The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 774 | You're Not Ready for Revival: Dom Ruso on a New Kind of Secularism and Reaching UnReachable People
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Dec 18, 2025 Dom Russo, a pastoral leader and church planter from Montreal, dives into the challenges of ministry in one of North America's most secular cities. He discusses the evolving nature of secularism and its impact on Christian meaning, highlighting a cultural shift where religious language has become profane. Russo emphasizes the need for a more relational approach to preaching and warns that revival requires well-prepared leaders. He also explores unconventional evangelism, urging deeper theological engagement to meet the spiritual curiosity of modern audiences.
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Secularism Erases Church Categories
- Quebec's secularism often means people don't even have a category for 'church' anymore.
- Dom Russo says many are oblivious rather than hostile to Christianity.
A Different Secularism To Engage
- The new secular shift is not strictly anti-Christian but remixes spiritual ideas into other forms.
- Dom Russo calls this a chance to change our posture from defensive to curious.
Religious Words Become Swear Words
- In Quebec profanity often uses religious words like 'tabernacle' and 'chalice' as swear words.
- Dom Russo uses this to show Catholic legacy is culturally present but detached.