People today have A LOT of opinions of the Church; unfortunately, most are not very good. WHY?! Culture has a negative view of the church because we are missing something vital! And what we are missing might surprise you. The good news is that what the church is missing is easy to find and put into practice. It just takes intentionality and commitment. Sadly, without it, we are in trouble. In this episode of the Church Disrupted podcast, Jeff Cochran and the crew discuss the one thing that the American Church needs most if we are going to reach this generation. You will laugh, you will be surprised, and you will be challenged to think differently. If that sounds good to you, then join us for episode 007 of the Church Disrupted Podcast! THANK YOU to our podcast partner The Forgiveness Link!!! Schedule your free consultation with Rob here and let him know we sent you to get a special Church Disrupted rate! https://theforgivenesslink.com/churchdisruptedcommunity ANOTHER BIG THANK YOU to the East TN Mentorship Association! Find out more information about what they do or connect with them at https://earnyoursanctuary.com/ . TELL THEM WE SENT YOU for a special rate that is ONLY for Church Disrupted Podcast listeners. Find out MORE about our podcast partners here: https://www.disrupted.church/sponsors. Want to support Church Disrupted financially? https://www.disrupted.church/give Find out more about the Church Disrupted Podcast at https://www.disrupted.church/. Please Subscribe and Share! Follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/church_disrupted Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeff.a.cochran TIMESTAMPS: 00:00- Intro 02:44 - Thank You's and Shout Outs 09:10 - Introducing the HOT Church Concept! 10:41 - Why HOT Matters 24:00 - Why Pastors and Church leaders struggle to stay HOT 41:09 - Where Pastors and Church leaders struggle with honesty, openness, and transparency 1:21:54 - Weaponizing Scripture 1:29:17 - Why the Church needs more HOT people in the the pews 1:37:27 - A HOT pastor example and Thanking Church leaders who fight for honesty 1:39:40 - A message to those out of church right now 1:40:22 - Modeling HOT Church leadership 1:42:44 - When Fear of being Cancelled keeps us from being HOT 1:47:43 - The Only Opinions that Matter 1:48:54 - Landing the plane and closing thoughts from the hosts