Jonathan V. Last

And Russell and a local pastor who's become a close friend and many, many others. And here's what you learn is that The church of fear, this sharp, politicized, partisan, divisive church that's all hunkered down and wants to bring the culture wars to the pulpit, that does not remotely speak for all Christians. There is a hunger in Christian world for those principles of Jesus.

The people who are most unhappy with what's happened in the church are the pastors and You know, in a poll a couple years ago, 42% of them said that they had seriously considered quitting the church in the last year. And the third biggest reason they gave, after, you know, obvious stuff like, I don't know, stress and low pay, I can't remember, but number three was politics.

The people who are most unhappy with what's happened in the church are the pastors and You know, in a poll a couple years ago, 42% of them said that they had seriously considered quitting the church in the last year. And the third biggest reason they gave, after, you know, obvious stuff like, I don't know, stress and low pay, I can't remember, but number three was politics.

The people who are most unhappy with what's happened in the church are the pastors and You know, in a poll a couple years ago, 42% of them said that they had seriously considered quitting the church in the last year. And the third biggest reason they gave, after, you know, obvious stuff like, I don't know, stress and low pay, I can't remember, but number three was politics.

They want to move back in the direction of Jesus. There seem to be some green shoots, and it's very early days, but we seem to have seen finally a bottoming out. of the fight from Christianity. It looks like Gen Z is interested in Christianity and in finding its way back to something more organized. It won't look like our parents or grandparents, you know, the cathedrals and the mega churches.

They want to move back in the direction of Jesus. There seem to be some green shoots, and it's very early days, but we seem to have seen finally a bottoming out. of the fight from Christianity. It looks like Gen Z is interested in Christianity and in finding its way back to something more organized. It won't look like our parents or grandparents, you know, the cathedrals and the mega churches.

They want to move back in the direction of Jesus. There seem to be some green shoots, and it's very early days, but we seem to have seen finally a bottoming out. of the fight from Christianity. It looks like Gen Z is interested in Christianity and in finding its way back to something more organized. It won't look like our parents or grandparents, you know, the cathedrals and the mega churches.

It'll be more customized. And Russell Moore says the way this happens, Christianity has been in trouble because it got in bed with power and the state many times in the past. And it's found its way back from the bottom up. You know, it's not like the epic struggle between the MAGA church and the anti-MAGA church. It's the grassroots.

It'll be more customized. And Russell Moore says the way this happens, Christianity has been in trouble because it got in bed with power and the state many times in the past. And it's found its way back from the bottom up. You know, it's not like the epic struggle between the MAGA church and the anti-MAGA church. It's the grassroots.

It'll be more customized. And Russell Moore says the way this happens, Christianity has been in trouble because it got in bed with power and the state many times in the past. And it's found its way back from the bottom up. You know, it's not like the epic struggle between the MAGA church and the anti-MAGA church. It's the grassroots.

It's the influx of younger people who are actually interested in the gospel of church plannings, new generations of pastors, the small groups, which are the core of evangelical life, you know, the Bible studies. It's you begin to create new stuff and the old stuff begins to wither and shrink as it becomes more and more self-defeating. I don't know that that will happen.

It's the influx of younger people who are actually interested in the gospel of church plannings, new generations of pastors, the small groups, which are the core of evangelical life, you know, the Bible studies. It's you begin to create new stuff and the old stuff begins to wither and shrink as it becomes more and more self-defeating. I don't know that that will happen.

It's the influx of younger people who are actually interested in the gospel of church plannings, new generations of pastors, the small groups, which are the core of evangelical life, you know, the Bible studies. It's you begin to create new stuff and the old stuff begins to wither and shrink as it becomes more and more self-defeating. I don't know that that will happen.

I do think though that the message of Jesus, even to a secular Jew like me, the message of Jesus has inspired people for 2000 years and is at its strongest when it's the most counter-cultural, when it's the most in contrast with what's going on in the surrounding society. And that means right now it's at its most appealing when it's least like politics and the MAGA movement.

I do think though that the message of Jesus, even to a secular Jew like me, the message of Jesus has inspired people for 2000 years and is at its strongest when it's the most counter-cultural, when it's the most in contrast with what's going on in the surrounding society. And that means right now it's at its most appealing when it's least like politics and the MAGA movement.

I do think though that the message of Jesus, even to a secular Jew like me, the message of Jesus has inspired people for 2000 years and is at its strongest when it's the most counter-cultural, when it's the most in contrast with what's going on in the surrounding society. And that means right now it's at its most appealing when it's least like politics and the MAGA movement.

And so that to me at least means there's material there to work with and it's material that Christians have found their way back to in the past.

And so that to me at least means there's material there to work with and it's material that Christians have found their way back to in the past.

And so that to me at least means there's material there to work with and it's material that Christians have found their way back to in the past.

It sounds good. And I hope we don't have to wait quite that long.