Aaron Renn, author of the widely discussed “Three Worlds of American Evangelicalism” essay, responds to criticisms of his essay and proffers a vision for the evangelical church going forward. In part two of this two-part video essay, he directly addresses critiques of his framework and offers a vision for what is ahead.

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