In this episode we discuss Redeemed Zoomer's "Protestant Reconquista" movement aimed at reclaiming Mainline Protestant denominations. What is this movement, why is it more popular with younger people, and is it a worthwhile endeavor?

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00:00 – What is the “Protestant Reconquista”?

07:05 – The Gospel does not require institutions

15:00 – Why the Great Tradition attracts younger people

23:00 – Why Mainline Protestantism went extinct

27:45 – Mission should drive ecclesiology

29:30 – When is a break from a denomination justified?

34:35 – Church unity and the Lambeth Quadrilateral

38:15 – Practical difficulties with the Reconquista

42:58 – Mainlines abandoned the Great Commission

49:00 – You can’t have unity without truth

52:45 – Concluding thoughts

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In this episode we review the devastating impacts of the U.S. demographic “cliff” and the parallel decline of the Church. We also dive into ACNA membership statistics which could spell a troubling future for the denomination. Finally, we discuss what it will take from everyday Christians to begin reversing decades of institutional decline.

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00:00 – Introduction

03:33 – The U.S. demographic cliff

22:13 – The decline of the Western Church

28:58 – Concerning trends within the ACNA

45:58 – Global religious landscape & growth of Islam

59:13 – How to rebuild the Church

01:10:08 – Conclusion

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• Islam was the world’s fastest-growing religion from 2010 to 2020 (Conrad Hackett) | Pew Research Center
• ACNA FIGURES REVEAL DISTURBING TREND (David Virtue) | Virtue Online
• ‘You can’t create 18-year-olds’: What can colleges do amid demographic upheaval? (Ben Unglesbee) | Higher Ed Dive

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In this episode we consider proper and improper uses of AI, the near occasion for sin, the idol of transhumanism, and principles for engagement with new technologies.

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00:00 – Introduction

06:21 – Considerations for Ministry

09:47 – Day-to-day use of AI

16:27 – How we relate to AI

24:47 – Worshipping dumb idols

29:17 – Principles for using AI

33:44 – “The Cambrian Implosion” / The retreat of nature

39:37 – “Making the Best of Dystopia” / Transhumanism

49:21 – Greater capabilities, greater risks

54:59 – Spiritual guardrails of daily prayer

01:03:21 – Conclusion

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• Making the Best of Dystopia by C. R. Wiley | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity
• The Cambrian Implosion - First Things

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