Church attendance in the U.S. has been declining for decades. Scotty and Andrew unpack this problem, addressing what has gone wrong in the church and why you should attend in spite of those things.

0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Acknowledging the statistics
3:45 - Addressing the charge of hypocrisy in the church
16:06 - Decline in church attendance: a falling away or a purification?
22:14 - Church services have become too shallow
24:59 - The line between the church and the world has become blurry
29:46 - The Christian life should not be lived alone
35:48 - Answering objections: “I can be fed spiritually from home”
43:45 - “Church is a spectator sport”
46:59 - You should go to church to learn and relearn
51:53 -  We experience the presence of the Holy Spirit differently when we gather
57:20 - The body of Christ is not complete without you and your contributions
1:00:45 - Ministry through the church is more effective than ministry done alone
1:06:40 - The church is necessary to send missionaries
1:08:09 - Getting real about the difficulty of settling in a local church
1:16:10 - Closing comments

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