Listen "Rev. Frank Ritchie | People Want Irrelevant Churches, Rediscovering Tradition, Culture and Media"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of Lunch on The Way, Rev. Frank Ritchie discusses how places and spaces of worship hold our spirituality when we can't muster it up, his various experiences with different religions and expressions of the Christian faith, how and why Holy Communion is so important for the church, why wearing a clerical collar matters for pastors, how the media are open to Christianity, and why irrelevant churches are paradoxically relevant.Frank is an ordained minister in the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aoteroa-New Zealand, a media chaplain, and national Christian voice in New Zealand.00:00 Teaser01:28 Introduction06:37 Cathedrals hold our faith13:00 Frank's journey with faith over the decades20:00 Holy Communion holds our spirituality26:32 Why wear a clerical collar?40:01 The Media are not anti-Christian50:32 Challenges in the Media Industry54:20 Irrelevant Churches are attractiveCheck out Frank's Substack for theological, cultural, and formational reflections and insights https://frankritchie.substack.com/Podcast hosts are Greame Flett, Jonathan Hoskin, and Joey Millington.The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the individuals expressing and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of any affiliated organisations or ministries.
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