• Are we only pleasant strangers at church?

  • Jul 2 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
  • Podcast

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Are we only pleasant strangers at church?

  • Summary

  • Resiliency in discipleship is the name of the game as Stu, Tim and Joel chat about how intergenerational relationships can improve it, based on the research in Faith for Exiles.

    Are rosters and a highly specialised church environment lead us to only be pleasant strangers? The Bible calls us to be more than that where the church community can be transformed by the Spirit's sanctification. The problem is, we get lonelier and lonelier as a society. Intentional, meaningful relationships can be the antidote.

    00:00 Intro
    02:46 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Biblical Critical Theory
    26:20 The choice we get, the lonelier we get
    30:15 Meaningful relationships and outward looking friendships
    36:27 Intentionality and presence in forming relationships
    45:49 Intergenerational relationships produce greater resilience
    52:41 Community transformation through the Spirit
    1:02:07 Problems with a specialised church environment
    1:15:12 Dave educates us on early commercial airlines

    DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

    Coddling of the American Mind, by Jonathan Haidt
    The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt
    Faith for Exiles, by Dave Kinnaman and Mark Matlock
    Young Catholics defy Pope, choose Latin as rift grows in Australia's biggest church
    Pan AM Clipper Magic with Boeing 707 1958

    CONTACT US

    Shock Absorber Email: joel@shockabsorber.com.au
    Shock Absorber Website: shockabsorber.com.au
    Soul Revival Shop: soulrevival.shop

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