October 31… Halloween or All Hallows Eve. While most people think of pumpkins, costumes, and candy— there is another meaning of this calendar holiday: reformation. 504 year ago today, Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis statements to the Wittenberg door and unknowingly launched a reformation in the Western Church. While this was a seminal event for Protestant Christians, it is just one example of how the church has experienced moments of decisive re-examination. In the positive sense, reformation has taken the form of renewal moments, monastic orders, and social changes. In the negative sense, it has led to schisms, division, and a fracturing of unity in the church. In the year 2021, some (like Phyllis Tickle) , have suggested we are on the verge of some major changes in the church. Certainly the usage of the #exvangelical & #deconstruction hashtags across social media have been persistent since 2016, garnering more than 300 million views on TikTok, 54,000 posts on Instagram and routinely getting more than 100,000 daily impressions on Twitter. In the age of deconstruction— what might it mean to be the church in our time? What might Jesus be asking the church to healthily deconstruct today? What might the church say to those who have walked away from faith?