Why People Are Leaving the Church

TGC Podcast

Philosophy, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity, Tgc, Religion & Spirituality, Gospel Coalition, Society & Culture, Religion, 608017

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this breakout session from TGCW24, Jim Davis and Michael Graham, authors of ‘The Great Dechurching,’ unpack four types of people who’ve left evangelical churches, why they left, and why more than half of them are willing to return.

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