Featuring: Dr. Scot McKnight

Dr. Scot McKnight offers a powerful invitation to rethink what makes a church culture truly good. Drawing from his book A Church Called Tov, co-written with his daughter Laura Barringer, McKnight names seven toxic traits that too often dominate Christian institutions—like narcissism, fear-based power, celebrity worship, and institutional protectionism—and lays out seven “Tov” (the Hebrew word for good) alternatives rooted in Scripture.

This is not just theory. McKnight grounds the message in his personal experience of disillusionment and spiritual wrestling after the public scandal at Willow Creek Community Church. Rather than choosing silence or cynicism, he pressed into the Bible to rediscover what God says goodness looks like. What emerged is a deeply biblical, thoroughly practical framework for cultivating churches marked by empathy, grace, truth-telling, justice, service, people-first priorities, and Christlikeness.

With the heart of a pastor and the mind of a scholar, McKnight challenges the Church to reject celebrity-driven platforms and return to the quiet, powerful beauty of Jesus-shaped character. Whether you’ve been wounded by church culture or long to build something healthier, this message is a blueprint for lasting spiritual integrity.