What Is The Church Doing Wrong? (The State Of Theology 2025 And Discipleship Report) — Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the State of Theology survey, why it is so concerning, and what we can do next.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is the state of theology survey?
What is an evangelical according to this survey?
What is the Lifeway report?
What is a common discipleship strategy used by churches?
What is a roadblock to making disciples?
What are some things that are concerning in the report?
Why is it a problem that people don’t think the Holy Spirit is a person?
How the difference between interpretation and orthodoxy?
Why is this so concerning?
What do we do?
Do you have a definition of disciple?
Why do scope and sequence matter?
How does dissonance play a role in discipleship?
Why do we believe so much in the Training the Church Ministry Cohort?

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