Church Politics: Life Together for the Sake of the World (w/ Dr. Joel Looper)

How does the contemporary Christian church recover its witness in a post-Christian society? How does the church resist falling prey to a futile and misguided culture war as well as the failed-but-well-financed McDonaldization of contemporary church forms (re: passive church *attendance*, performance-based “worship experiences,” therapeutic programming, niche small groups, and personality-based leadership cults)? On this week’s episode, Dr. Joel Looper joins me to discuss what it means for the church to recover its primary task of forming disciples whose whole lives are oriented around Christ for the sake of others. Let’s pod!