Somewhere in a ministry conference hall, a keynote speaker steps onto a stage lit with soft blues and amber spotlights. The screen behind him glows with a trendy catchphrase—something like “ReThinking Church” or “The Future of Worship.” The audience, mostly pastors...

There is a quiet crisis eating away at the spiritual foundation of the church in America. It doesn’t make headlines. It’s not dramatic. There are no celebrity pastors falling from grace here, no culture war flashpoints, no moral panics that fuel social media outrage....

America’s Sunday gatherings are steadily being recast as experiences—concerts, theatrical showcases, emotion‑driven productions. Lights, videos, skits, secular songs, feel‑good sermons: churches are becoming “studios,” not sanctuaries. As a Reformed Baptist, I believe...

Private jets. Multi-million-dollar mansions. Designer wardrobes. Behind the smiles and sermons of America’s prosperity preachers lies a gospel of gold—a doctrine that enriches the few while impoverishing the many. Is this the Christianity of the cross? Or a carefully...