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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 1H 25M

Should I Convert to Rome? Protestantism for the Global Church – The Rev. Dr. Jacob Rodriguez

from The Church of the Resurrection · host The Church of the Resurrection, DC

Brothers and sisters in the Roman tradition offer many arguments for "coming home" to Rome. But was the Roman church truly the only church founded by Christ? What does the historical record from the Apostolic Fathers say about early Christianity, the papacy, Marian devotion, and the sacraments? Join Dr. Jacob Rodriguez, an expert on the documents of the early church, as he explains why Protestantism is good for the Global Church.The Rev. Dr. Jacob Rodriguez is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Trinity Anglican Seminary, and formerly a pastor at the Church of the Resurrection on Capitol Hill. He has also pastored and taught in Ethiopia and Oxford. He and his family will be back at Rez for 5 weeks this summer.Upcoming lecture:Jesus' Perspective on Disabilities1:30 pm, Sunday, July 20

Brothers and sisters in the Roman tradition offer many arguments for "coming home" to Rome. But was the Roman church truly the only church founded by Christ? What does the historical record from the Apostolic Fathers say about early Christianity, the papacy, Marian devotion, and the sacraments? Join Dr. Jacob Rodriguez, an expert on the documents of the early church, as he explains why Protestantism is good for the Global Church.The Rev. Dr. Jacob Rodriguez is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Trinity Anglican Seminary, and formerly a pastor at the Church of the Resurrection on Capitol Hill. He has also pastored and taught in Ethiopia and Oxford. He and his family will be back at Rez for 5 weeks this summer.Upcoming lecture:Jesus' Perspective on Disabilities1:30 pm, Sunday, July 20

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