#26 (S4) Modern Worship, Church Community as Witness & James K.A. Smith’s How Not to Be Secular

There’s no undoing the secular; there’s just the task of learning how (not) to live—and perhaps even believe—in a secular age.
-James K.A. Smith, How (Not) to Be Secular

Christians might try hard not to “be secular,” but there’s almost no escaping the impact of secularism on the way we think about ourselves and the ways in which we find (or make) meaning out of our lives. My conversation with pastor Andrew Meher* is inspired by James K.A. Smith’s How (Not) to Be Secular. Andrew breaks down for us, in simple terms, the ways in which practices of the Church can help us resist our tendency toward an individualized and secular worldview.

Resources Mentioned & Affiliate Links:**
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor by James K.A. Smith

*Follow Andrew on IG or at The Plant Church.

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YPRB host Heather Weber is a book-obsessed pastor, author, and holistic life and leadership coach. She is the author of Dear Boy,: An Epistolary Memoir. Find out more about her coaching, pastoral direction, and creative projects at www.heatherweber.org. And, subscribe to her Dear Exiles newsletter at heatherweber.substack.com.

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