About this episode

Lisa Whittle discusses the disconnect between the ideal church and its reality, focusing on cliques and social dynamics within the church community.

What was the Acts 2 church meant to be? And how far have we drifted from it? In this Lisa Unfiltered episode of the Jesus Over Everything podcast, Lisa Whittle tackles a topic her own audience asked her to address: the cliques, popularity dynamics, and comfortable social circles that quietly take root in the very place designed to be their opposite. Drawing on real messages from listeners, teachings from top theologians, and a challenge rooted in Matthew 28, Lisa makes the case that playing church — surrounding ourselves with people who look, act, and think just like us — is more than a social problem. It's a spiritual one. This is a conversation for anyone who's ever felt the gap between what the church is supposed to be and what it sometimes is, and wants to close it.

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Whittle

Topics covered

• church dynamics
• spirituality
• community
• cliques
• popularity
• social circles

Keywords

• church
• cliques
• spiritual problem
• community
• Matthew 28
• Acts 2
• popularity
• social dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts 2, Matthew 28

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