About this episode

Shanda Fulbright examines the impact of consumerism on the American church and encourages a return to biblical community and active discipleship.

What do you expect from church—and what should your church biblically expect from you? In this episode, Shanda takes an honest look at consumerism within the American church and challenges believers to evaluate whether they approach church like a spiritual family or like a membership-based service built for personal convenience. From coffee shops and children's programs to worship preferences and polished productions, modern church culture can easily prioritize comfort over commitment. But is that what Scripture teaches? By comparing the Western church to persecuted churches around the world and examining biblical expectations for both church leadership and church members, this episode calls Christians back to active discipleship, service, and biblical community. Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop

People in this episode

Host: Shanda Fulbright

Topics covered

• consumerism
• American church
• spiritual family
• active discipleship
• biblical community
• church expectations

Keywords

• consumerism
• American church
• spiritual family
• discipleship
• church culture
• biblical expectations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American church, Scripture, Western church, persecuted churches

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