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#326 The Biblical Worldview Crisis in the Church and How to Respond with David Closson


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Just 43% of adult churchgoers in the United States claim to have a biblical worldview. And extensive testing through the American Worldview Inventory indicates that just 6% of the adult population in the US actually has one. (Source: Cultural Research Center, Arizona Christian University). These stats, taken from a recent worldview survey conducted by George Barna for Family Research Council, evidence a startling worldview crisis in the church and (no surprise) in American culture generally. In this episode, I discuss these stats with David Closson and explore how these trends can motivate and focus discipleship efforts.

David Closson serves as the Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council where he researches, writes, and speaks about life, human sexuality, religious liberty, and related issues from a biblical worldview. He is the author of FRC’s Biblical Worldview Series, which seeks to help Christians and Christian leaders apply the teachings of the Bible to difficult moral questions.

David’s work has appeared at Fox NewsReal Clear PoliticsNational ReviewThe Council for Biblical Manhood and WomanhoodDecision MagazineWORLD OpinionsThe Gospel CoalitionTownhall, and Christian Post. He is the author of the forthcoming book Life After Roe: Equipping Christians in the Fight for Life Today (B&H Academic, 2024) and is the co-author of Male and Female He Created Them: A Study on Identity, Sexuality, and Marriage (Christian Focus, 2023). David is a regular guest on Washington Watch, FRC’s national television and radio program heard on over 800 stations in forty-eight states.

Key Takeaways:

  • Link to the Family Research Council Center for Biblical Worldview.
  • 2021 Survey: Perceptions about Biblical Worldview and Its Application
  • 2023 Survey: Survey on Adult Churchgoers on Social Issues and Worldview
  • A majority of adults said they desire their church to offer additional worldview training on social and political responsibility (79%), abortion and the value of life (71%), and human sexuality (68%).
  • Despite the onslaught against biblical marriage over the last few decades, 75% said the Bible is “clear and decisive” on the definition of a legitimate marriage.
  • Slightly more than half of churchgoers believe the Bible is clear and decisive in regard to How to know a person’s gender (59%) and whether transgenderism is morally acceptable (52%).
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