Episode 626: John Mark Comer on the Crisis in Discipleship, Why Weekend Sermons and Services Aren’t Resonating, Determining Your Real Motives, and Why He’s No Longer Traveling and Speaking
In Part 5 of the Church Trends series, John Mark Comer talks about the crisis in discipleship, the stages of spiritual growth, why weekend services and sermons aren’t resonating like they used to, how to determine your real motives, what’s wrong with today’s church services and why they’re perhaps not enough, and why he’s no longer traveling and speaking.
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