Rev. Dr. Stuart Macdonald on the Church Today

Churches across Canada are asking big questions about the future. Fewer people. Fewer resources. A culture that no longer assumes the Church belongs at the centre of public life. So where do we go from here?

John sits down with the Rev. Dr. Stuart Macdonald to talk about his After Christendom Substack and the ideas that have been shaping his writing. Together they reflect on what Christendom was, why it matters that it’s ending, and what churches might need to rethink as they look ahead.

It’s an honest conversation. There are moments of disagreement, plenty of curiosity, and no attempt to offer quick fixes. Instead, Stuart invites us to recover our imagination, rediscover our purpose, and ask what faithfulness looks like in the world we’re actually living in.