Favored or Forsaken: Leaving the Church

Following recent high-profile Christians leaving various denominations, local churches, or Christianity completely, we explore the topic of leaving the church to decide if it is favored or forsaken. Is this recent phenomenon the equivalent of a Covid divorce? Or has this unrest been a slow simmer that has just now reached its boiling point? Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they explore what makes someone leave either a church or the Church and find out if there’s more going on to “leaving the church” than just ghosting a building.  

MENTIONS

• Jemar Tisby: Pass the Mic Episode | How to Fight Racism | Instagram
• Beth Moore: “I am no longer a Southern Baptist” | Twitter | Resources
• Audrey Ausad: Instagram Post | Favored of the Month | Music 
• Read: The New York Times: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches
• Learn: Seven Facts about Southern Baptists from Pew Research
• Read: All Things Reconsidered by Knox
• Learn: What is Anglicanism?
• Barna Research: Gen Z and Millenials in Church | What’s on the Minds of America’s Pastors? | Behind the Steep Decline in Church Attendance Among Women | U.S. Adults See Evangelicals Through a Political Lens | Church Dropout Rates
• Bible Bonus Points: ekklēsia
• Instagram: #LeaveLoud
• Questionable Worship Songs: Mighty to Save | Jesus Never Fails
• Listen: Faith Adjacent: Extraterrestrials 

FAVORED OF THE MONTH

• Knox - Book: The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber
• Jamie - Bible Study: Now That Faith Has Come by Beth Moore and Melissa Moore
• Erin - Anglican Starter Kit: The Anglican Way by Thomas McKenzie, Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail by Robert Webber and Lester Ruth, and The Eternal Current by Aaron Niequist

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