In this episode we review the devastating impacts of the U.S. demographic “cliff” and the parallel decline of the Church. We also dive into ACNA membership statistics which could spell a troubling future for the denomination. Finally, we discuss what it will take from everyday Christians to begin reversing decades of institutional decline.

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// CHAPTERS //

00:00 – Introduction

03:33 – The U.S. demographic cliff

22:13 – The decline of the Western Church

28:58 – Concerning trends within the ACNA

45:58 – Global religious landscape & growth of Islam

59:13 – How to rebuild the Church

01:10:08 – Conclusion

// REFERENCES //

• Islam was the world’s fastest-growing religion from 2010 to 2020 (Conrad Hackett) | Pew Research Center
• ACNA FIGURES REVEAL DISTURBING TREND (David Virtue) | Virtue Online
• ‘You can’t create 18-year-olds’: What can colleges do amid demographic upheaval? (Ben Unglesbee) | Higher Ed Dive

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