CNLP 513: Thom Rainer Dissects the Death of Denominations, the Stunning Decline in Evangelism, and the Digital Revolution for Small Churches

Bestselling author, Thom Rainer, returns to the podcast to discuss the three biggest shifts he’s seeing in the church right now: the death of denominations, the stunning decline in peoples’ commitment to evangelism and the promising hope for small churches through digital evangelism.

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Quotes from Episode 513

If I were Satan, I would insist that people look at activities in the church that are more important than evangelism. @ThomRainer Click To Tweet We have become, in many of our churches, a religious country club. @ThomRainer Click To Tweet The way we do church has to significantly change. If it does not, the trends are inescapable. @ThomRainer Click To Tweet You will never grow in Christ the way you are supposed to, unless you're in the context of a local body to whom you're accountable, where you have fellowship, people who love on you and who pray for you. @ThomRainer Click To Tweet

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