Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby

June 08, 2026 00:53:37
Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby
The Great Commission Today
Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby

Jun 08 2026 | 00:53:37

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Show Notes

What does it actually take to bring a dying church back to life? Not gimmicks. Not celebrity guest speakers. Not a bigger building. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos sits down with Pastor Brian Cosby — pastor of Wayside Presbyterian Church in Tennessee, professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, and creator of the popular YouTube channel “Provide and Protect” — to talk about one of the most overlooked and urgent needs in American Christianity: church revitalization. When Brian arrived at Wayside in 2011, the church had about 40 people (mostly older), one child in attendance, seven burned-out […]

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