Our Church Speaks BONUS Episode - An interview with Ben Lansing, founder of Our Church Speaks (thanks to the Church History for Chumps Podcast)
Jan 12, 2026
Ben Lansing, founder of the Our Church Speaks art series and podcast project, is an artist who makes historically informed portraits and teaches church history. He talks about his journey from house church disillusionment to Anglican practice. He explains how historic writings, the Lord's Supper, and art shaped his faith. He also discusses portraying saints, controversies over portraits, and bridging traditions with curiosity.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
House Church Experiment That Recentered Worship
- Ben Lansing grew up in Baptist charismatic non‑denom house churches that became increasingly disillusioned, leading his family to start meeting at home and experiment with New Testament patterns.
- The household eventually added a regular Lord's Supper and saw the group's anxious congregational talk lessen and unity around serving one another increase.
Read Older Voices To Escape Modern Blind Spots
- Reading early church fathers revealed non‑contemporary blind spots and offered perspectives shaped by different cultural conditions, which C.S. Lewis recommended to correct modern echo chambers.
- Ben applied Lewis's advice to read older works alongside modern ones, gaining humility and broader theological imagination.
Book Of Common Prayer Led To Anglican Commitment
- After marriage Ben discovered the Book of Common Prayer and began daily prayers, which deepened his affection for liturgical tradition and led him toward an Anglican church plant in Richmond.
- Transitioning from a casual non‑denominational church to an Anglican plant included pastoral conversations, commissioning by his former church, and significant spiritual healing.
