The end of hatch, match and despatch?
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Churches have been holding baptisms, weddings and funerals for the people of Britain for well over 1,500 years. But in recent decades the numbers of those choosing to hold these pivotal life moments inside a church building have been plummeting sharply. In this week's episode we discuss whether Christians should be concerned about this trend and what might be behind it. Is this another symptom of the slow death of nominal Christianity, or an alarming sign of how detached the British church is from the people it is supposed to be serving and reaching with the gospel?
Released on 5 Jun 2023
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