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Ten years ago John published an important book\u00a0The Future Church\u00a0<\/em><\/a>in which he charted ten trends that would change the Catholic Church in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re now ten years into his future and I\u2019m producing a podcast that discusses his book chapter by chapter. What predictions did Allen make which have already come true? Which trends have petered out and look to be non starters and which ones are yet to come?<\/p>\n

The introduction and first episode are already available. Each week an abridged version will be published at BreadBox Media and on all free podcast channels while the full length discussion will be available on my main blog. Go here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

If you want to listen to the Introduction at BreadBox go here<\/a>. This page is also where the free, abridged episodes will be posted.<\/p>\n

Why did I decide to produce this podcast? Because last year I produced the twenty three part podcast series on church history.\u00a0 Triumphs and Tragedies\u00a0<\/em><\/a>\u00a0covers roughly one century per episode. I produced that series so that more Catholics could understand where we have come from so they might understand where the church is today.<\/p>\n

John Allen\u2019s Future Church\u00a0<\/em> <\/a>is the follow up from that. If we have seen where we have come from and where we are today, this helps us see where we are going in the future.<\/p>\n

I think this podcast is really important to help people get a perspective on church affairs today and I encourage you to listen to\u00a0Triumphs and Tragedies<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>but also to tune in and listen to my podcast on John Allen\u2019s Future Church<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"