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