Investigating Baptism and the Evangelical Essentials Led to Catholicism (w/ Chris Kellam)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Chris Kellam, a former pastor, an Evangelical seminarian, and a Catholic convert to share his absolutely amazing journey of conversion.
Chris' story is one of a serious Evangelical Christian - a pastor, working on his Master's degree at seminary - realizing that not every Christian agreed on some of the theology and belief he took for granted.
It began, for Chris, when he started working as a youth pastor at a church that practised infant baptism - something he'd never considered before - and began a deep biblical search into baptism, a search which led Chris to the Early Church Fathers, the practice of the very first Christians, and the beliefs of the Protestant Reformers - all to try and track down where Chris' own beliefs came from and why other Christians believed differently.
And that's just the beginning.
Questions about baptism led Chris to questions about what the "essential" beliefs were for Christians, why some of these beliefs were missing from the Early Church, and exactly what he ought to believe as a Christian after all.
Oh, and the conversion of a close friend and fellow seminarian to Catholicism comes out of left field, too!
It's such a remarkable story.
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/ chriskellam26
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[@PInk77W1]

As a cradle Catholic

[@Catholiclady3]

His story about the pagan standing on the side of the road running in and taking the scriptures and condemning the rest of the procession with it is brilliant

[@vinciblegaming6817]

Praying for God to lead you to the truth and giving you the humility necessary for changing your wrong beliefs was what did me in. I was asking to be convinced of credobaptism. Instead, I spent a year being convinced on Mary, the Eucharist, and the Pope.

[@DD-bx8rb]

Chris Kellam, thankyou for sharing your story and welcome home. Pax

[@enderwiggen3638]

I honestly want to know how his first mass experience was compared to what he was used to as a protestant.

[@ragnardanneskajold1880]

Great Podcast and great hearing your story.

[@dsonyay]

You’re such a polite guy.. a terrific representative of the Catholic Faith.. you’ve an outstanding interview style as well. I could never imagine us invading Canada any longer - you guys up there are just too nice. :)

[@joselitonaranjo3234]

Thank you for sharing your story.

[@Theosis2Peter]

God bless you Chris.

[@matthewcauthorn9731]

Welcome home,God love you my friend.

[@dsonyay]

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[@thomasfcrowley9738]

I GREW up in the 50's and 60's, and the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ALWAYS TAUGHT THAT BAPTISM MAINLY CLEANSED US FROM THE ORGINAL SIN WE AT BIRTH INHERITED FROM ADAM AND EVE AND THEIR SIN GAINST GOD.. AS THEY ARE EVERYONES FIRST PARENTS I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE TALK OF BAPTISM ASA OF LATE AND NO ONE MENTIONS THE ORIGINAL SIN WE ARE BORN WITH, TOM CROWLEY, CANTON, OHIO

[@sentjojo]

3:03

[@Lya3588]

👍🙏

[@katiuszaYT]

It's been driving me crazy trying to listen to this episode. For every 10 seconds of conversation there's another 30 seconds to 5 minutes of ad content

[@user-wk1li2cm5o]

John 3:3 KJV Bible

[@richardbenitez1282]

As an old catholic dog I have always thought baptizing infants was a saving measure to insure gods grace in case of child dying before one is able to acknowledge Christ. As one knows most children died before the age of 1 until the more modern era. Naturally, the Hebrews practice of circumcised babies after just a few months was heavily influential. Now that I’m in senior center evangelicals tell me I’m not a full Christian because I was baptized Just a few months after birth.

[@Richie_roo]

He looks like the guy from rich men north of richmond

[@whathappening5323]

This was the result of not being in agreement with catholic:----

[@isaaccarrejo7857]

Bro, you talk way too much just get to the point get to the interviews get to the fax as to why we need to convert to Catholicism