Is the modern church's greatest threat persecution-or performance?

Stop Playing Church challenges the shift from the first-century ekklesia to the modern "weekly production." Drawing on biblical exegesis and socio-historical research, this book explores how the early church gathered around tables, not stages, prioritizing communal participation over curated entertainment

Somewhere along the way, discipleship was replaced by "decisionism," and apostolic proclamation was traded for motivational speeches. By adopting the rhythms of entertainment culture-dimmed lights, professionalized worship, and market-driven sermons-the church has drifted from a family to belong to into a show to attend.

This isn't a rant; it's a courageous recalibration. If you long for a church that forms disciples rather than spectators, it is time to rediscover the weight and clarity of the original design. Stop playing church-and start being the Church Jesus built.