{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"God, Country & the American Story With Billy Hallowell","title":"Here's Why This Pastor Wants You to 'Quit Church’","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cb7b02a8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":885,"description":"Pastor Chris Sonksen is on a mission to encourage Christians to “quit church” — but his quest isn’t quite what you’d think. Sonksen, author of the new book, “Quit Church: Because Your Life Would Be Better If You Did,” recently told “The Billy Hallowell Podcast” that he’s concerned over the “common threads of weakening spiritual behaviors in people’s lives.”\n\nThe preacher, who is committed to offering solutions, doesn’t want people to literally quit worshipping at church as much as he wants believers to rethink their approach to living their faith out.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6FkHkGXHK-05nJdGu0M3QzpmQE8NPTbkpbu6AKaw5S8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZGIx/Njc3M2NmOWFjZGYx/MjM4ODIxY2EzZjJk/ZDRjOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}