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

Joining Adam for Season 5 is Micki Ann Harris, the Spiritual Formation Director at the Chattanooga House of Prayer. In this episode, Micki Ann shares how her life experiences led her to Chattanooga and ChattHOP, and she and Adam talk about their Rhythms Retreats and why these spiritual practices are invaluable for Christians.

Although Micki Ann became a Christian as a 9-year-old, she found her calling in ministry when she rededicated her life at 20. After moving across the country several times and serving in many church and ministry roles, Micki Ann helped found the Chattanooga House of Prayer in 2010. Her current role is the culmination of years of growing in intimacy with God and feeling a personal need for the beautiful and life-giving spiritual practices that she teaches to others. These spiritual rhythms are the backbone of the retreats Micki Ann leads at ChattHOP, and although there are various rhythms (as you’ll hear in this season!), the goal of each one is fostering deeper intimacy with God. 

Listen in to this episode to find out some of the specific rhythms that Micki Ann and Adam will be discussing this season.

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:

• [1:19] Introduction to Micki Ann
• [6:34] How a difficult season deepened Micki Ann’s intimacy with Christ
• [9:56] Micki Ann’s calling and growth in ministry 
• [14:59] Adam’s observations and encouragement to twenty-somethings
• [16:04] The relationship between action and formation
• [20:04] Micki Ann’s history with ChattHOP
• [23:48] Current role as Spiritual Formation Director
• [25:30] The inception of Rhythms at ChattHOP
• [29:47] What retreats at ChattHOP look like
• [33:30] Some of this season’s topics/rhythms
  • Silence and solitude
  • Cultivating intimacy with God
  • Meditative approach to Scripture
  • Sabbath
  • Forms of prayer
  • Understanding worth of human bodies
  • Rule of life
• [39:11] Why one should attend a ChattHOP retreat

Links and Resources:

• A Beautiful Church website
• Chattanooga House of Prayer website
• Give today
• Resources from the Chattanooga House of Prayer
• Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
• Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton

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