Ep 07: You Can't Follow Jesus Alone | Brotherhood, Community & Why the Local Church Is Not Optional | The Next Chapter Roundtable Pt. 1

You can't follow Jesus alone. And yet, millions of Christian men are trying to do exactly that.

In Part 1 of this roundtable, Seun sits down with three brothers he does life with — James, Craig, and Justin — for an honest conversation about why men disconnect from the local church, what it costs them when they do, and what it actually looks like when the body of Christ shows up.

This is Part 1 of 2. Part 2 — Is Your Church Healthy? — drops June 8. Subscribe so you don't miss it.

Topics covered:

• The three types of men who aren't really in the church: the consumer, the critic, and the online attendee
• James: losing his mom to cancer — and how the local church found him
• Why most men drift from church: it's a teaching problem, not a commitment problem
• Your theology dictates your methodology
• Digital disciples — and why they give the brothers a side eye
• The lowest point of sanctification: what happens when you leave the church pridefully
• Rugged individualism — the cultural poison keeping men isolated
• What real community looks like: meals, phone calls, being known
• Proverbs 18:1 — whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire
• What if Christ treated you the way you treat the church?

Key Scriptures: Hebrews 10:25 | John 13:35 | Proverbs 18:1 | 1 Corinthians 12 | Romans 8:18

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro — Seun Recaps Episode 5: The Three Types of Men

01:35 The Three Portraits: Consumer, Critic, Online Attendee

03:25 Roundtable Begins: When Did Church Become Important?

04:20 James: Losing His Mom — How the Church Found Him

07:33 A Theology of the Church: What Scripture Actually Says

09:49 From Mega Church to Reformed: The Turning Point

11:46 Digital Disciples Give Me a Side Eye

14:01 Your Theology Dictates Your Methodology

18:24 Rugged Individualism: The Cultural Poison in the Church

21:00 You Need Men Who Know What's Going On in Your Life

24:58 The Lowest Point of Sanctification: Pridefully Apart

27:00 What Real Community Looks Like

28:28 I Called You Craig — The Body Showing Up in Crisis

30:10 Proverbs 18:1 — Whoever Isolates Himself

31:17 What If Christ Treated You Like You Treat the Church?

33:00 Idolatry of Preferences: The Real Reason Men Stay Away

34:24 End of Part 1 —

Part 2 drops June 8

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