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Following the book launch of Australian Evangelical Perspectives on Youth Ministry, Joel, Tim and Joey discuss a more wholistic approach to teaching young people about sin. We don't do good actions to please God, but because our identity is in Christ and how children can gain solidarity as Christians in secular environment.
They then re-visit a previous episode on sleep and ministry thanks to a great email from Erich and discuss sleep chronotypes and further strategies of taking care of the body.
00:00 - Intro and CULTURAL ARTEFACTS
15:44 - Australian Evangelical Perspectives on Youth Ministry + Children's Ministry
24:40 - How do we teach young people about sin?
39:47 - Re-visiting sleep, busyness and ministry
52:53 - Question from Erich and helpful strategiesDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, by Matthew Perry
The Nineties: A Book, by Chuck Klosterman
Who Shot Mr. Burns?
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, by Arthur Brooks
The Gentlemen
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Layer Cake
The Pastor's Heart: Theologically rethinking youth ministry
Australian Evangelical Perspectives on Youth Ministry: Identity, Church, Culture, and Discipleship
Youthworks House Conference
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Sleep Chronotypes
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Tim returns to the podcast to initially chat about his upcoming trip to Chicago but also to discuss how art and even entertainment has been subsumed by a distracted and addicted culture. Which leads to the question: Do Christians first need to critique culture in order to create it? And how have changes in culture impacted children and decisions we now make as parents...
00:00 - Intro & Tim's impending trip to Chicago
15:45 - CULTURAL ARTEFACT: The State of Culture in 2024
38:00 - Philosophy-Art-Music-Culture-Theology
41:03 - Do we first need to critique culture to create it?
49:03 - Not all technological change is progress
59:12 - Kids, Safety-ism & social contagionDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Children's Spirituality Summit
TEDS
State of the Culture, 2024, by Ted Gioia
Nerdrotic
The Critical Drinker
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Greg Laurie
The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt Substack
Snow White and the Evil Queen
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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Sleep or lack of, can often be over-spiritualised but if we don't sleep are we actually trusting God?
Brayden joins Joel and Stu to discuss rest for those working in ministry, and in particular sleep. They talk about different ways culture has disrupted sleep but also what changes you can implement to get a good night's rest despite the variables ministry throws up.
00:00 Intro
03:28 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: ExxonValdez oil spill
09:16 Disruptions to sleep
24:55 How ministry can affect sleep
32:17 A lifetime of sustainable ministry
51:55 Be willing to experimentDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Zoolander
Chip Lunch podcast playlist
ExxonValdez oil spill
Deepwater Horizon explosion
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Pastoral Ministry and the Struggle to Sleep, by Christopher Ash
Andrew Huberman's morning routine
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Long time Soul Revivalist Fiona makes her debut on the podcast as they discuss whether Taylor Swift may be re-uniting the generations with her music and culture. Is it because she is viewed as being safe by parents? Or because parents are fearful of losing the relationship with their kids?
They also talk about friendships and how they are formed and the impact they can, doing ministry together as a family builds intimacy and how it's not about forcing children to come to church but about being church.
00:00 Intro
03:00 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: The Breakfast Club "Why are you being so nice to me?"
05:48 Being friends and power dynamics
20:55 Is Taylor Swift re-uniting the generations?
36:55 Parents fear losing their kids
45:16 Ministry together breeds family intimacyDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
The Breakfast Club makeover scene
Chuck Klosterman
Let There Be Rock, by AC/DC
Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out, by Derek ThompsonCONTACT US
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Jon Dunbier from Grace Anglican Church joins the podcast to discuss IGM and unintended consequences of a variety of church and cultural changes and the Frankenstein type church communities they often create.
They again delve into creating Christian cultural goods whether that means teaching Christians to be resilient, making church exciting with those who are committed to be there or moving forward together under Christ instead romanticising about days gone by.
They round up the episode with some quickfire practical advice thoughts around intergenerational ministry.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Soul Revival Church and Grace Church
04:36 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Faith, Hope and Carnage
13:06 Causes and prevention of ministry drop off points
37:51 Unintended consequences of church, culture
1:03:03 Frankenstein church communities
1:19:44 Sin is sin
1:31:37 Quickfire practical adviceDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Grace Anglican Church
Faith, Hope and Carnage, by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan
Bit of a Blur, by Alex James
Radio Birdman
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Joel accidentally introduces the podcast as Chip Lunch. That's our other podcast which you can listen to here.
Following the He Gets Us Campaign during the Super Bowl, Stu, Tim, and Joel look at what it means to have both truth and love when presenting the gospel - when does it turn into a caricature? And when is one or other missing when Jesus is both?
The discussion then takes a turn into the differences between copying culture and creating culture. How will the gospel message be received and is it enough on it's own?
00:00 Intro
01:38 He Gets Us Super Bowl Commercial
17:31 Do people know the meaning behind washing feet?
31:58 Speaking the truth in love
38:15 The difference between creating and copying culture
47:09 How is the message received?
