The Church Formerly Known as Protestant - Part 2

In this episode of Abounding Grace Radio (AGR), Rev. Chris Gordon is joined by Rev. Dan Borvan and Rev. Adam Kaloostian to diagnose the fatigue settling over Protestantism. They trace how the faithful but "boring" work of the local church has been overshadowed by bigger projects: from the Social Gospel to today's push to "reclaim America," with activism from both the left and the right pulling believers away from Word and Sacrament. They also consider how internet controversy has crept into the pulpit, why the megachurch movement is fading, and why it is healthy for Christians to root their identity in confessional, denominational churches rather than in a vague "evangelical" label.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Why the Local Church Seems "Boring"
01:42 From the Social Gospel to Christian Nationalism
02:41 Activism vs. the Means of Grace
03:33 Ordinary Vocation as Our Calling
05:10 Internet Controversy and Pulpit Outrage
06:51 The Decline of the Megachurch Movement
07:39 A Fragmenting Evangelicalism
08:29 The Value of Denominational Identity
10:41 Searching for a Common Enemy
11:26 The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
12:16 Conquest vs. Winning Enemies to Christ
13:39 The Pressures of Church Planting
15:20 Expository Preaching as the Solution
16:21 Regeneration Through the Word
16:47 A New Member Drawn by Scripture
18:06 Trusting the Word Without Visible Fruit
19:46 Preaching and the Protestant Reformation
20:22 Church Membership as an Objective Measure
21:07 Josiah and a Famine of the Word
22:12 Return to the Means of Grace