In this episode of The Ordinary Way: Life and Holiness, we continue our conversation on church re-formation by exploring the difficult but necessary practice of honest self-examination.

Why is it so hard for individuals and churches to take a hard look in the mirror? What traditions or “sacred cows” keep us from asking the questions we need to ask? And what would it look like for a church to genuinely invite the Holy Spirit to examine its life and mission?

In this discussion we talk about:

• Why pride and self-protection make self-examination difficult

• How churches sometimes confuse activity with faithfulness

• The danger of elevating tradition above discernment

• What it means to measure the right things in spiritual health

• Why repentance and humility must begin with leadership

Self-examination isn’t meant to produce shame, it’s meant to produce transformation. When the church invites the Holy Spirit to reveal truth, fear decreases, clarity increases, and our mission becomes sharper.

📖 Article we discuss: https://firebrandmag.com/articles/the-coming-re-formation-of-the-church