Aaron Graham: 7 Counterfeit Christians Sitting in Your Church | SLN Gathering 2025

Your church's front door is wide open. Aaron Graham says the back door is too. Pastor of The District Church in Washington, DC, Aaron names seven cultural lies quietly discipling people out of your church and shows how to stand firm in the gospel (Hebrews 12:28). For church planters and pastors who want the Gen Z revival to last decades, not months. In this video, you'll learn: ➤ The seven counterfeit identities forming in launch teams, life groups, and staff ➤ Why "the Bible is outdated" is the lie that starts the drift, and how selective faith becomes post-Christianity ➤ Why charity is not the same as justice, and what a biblical vision of justice looks like ➤ The three marks of a revival that lasts: word, deed, and power Chapters: 1:33 Unshakeable faith in a culture of lies 4:12 The shift happening inside your church 5:19 Front door open, back door open 7:30 Gen Z in revival and Gen Z in retreat 10:04 The seven counterfeit identities 12:38 Lie: The Bible is outdated 17:17 Curating vs. compromising 20:52 What the data shows 23:34 Why progressive Christianity doesn't reproduce 25:39 Don't forsake prayer and the word 28:43 Reclaiming the word "justice" 30:45 Lie: Charity equals justice 37:55 Revival that lasts: word, deed, and power 41:02 Closing prayer Strategic Launch Network (SLN) is a church planting network helping plant thriving churches in North America's hardest-to-reach cities through coaching, resourcing, and community for church planters. Subscribe for more church planter stories, training, and vision for church multiplication. ▶ I'm called to plant: launchstrong.com/plant ▶ I want to partner: launchstrong.com/partner ▶ Learn more: launchstrong.com #ChurchPlanting #Discipleship #ChurchPlanter #SLNGathering #UnshakeableFaith #Deconstruction #GenZRevival #BiblicalWorldview #ChurchLeadership #WashingtonDC #StrategicLaunchNetwork #LaunchStrong