reverend Dr. Greg Odom characterizes his church, a 129-year-old congregation in the Woodmore neighborhood of Chattanooga, TN. In this episode of A Beautiful Church, Greg tells Adam about his background and call to ministry as well as the history, worship style, and ministry focuses of New Monumental.

As Greg and Adam unpack the legacy of the church, Greg explains the challenge of changing outreach styles to youth and the strong, generational faith that keeps the New Monumental community listening to God.

Note: This podcast was recorded earlier in 2021.
About Adam Whitescarver
Adam is passionate about seeing God’s people possess vibrant prayer lives to help them make a difference in the sphere of influence God has given them. In ministry since 2001, Adam enjoys his family, teaching, singing, and reading a myriad of subjects. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in North GA with their four children.

Jump Through the Conversation:

[0:50] Introduction and background on Reverend Dr. Greg Odom
[7:27] How Greg’s involvement in ministry started with music
[11:20] Church location, service times, connection information
[12:13] What services are like at New Monumental Baptist Church
[17:14] Historical background of New Monumental
[20:14] A brief digression on how Greg’s approach to ministry has been impacted by his parents’ roles in church
[21:28] More on the history of New Monumental
[24:13] New Monumental’s impact on the community
[29:37] On the challenge of reaching youth and young adults
[35:44] Faith as a major quality of New Monumental
○ The difference between African-American Southern Baptist churches and white Southern Baptist churches
○ The generational and communal aspects of faith
[43:33] The prayer culture of New Monumental
[48:07] Greg’s take on what God is doing both at New Monumental and the Church universally in this season
[50:00] Greg’s exhortation to take everything to God in prayer and to trust Him

Links and Resources: