The Evangelical Anglican

What’s the connection between raising sons and beauty? Where’s the beauty in hard work? Is farming as idyllic as its made out to be today? This week I’m thrilled to be joined by Stuart Elliott, one half of the Elliott Homestead (https://www.theelliotthomestead.com), with his wife, Shaye. We talk about growing up in the PCA, farming, masculinity, hard work, and his recent project exploring the role...

Why don’t Evangelicals and Lutherans interact as much? What would Evangelicals have to gain with having more conversations with Lutherans? Who even are Lutherans? Join us for this fascinating conversation with Lutheran pastor and theologian, John Hoyum. John Hoyum is a Lutheran pastor in Washington state, he received his Ph. D. in theology at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. You can find hi...

In this episode of The Evangelical Anglican, Jared Jones sits down again with Nate Claiborne to further discuss the world of theological systems. This episode is based on a series of articles that Nate put out on his Patreon. You can find the full articles and support Nate there. Here is the link to Nate’s Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/nateclaiborne You can follow Nate on X at https://x.com...

In this episode of The Evangelical Anglican , Jared Jones sits down with Nate Claiborne to unpack the world of theological systems —from Calvinism and Arminianism to Roman Catholicism and Pentecostalism. Together they explore how different systems try to hold Scripture, tradition, and experience in tension, and why evangelicals should engage them with both conviction and humility. This episode is...

Today’s guest is Connor Shackelford, executive editor at Credo Magazine, @credostudio and PHD candidate at Columbia International University. Connor recently wrote an article for Credo titled “Becoming Anglican: An Unexpected Journey” (Link below) in which he chronicled his recent journey from being a baptist to becoming Anglican. We hear about his journey, what he loves about becoming Anglican, w...

Today we have the fun of hearing from Jonathan McKenzie, a friend of the program. Jonathan is the Youth Director at a Christ Church Presbyterian in Augusta, GA. Growing up in evangelical world, Jonathan flirted briefly with Anglicanism before deciding to stay Presbyterian. I’ve had the joy of getting to know him over the last few years and thought it would be a great conversation to start off our...

Before Pentecost, the risen Christ’s followers gather in prayer, waiting on the Spirit’s promised power. In choosing Matthias to replace Judas, we see how the Spirit establishes the apostolic foundation of the church. The apostles are not self-appointed; they are Spirit-appointed witnesses to the saving work of Jesus. In this episode, we explore how God’s Spirit ensured that the apostolic message...

On today’s episode of the Evangelical Anglican, we’re starting a new series walking through the book of Acts. What is the purpose of the church? What’s the message of Christianity? The disciples thought it was a physical manifestation of God’s kingdom on earth, but Jesus, as he had done constantly during his earthly ministry, reminded them that this was about far more than just Israel, this was ab...

On today’s episode of the Evangelical Anglican, we look again at JC Ryle’s essay “The Evangelical Religion,” but this time we’re talking about four different ways that Ryle tells us we can mute or subdue the Gospel in our approach to religion. These are not necessarily to say that the Gospel is missing or absent, but the volume knob has been turned down some, and sometimes turned down quite a bit....

On this episode we look at JC Ryle’s last characteristic of what it means to be evangelical: the work of the Holy Spirit to bring forth good works within us so that we might love God and love our neighbor. A lot of times, talk about “good works” makes people feel uneasy, but as we’ll see today, there’s a deep and abiding promise of God that undergirds our activity and makes our good works a gift t...

In this episode, we explore J. C. Ryle’s fourth mark of evangelical religion: the inward experience of the Holy Spirit. Ryle reminds us that Christianity is not only about creeds and practices, but about the Spirit’s living work on our hearts. Christianity is a religion of the heart, it is about loving the Lord and trusting Him, not about putting forward a good looking shell or husk of religious o...

This week we are diving into J.C. Ryle’s third mark of evangelical religion: the paramount importance of the work of Jesus Christ and faith in His blood. For Ryle, everything in Christianity flows from the cross: our forgiveness, our assurance, our hope, and our life together as the church. In a world that often shifts the focus to morality, ritual, or personal experience, Ryle calls us back to th...

We continue our second week of our series on what it means to be an evangelical, looking at the chapter “Evangelical Religion” by JC Ryle in his book Knots Untied. This week we look at his second characteristic of being an evangelical: our proclamation of the reality and unavoidable nature of sin. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

What does it really mean to be an Evangelical Anglican? In this episode, we kick off a new series exploring the heart of evangelical identity within the Anglican tradition—beginning with the cornerstone: the supremacy of Scripture. Drawing on the writings of J.C. Ryle, particularly his bold defense of biblical authority in the Church, we look at how Evangelical Anglicans have historically understo...

Christianity should be simple and straightforward, then why does it often feel so complex? The Holy Spirit often seems vague and “only for the super spiritual,” and church also tends to feel like it’s for the Varisty players. Well, if you are having a hard time with church and the Holy Spirit, maybe you need to do a little bit of introspection. Perhaps, if you’ve found yourself a bit disconnected...

Today’s episode discusses the Trinity and focuses on the second Person of the Trinity, the Son. God is not a mysterious “unknown” but has been revealed to us as a Father by the Son. This is good news for us because we can know that God loves us as a father loves his children, and claims us as his own. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b...

Trinity Sunday is upon us and the head pastors are headed for the hills (or the beach). “Let the associate handle it!” They say. On this episode, we look into why we’re nervous to talk about the Trinity, what it means, and who the person of the Father is. Thanks for watching! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jared...

Last episode we talked about how the Holy Spirit works within us to bring about the change that we normally think will come through things outside of us. But this begs a question: what’s the point of external institutions like church? If they didn’t work for Israel, why use them now? Should we just be alone, outside of church and organized religion? A lot of people today have happily answered in t...

Most of our approaches to life and religion involve externals: rituals, rewards, requirements, other “r” words I’m sure. We think if we get these things right then all will be fixed. If your husband only understands what it means to leave his towel on the bathroom floor, he’ll change. If your teenager is told what laziness will lead to in his life, he will get to work. If you made a little more mo...