Episode 630: Adam Hamilton on What United Methodists Are Learning About Denominational Divorce Over LGBTQ, on Building a Church Whose Growth is 66% Unchurched People, and on Fusing the Best in the Evangelical and Mainline Traditions

Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in America, returns to the podcast to share field notes for other denominations and churches on what the United Methodists are learning about denominational divorce over LGBTQ. Plus, Adam discusses how to fuse the best of the evangelical and mainline traditions when leading a church and how his church consistently sees its growth come from 66% unchurched people.

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Change, innovate, improve, or die. - @RevAdamHamilton Share on XThink about your message, how you're communicating, and what you're doing to go out of your way to welcome people. - @RevAdamHamilton Share on XYounger generations are interested in community and a place that cares, where relationships can be forged and they can make a difference in the world. - @RevAdamHamilton Share on XWhat happens if the church becomes known as the entity that's trying to bring people together as opposed to the church becoming the wedge in the culture wars? - @RevAdamHamilton Share on X

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