Are We Getting Church Wrong? An Interview with Dr. Tom Wadsworth

In this Church Dropout podcast, host Allen Russell and Dr. Tom Wadsworth explore how evolving worship practices have affected today's church culture in most denominations. Recorded Oct. 22, 2024    / @churchdropout   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 04:20 Tom Wadsworth’s Story 10:10 Why This Topic is Hot 14:00 Where is Opposition Coming From? 17:45 What First Century Assemblies Were Like 20:05 Why Is This Important? 23:50 Did the First Century Church Have Liturgy? 28:00 How Did the Church “Shift”? 33:00 What is the “Worship Anomaly”? 36:00 The Horizontal and the Vertical 37:40 Did They “Preach” in the Early Church? 41:50 The Lord’s Supper in the Early Church 46:30 What is Modern Communion Missing? 49:20 What About Spiritual Gifts? 52:20 How Many People Spoke in the Early Assembly? 55:30 The Effect of the Modern Role of Pastor 1:00:10 How Can Your Conclusions Help Us? 1:05:00 What Is the Future of the Church? 1:09:00 Resources and Closing