Are We Only PLEASANT Strangers at Church? | The Shock Absorber

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

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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:

Coddling of the American Mind, by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.amazon.com.au/Coddling-Am...
The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.amazon.com.au/Anxious-Gen...
Faith for Exiles, by Dave Kinnaman and Mark Matlock: https://koorong.com/product/faith-for...
Young Catholics defy Pope, choose Latin as rift grows in Australia's biggest church: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-2...
Pan AM Clipper Magic with Boeing 707 1958:    • Pan AM Clipper Magic with Boeing 707 ...  

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