Digital Disciples: Is Online Church Working?

How much of your spiritual life happens on a screen? Wes and Marcus turn the podcast on itself this week, asking hard questions about online worship, podcasts, and social media (the very tools they’re using to talk to you right now). Is live-streaming church a gift for the homebound and a front door for the curious, or a subtle invitation to become a spiritual consumer instead of a disciple? They dig into what happens when anyone can be a teacher with no elders holding them accountable, why comfort and discipleship rarely coexist, and what gets lost when friction and pushback disappear from our spiritual conversations. This isn’t a rulebook for what to do or not do online; it’s an honest look at what these platforms are forming us into, and whether that’s actually making us more like Jesus.

Links and Resources

* The Democratization of American Christianity by Nathan O. Hatch — Referenced as background on why the restoration movement’s anyone-can-preach spirit took hold in American evangelicalism.

* The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society by Lesslie Newbigin — Cited for Newbigin’s insight on adapting the gospel’s presentation to different audiences and contexts.

* Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture by Lesslie Newbigin — Cited alongside the above for Newbigin’s work on Paul’s strategy of contextualizing the gospel.

* Extended Free Trial of Logos Bible Study Software

* Books by Wes McAdams

* VidAngel Special Offer

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