Complex Creatures

When Institutions Fade: The Church as a Eucharistic Movement

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“The Church isn’t dying—the voluntary association is.”

What happens when the institutions that once carried faith begin to collapse?

In this episode of Complex Creatures, Rev. Dr. Jarrod Longbons reflects on church decline, secularity, and the unraveling of America’s voluntary association culture. Rather than lamenting loss, he invites listeners to imagine the Church not as an institution to…