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A new survey of worship leaders finds that four megachurches have cornered the worship music market. Should we care who is writing the songs we sing in church, and what gets lost when market forces influence local ministries? A sermon clip has gone viral showing a megachurch pastor scolding people who arrive late or leave early because they are treating the \\u201cchurch like it\\u2019s a religious show instead of a welcoming family.\\u201d But are people acting like church is a show because that\\u2019s the model church leaders have created? We explore the history of how churches came to copy theaters and its impact on the church\\u2019s mission and power. Then, Phil talks to Karen Swallow Prior about her new book, \\u201cThe Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis.\\u201d She explains how the current crisis in evangelicalism finds its roots in trying to preserve Victorian values rather than biblical ones. Also this week: a celebrity bear is above the law.

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0:00 - Intro

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1:49 - Show Starts

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4:10 - Theme Song

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4:27 - Sponsor - Hiya Health

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5:36 - Animal News

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14:05 - How we choose worship music in church

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34:55 - JD Greear\\u2019s recent viral clip

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58:38 - Interview Intro

Karen Swallow Prior

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1:03:36 - How Victorian literature influenced Evangelicalism\\xa0

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1:12:20 - Evangelicialism and Empire

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1:24:43 - Broadening our imagination

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1:36:43 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

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Hank the Tank: Fugitive burglar bear captured in California

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66429736

Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs \\u2014 despite controversies and scandal

https://religionnews.com/2023/07/11/few-worship-leaders-avoid-hillsong-bethel-songs-despite-controversies-and-scandal/

JD Greear\\u2019s sermon clip - https://twitter.com/laurchas22/status/1687426921586622464

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The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow Prior

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