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Crowder talks his new music, how the Church should respond to deconstruction.

Crowder talks his new music, how the Church should respond to deconstruction.

Juno Award-winning worship leader and writer Elias Dummer. | Elias Dummer GRAPEVINE, Texas — As an increasing number of influential Christians publicly renounce their faith, artist Elias Dummer is using his music as a medium to encourage the Church to become a safe place for people to ask tough questions. “We’ve created this environment in Church where people are discouraged from asking difficult questions, or the reality of the answer is brushed over or swept under a rug. So they feel like the only time they get to ask these questions is on the outside of church walls,” the 38-year...

JD: A string of fairly high profile men who have just seemed to walk away from ministry and the faith in recent months. DJ: Well that’s true. Last year John Steingard who was a leading vocalist for Hawk Nelson a Canadian Christian rock band. They announced on social media that he no longer believes in God and saying it didn’t just happen over night. I remember back in 2019 Joshua Harris the author of the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. That sent shockwaves through evangelical Christian community after he said he was no longer a Christian. A few years ago high profile Hillsong Pastor in N...