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Two Churches For Thirty People And One Wake Up Call;

Episode 1400 of the Starting Right podcast, hosted by DannyMac, titled "Two Churches For Thirty People And One Wake Up Call;" was published on March 20, 2026 and runs 5 minutes.

March 20, 2026 ·5m · Starting Right

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A town smaller than a football field. Thirty residents. And somehow, two churches. That little detail from Hum, Croatia made us laugh, but it also opened a serious question: why does God place so much weight on gathering with other believers instead of trying to live faith solo? We walk through Hebrews 10:24–25 and talk about the kind of encouragement you can’t get in isolation the stirring up to love, the push toward good works, and the steady support that keeps you standing when life...

A town smaller than a football field. Thirty residents. And somehow, two churches. That little detail from Hum, Croatia made us laugh, but it also opened a serious question: why does God place so much weight on gathering with other believers instead of trying to live faith solo? 

We walk through Hebrews 10:24–25 and talk about the kind of encouragement you can’t get in isolation the stirring up to love, the push toward good works, and the steady support that keeps you standing when life gets heavy. Then we turn to Ephesians 4 and the purpose of the church: God equips his people, grows us into maturity, and uses our spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ. Your gifts are not a badge to admire, they’re a way God strengthens someone else through you. 

We also reflect on how 2020 reshaped church habits and why online ministry, while helpful, can’t replace real Christian community. You can still hear the Word, but you can miss the relationships, the accountability, and the burden-bearing that Scripture calls us into. As the pressures of the next few years grow, we believe we’ll need trusted people of the same faith and purpose to face challenges together. If you’ve been drifting, this is your nudge to come back, reconnect, and grow the way God designed. 

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