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Christine Cain is concerned that the church today suffers from a “passion deficiency syndrome.” As a result, we stop being the church that seeks the lost, and simply opt for doing church as usual.<\/p>\n\n

This video clip is from our friends at Catalyst. You can view all their videos at the Catalyst Vimeo Channel<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christine Cain is concerned that the church today suffers from a “passion deficiency syndrome.” As a result, we stop being the church that seeks the lost, and simply opt for doing church as usual. This video clip is from our friends at Catalyst. 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