Description

The mission of this podcast is to highlight the beauty and diversity of God’s Church – both in Chattanooga and the Church at large.

Pastor Melody Winderweedle’s call to ministry came in the form of a dream – two dreams, actually. In 2015 when the founding pastor of Ekklesia was called to another state, he asked Melody and her husband, Bud, to take over the pastorship. When they both had prophetic dreams on the same night, they realized that this is what God was leading them to. 

Ekklesia, a Vineyard-associated church, makes space for the Holy Spirit to move, dreams (and healing!) included. In this episode, Adam and Melody discuss personal and biblical experiences of God’s power, what it’s like to be a Vineyard church, and how Ekklesia has been advocating for local students.

Note: this podcast was recorded earlier in 2021. Ekklesia has since changed locations. For more information, please visit their website.


About Adam Whitescarver

Adam is passionate about seeing God’s people possess vibrant prayer lives to help them make a difference in the sphere of influence God has given them. In ministry since 2001, Adam enjoys his family, teaching, singing, and reading a myriad of subjects. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in North GA with their four children.


Jump Through the Conversation:

• [2:44] Church location*, service times, connection information
• [3:10] How Melody and Bud came to be the pastors of Ekklesia
• [8:50] Prophetic dreams
  • Melody and Bud’s prophetic dreams that lead them to accept the role at Ekklesia
  • Adam’s examples of dreams from the Bible and his own experiences
• [17:05] What Melody’s ministry has looked like in the past five years
• [19:18] Difficulties of pastorship and the importance of community support
• [23:00] Background information on the Vineyard Movement
• [26:46] Praying for healing/theology of miracles
• [33:17] Melody’s healing story
• [42:45] More information about the Vineyard Movement
• [48:25] Ekklesia’s place in Chattanooga
• [55:59] What Melody sees God doing in Chattanooga
• [1:01:38] Exhortation to “humbly listen to one another

*Special note*: this podcast was recorded earlier in 2021. Ekklesia has since changed locations. For more information, please visit their website.


Links and Resources:

• A Beautiful Church website
• Chattanooga House of Prayer website
• Give today
• Ekklesia Church website

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