What if the things that look like church failure are actually the conditions for revival?
Standing at the site of Caio Chapel in northeast Carmarthenshire - the spark point of the powerful Carmarthenshire Revival that started there in late 1827 - this short video explores one reason why so many churches close.
The church at Smyrna (Revelation 2:9) faced crushing poverty and social pressure.
But Christ called them rich.
His theological re-framing of their everyday experience reshaped communities here in rural Wales two centuries ago, and it still speaks today.
If your church - or your faith - is under pressure, this two minute short video might help.
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