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

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Tim and Joel as sit down with Anthony, who, along with his wife Trudi, is preparing to move to Ethiopia. Partnering with CMS and Kale Heywet Church, their attention is to equip and develop future leaders in the country.

In this episode, Anthony shares the story behind their call to Africa, highlighting the incredible work God has already done and continues to do in Ethiopia. He gives us an insight into country's life, traditions, cultural practices and religious heritage but also real-life stories of how the gospel in changing people's lives in the region.

00:00 Intro
02:46 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Biblical Critical Theory
11:16 How do you best serve God?
16:19 Culture shocks and being in new places
29:30 Theological training and wholistic faith
38:19 The Ethiopian Orthodox Church
45:21 The impact of the gospel on Ethiopian society
58:11 Civil unrest and partnering alongside Christians in Ethiopia
1:02:05 What has changed in Ethiopia
1:10:52 Supporting Anthony & Trudi

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Anthony & Trudi's CMS page
Biblical Critical Theory, by Christopher Watkin

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Joel and Stu chat about why cultural discernment is an essential skill of a resilient disciple and what kind of posture we can adopt towards it and be equipped to engage with it?

Key to this is applying Biblical wisdom, but in a world where we are educated by search engine, what place does wisdom have and will it even be listened to? How do we build the muscles of cultural discernment - slow down and make room for conversation.

00:00 Intro
07:08 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Come Fly With Me
16:58 Cultural discernment in digital Babylon
26:36 A creative posture towards the world
33:59 Does wisdom still have value?
39:50 Equipped to engage - avoiding being frenetic or fraught

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Australia Come Fly With Me
Justine Clarke
SpaceX SuperHeavy Landing
Motorsport Magazine podcast

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Tim, Joel and Fi talk about what it takes to be a resilient disciple because God doesn't owe us an easy life.

Resiliency reveals itself through a certain form of resistance, which as a Christian, can only come from an intimate relationship with Jesus. The book Faith for Exiles helps the discussion on what gets in the way of that relationship - religious clutter, individualism, layering Jesus over the top of what's cultural acceptable.

00:00 Intro
01:15 The Second Best Rescue + Silo + Bonhoeffer
19:56 Resiliency is...
33:15 The intimacy loop with Jesus
40:17 Clearing religious clutter
46:13 Brand Me, Brand Jesus
54:58 Does our life reflect our commitment to Jesus?

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Square One Camp
Awesome God, by Rich Mullins
Silo
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
Faith for Exiles by David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock
Deeper, by Dane C. Ortlund

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Tim and Joel continue the discussion on the intersection of technology and discipleship. Topics range from applying Vygotsky's theories to faith formation, a Christian response to the creator economy, and whether we exist in a digital Babylon in Australia as posited by Mark Matlock and Davie Kinnaman in their book Faith For Exiles.

00:00 Intro
01:15 Tim's expedition to Chicago
14:36 Applying Vygotsky's theories in faith formation
26:06 Dangers of the creator economy and a Christian response
49:24 Discipling in a digital Babylon when gospel inoculation is common

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Children's Spirituality Summit
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
How I Became A Full-Time Youtuber From a Garden Shed
Matt D'Avella
Ali Abdaal
Alex Hormozi
Joel's Substack
David Kinnaman
Faith for Exiles, by Mark Matlock and Dave Kinnaman

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Tim, Fi and Joel are here to discuss video games and what the difference is between escapism and rest. Where do video games and other forms of escapism fit into the ordered, disordered and unordered parts of the world? And are we bypassing God's intended order for our productivity and contribution to the world?

00:00 - Intro
01:04 - CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Twitch Jesus and streamers
13:43 - If we need to escape, something is wrong
27:10 - "The definition of failure is to succeed at something that doesn't matter"
39:03 - Order, disorder and unordered
52:28 - Bypassing God's order

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Twitch Jesus
Twitch.tv
Jimmy Broadbent
iRacing
The Artful Dodger

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Stu, Tim and Joel are back together to discuss individualism, progress for progress' sake and how it affects mission and discipleship.

Why do we shy away from costly discipleship? Why are we reticent to do hard things when we know it's the only way to grow? Are we becoming less reliant on each other as we become more reliant on technology?

Some of the answers lie in a willingness to open our lives and serve each other. Some answers lie in a possibly diminished the scope of discipleship and mission at church, and how can we do more about it.

00:00 - Intro
01:56 - Progress for the sake of progress
17:48 - Discipleship assumptions around age
25:13 - Has church become like the movies?
40:36 - What does costly discipleship mean?
55:17 - The scope of discipleship and mission at church
1:02:00 How do we encourage people to open their lives more?

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Catholic Group Defrocks AI Priest After It Gave Strange Answers
Boston Dynamics Unveils Fully Electric Atlas Humanoid Robot
Using Apple Vision Pro: What It’s Actually Like!
Tesla’s Optimus - Gen 2

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Stu is back from writing leave and joins Fi and in continuing the discussion on discipleship. They re-iterate that the most important thing is a personal relationship with God, but then move on to discuss how that relationship can be expressed individually and corporately.

There are formal and informal ways of doing it, and perhaps some have been lost because either mission and discipleship can be found missing at church these days. They go on to discuss the practicalities of that and how we can encourage Christians to be outward looking rather than inward looking.

00:00 - Intro
01:15 - CULTURAL ARTEFACTS: Radio Birdman & Imola 1994
17:33 - Express individually then corporately
33:01 - Formal and informal as we await heaven
44:40 - Missing discipleship AND mission
50:11 - Inward looking vs. outward looking

DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Radio Birdman
And Colossally That's History
1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Sussanna Wesley's Prayer Apron
Chip Lunch feat. Courtney

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