{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Church and Main","title":"Episode 132: Telling the Truth on Church Decline with Ben Crosby","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9f8ebbeb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3465,"description":"If you are part of a mainline Protestant denomination, you know that decline has been part of the story for over 50 years.  And yet, at times people act like this isn’t a problem.  Why is that?  Why can’t we admit there is a problem and then come up with solutions that can help struggling congregations?In this episode, I chat with Episcopal priest Ben Crosby.  We talk about the article he wrote on his Substack about church decline.  Ben is currently a Ph.D. student at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in Canada where he is also the Honorary Associate Priest at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal.On why church decline conversations are so frustrating- by Ben CrosbyLunging, Flailing, Mispunching- by Terry Eagleton (Ben talked about this article in the interview)Will the ELCA be Gone in 30 Years?- by Dwight ZscheileOn MAID and the Canadian Church- by Ben Crosby (an article about the Canadian mainline church and Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying law)Ben’s TwitterChurch and Main is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thank you for reading Church and Main. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Church and Main at churchandmain.substack.com/subscribe","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LM72tXf21tFQJ6N0BdL7pOE3pny4rZ31Ox82G7Xz4fA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2NjY2LzE2OTkz/MjUzODQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}