Feb 25 2025 32 mins 9
Over the past decade, leaving the church has been a trend - and the leavers have been mostly left-leaning. But Jake Meador identifies a more recent trend of "right-wing exvangelicals." Whereas the left-wing exvangelicals liked Jesus but weren't sure about the church, right-wing exvangelicals want to keep civic religion but aren't as interested in the way of Jesus. In this episode, we talk about these trends, how we're seeing them in our churches, and how the gospel speaks to them.
(0:00) Introductions & Snack Shout-outs
(2:49) What is an Ex-vangelical? Definition & History
(9:54) The Growing Trend of Right-Wing Exvangelicals
(13:00) Politics as a Replacement Religion
(18:07) Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
(30:34) C.S. Lewis: Beware of “Christianity And"
Article: https://mereorthodoxy.com/two-types-of-exvangelicals
