
Award-winning singer and songwriter Matt Maher says the trend of Christians walking away from God can be partially blamed on believers not growing in their faith as they age.
Award-winning singer and songwriter Matt Maher says the trend of Christians walking away from God can be partially blamed on believers not growing in their faith as they age.
Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae is promoting a nuanced view of the deconstruction movement, asserting it can be spiritually beneficial if Scripture remains the foundation in order to rid one’s life of “unhealthy ideas and practices.”
An overwhelming majority of American pastors are familiar with the concept of deconstruction, and one-fourth of those pastors say they know of attendees who have deconstructed, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.
Samuel Rodriguez, the pastor of New Season Worship in Sacramento, California, told his congregation in his most recent sermon that there are “powerful forces” creating an “atmosphere of deconstructionism, anarchy, chaos and relativism” that is trying to “change” the truths about God.
Skillet's John Cooper says it's time for Christians to "declare war" on the deconstruction movement and teach the younger generation about the "basic principles" of the faith, saying the church has done a poor job of discipleship.
Two-time Grammy Award-nominated Christian rapper Brady “Phanatik” Goodwin recently confirmed the rumors that he is no longer a Christian. In a 24-minute video, the singer publicly renounced Christianity after years of harboring doubts about the faith.
Pastor Matt Chandler of the Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, recently came under fire on social media for his comments on people who deconstruct their Christian faith.
Increasingly, the term “deconstruction” is being used prescriptively: recommended, especially to those questioning what they’ve grown up with, as a courageous thing to do. To applaud or even recommend deconstruction lands somewhere between unhelpful and dangerous.
Author and former pastor Joshua Harris has launched a course about "deconstructing" your faith.