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November 29, 2025
Why We Should Go to Church
After waves of disillusionment, political divides, and church hurt, some people wonder whether it's worth investing in the church. For others, after COVID it's become easier to just watch church online. Ed Stetzer talks with Carmen Joy Imes about her book, Becoming God's Family: Why the Church still Matters and God's presence in the gatherings of believers throughout the Bible. When God's people gather together, God shows up. That's reason enough to reconnect or dig deeper into your church community on Ed Stetzer Live.
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Carmen Joy Imes
Dr. Carmen Joy Imes is associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. She is the author of Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters, and Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters. Her primary areas of expertise are Exodus and the Psalms. Carmen is passionate about equipping the church to engage the Old Testament well and to see its relevance for the Christian life.
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Ed Stetzer
Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is Dean of the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches; trained pastors and church planters on six continents; earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates; and he has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Regional Director for Lausanne North America, is the Editor-in-Chief of Outreach Magazine, and regularly writes for news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. He serves at his local church, Mariners Church, as a teaching pastor. Ed and his wife Donna have been married for more than 35 years and are the parents of three daughters.
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