There's a church in Nashville, Tennessee that's been around for generations.
It's a five-story red brick building that was once a pillar of the community.
And for many, many decades, the church was really thriving down there in the heart of Nashville.
That's my colleague, Cam McWhorter.
Cam says that like many churches around the country,
eventually the congregation shrank and got older.
The church, over time, dwindled.
Ultimately, by the late 2010s, it had maybe 30 people going to it.
It had a lot of assets, but it didn't have a lot of people.
Then, one Sunday in 2017, a man named Sean Mathis showed up.
He came for a service there with his wife.
Mathis was in his 40s, much younger than the average member.
And the congregation, which was desperate for newcomers, welcomed them with open arms.
They knew it was declining.
They knew there were issues.
So when Sean showed up, at first they were very excited.
Mathis said he wanted to get involved and started sharing his thoughts about how the church could grow.
What were some of his ideas?
He was very interested in talking about reviving the church and bringing in more members and expanding its mission to the whole world via the Internet.
He had big plans.