The first episode of a bi-weekly podcast where a former youth pastor talks about a topic relating to the church, faith, and theology.This week we look at the current day American Church and how it has systemic issues that, if not fixed, will lead to its failure.Books and Articles:http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/28/vacation-bible-school-drove-millennials-away-church/http://www.recklesslyalive.com/12-reasons-millennials-are-over-church/http://frankpowell.me/ten-reasons-church-absent-millennials/Deep Church: https://smile.amazon.com/Deep-Church-Beyond-Emerging-Traditional/dp/0830837167/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509459579&sr=1-1&keywords=deep+churchYou Lost Me: https://smile.amazon.com/You-Lost-Me-Christians-Rethinking/dp/0801015898/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509459636&sr=1-1&keywords=you+lost+meSearching For Sunday: https://smile.amazon.com/Searching-Sunday-Loving-Leaving-Finding/dp/0718022122/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509459535&sr=1-1&keywords=searching+for+sunday