Why People Leave the Church | Faith, Doubt & Spiritual Formation Explained Ep.216

About this episode

Jim Piper and Winston Harris discuss why people leave the church and the complexities of faith and doubt.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Jim Piper and co-host Winston Harris tackle one of the most important conversations happening in faith communities today: deconstruction, spiritual formation, and why people walk away from their faith. This isn't a debate. It's a conversation. Together, they explore how our beliefs are formed, what happens when those beliefs are challenged, and why so many people find themselves wrestling with questions they can no longer ignore. They discuss the differe...

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Host: Jim Piper

Guest: Winston Harris

Topics covered

• deconstruction
• spiritual formation
• faith
• beliefs
• doubt
• community

Keywords

• church
• faith
• spirituality
• beliefs
• deconstruction
• community
• doubt

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