{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"The Godly Troublemaker Podcast","slug":"godlytroublemaker","podcastDescription":"Shining the light of Christ in the eyes of the idols of our day.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor_1200x628.jpg?s=d378ea7bab1ce5ffd5bdf2abde19424d&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://godlytroublemaker.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/godlytroublemaker/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-hum3s-d47470?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":17,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-04:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-4,"text":"(GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Halifax"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":50,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Andy Parker","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-hum3s-d47470-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-godly-troublemaker-podcast/id1877556307","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-hum3s-d47470?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3ElaJMdvnoQMPYikCsKPcv","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/622e5a35-8420-43e5-8b73-5579daf1576f","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/322935810","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#428200"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/qGP9XkTxwuW9","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-x13a99U7gupo","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"© 2025 The Godly Troublemaker Podcast"},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://godlytroublemaker.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a25f3bb","clientSignature":"cc8cca4786765acb0692108fec26a92c","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb27706848-cpgnr","episode":{"id":"pb27706848","idTag":"cpgnr","title":"People Are Leaving the Church","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor_1200x628.jpg?s=d378ea7bab1ce5ffd5bdf2abde19424d&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

It is estimate that 100,000 churches will close this year. In this episode Andy looks at some reasons why that might be the case.

Dudevotional Vol. 1 https://a.co/d/04BAWJe1

Dudevotional Vol. 2 https://a.co/d/08raasFW

Dudevotional Vol. 3 https://a.co/d/0ai6fVEn

","publishTimestamp":1773344342,"duration":3065,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tjjte9ku93uckwsu/People_Are_Leaving_the_Church_audio8mi6f.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-cpgnr-1a6c5e0","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cpgnr-1a6c5e0","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/people-are-leaving-the-church/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cpgnr-1a6c5e0?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":48,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cpgnr-1a6c5e0","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fgodlytroublemaker.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fpeople-are-leaving-the-church%252F&rts=3d2fabbfae13c76c541e31130dc8ecac7c6b76a7","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb27706848","idTag":"cpgnr","title":"People Are Leaving the Church","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor_1200x628.jpg?s=d378ea7bab1ce5ffd5bdf2abde19424d&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13923440/Web_Photo_Editor.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

It is estimate that 100,000 churches will close this year. In this episode Andy looks at some reasons why that might be the case.

Dudevotional Vol. 1 https://a.co/d/04BAWJe1

Dudevotional Vol. 2 https://a.co/d/08raasFW

Dudevotional Vol. 3 https://a.co/d/0ai6fVEn