{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"174: Church is a Temple not a Target Store","description":"Scripture describes believers as being \u201cbuilt together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit\u201d, emphasizing presence, holiness, and formation rather than efficiency, branding, or customer satisfaction. Yet many modern church models have unconsciously adopted the logic of consumer capitalism, treating worship as a product, pastors as service providers, and congregants as customers whose preferences determine success. When the Church begins to resemble a Target\u2014measured by foot traffic, convenience, aesthetics, and retention\u2014it risks exchanging priestly identity for retail strategy. Notes:  https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/6359c64fa953f80dd1978783\/t\/696cf854a7f73e4959ad60cb\/1768749154698\/Ecclesia%3A+A+Temple+Not+a+Target+Store.pdf ","author_name":"MAPS Global Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.mapsglobal.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40163200\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/c42424\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40163200"}