Nearly 100,000 Churches Could Close in the Next Decade, the Answer Is the Gospel.

The Common Good Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 55m

Brian From comes off a beautiful homecoming weekend reflecting on his church’s Bible reading class, where the cycle of judgment and hope in Isaiah pointed him to the grace of Ephesians 2 and a God who doesn’t give up on us. He encourages married couples never to stop dating each other. He discusses a Christianity Today review of the PBS documentary Christianity at the Crossroads, including a projection that nearly 100,000 U.S. churches may close in the next decade, and argues that churches’ greatest need is a laser focus on preaching the gospel. He shares Randy…