1:02:02 What commercial would you make?DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
He Gets Us Super Bowl Commercial
State Farm Super Bowl Commercial
BMW Super Bowl Commercial
Dunkin' Donuts Super Bowl Commercial
Tooth & Nail Records
Mac v PC commercials
Black Panther Party
Antonio Gramsci
HegemonyCONTACT US
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After a quick chat about Gladiators, Stu, Tim and Joel dive into a X thread by Dave Adamson. What follows is a wide-ranging discussion on church, culture and their impact on church leaders.
Is Australian society antagonistic towards Christianity with it obviously being in the minority now? Does the reduction of the original sacred canopy to an umbrella and continued secularisation mean that pastors are becoming burnt out having to spend an inordinate amount of time convincing Christians to come to church?
The response falls amongst Andy Crouch's work which says that Christians can condemn, critique, copy or consume culture. Which one do we choose at which particular moment?
00:00 Intro and CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Gladiators
14:10 Christians can condemn, critique, consume or create culture
23:38 The church is now a minority
32:22 Is society antagonistic towards Christianity?
46:10 Jesus-shaped will be seen communities as delightful
56:31 Church competition at the detriment to the gospelDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Gladiators
Andy Crouch: Four Postures Toward Culture
Dave Adamson's X thread
Death of Azaria Chamberlain
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Stu, Tim and Joel return to the Shock Absorber for 2024 to talk about Soul Revival's Vision Weekend. They discuss starting from the foundation that Jesus Changes Everything, that He is more interested in our salvation than we are and so we only need to partner with Him as He sanctifies us throughout the year.
They further discuss how we can be prepared for God to grow us and what that means for Soul Revival's long term Double Up strategy. This includes setting goals to increase the church's discipleship and mission and then the resources required to make that happen.
Joel and Stu wrap up the conversation with a discussion around bringing people along for the ride which means doing something that we should be doing, but doing something we love, because of Jesus.
00:00 Intro and looking forward to 2024
14:21 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: All The Light We Cannot See
19:28 Soul Revival's 2024 Vision
32:03 Does doubling up just mean double the effort?
45:50 Bringing people along for the ride
49:00 To the ends of the Earth?DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Surfebruary
Ali Abdaal
Wheel of Life
Atomic Habits
All The Light We Cannot See
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Tim and Joel get together to record the last Shock Absorber of 2023. Christmas is the inspiration, and so they discuss what a successful Christmas Eve children's service looks like and Soul Revival's recent carols event. This leads to a wider discussion on what appeals to outsiders and why making church as attractional as possible may not be the ideal approach. The finish up with a quick chat about their own family's Christmas traditions.
00:00 Intro and CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Dark
09:17 What makes a good children's service
22:47 The pitfalls of making church attractional
42:40 Light Up The World Christmas Carols
53:50 Tim and Joel's Christmas traditionsDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Dark
The Takeover Chip Lunch episode
The Butterfly Club book series
What is a MacGuffin?
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Stu comes back on the podcast with Joel to chat about what's been taking up most of his time lately. It includes a trip to Christmas carols in Brewarrina and what is starting to emerge from his PhD since drafting the first chapter. They discuss grassroots church, what posture does the church have towards culture, a theology and ecclesiology of friendship and how it might help the church work together better.
00:00 Intro and CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Slow Horses, Season 3
7:00 Carols in Brewarrina
17:36 Where are the spaces for young people to experiment?
29:25 Theology and ecclesiology of friendshipDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Slow Horses
Magnum P.I.
Battlestar Galactica
Kenda Creasey Dean
Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker, by Andrew Root
Andy Crouch
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Tim and Joel jump on for a shorter episode but jam packed with some tasty content. They talk Bonhoeffer, Tim's article on youth ministry being more than just future fruit and why he titled his last sermon "The World Is Hurtling Towards Hope".
Also let us know where you're from!
00:00 Intro
02:00 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
11:52 The world is hurtling towards hope
21:36 Youth ministry is more than just future fruitDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, by Eric Metaxas
The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Part 1), by Robert Caro
Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Ron Chernow
Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast
The Rest is History podcast
Fear & Loathing in the New Jerusalem podcast
Youth Ministry Is More Than Friday Night
Youth Ministry is More Than Future Fruit, by Tim BeilharzCONTACT US
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SORRY ABOUT THE POOR AUDIO QUALITY! It gets better as the episode goes on.
Joey and Joel sit down to talk about Joey's journey after finishing college. His is not the most normal experience of a Bible college graduate, with his first role being the pastor of a church plant within a church that has only been established for 10 years.
They talk about developing as a preacher and the importance of faithfulness under God in the face of the ambiguities that come with a church plant. They wrap up the episode with a discussion on Ryde as the first gathering at Soul Revival that isn't in the Sutherland Shire.
00:00 Intro
00:59 Jack Reacher and a sermon illustration
10:46 Finishing college and preaching
16:49 Sticking to the process and avoiding imposter syndrome
24:37 From college straight into church planting
30:46 Faithfulness within the ambiguity of a church plant
42:12 Adapting to Soul Revival and Ryde being outside the Sutherland ShireDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:
Jack Reacher
Breaking Bad
Last Stop Larrimah
Sergio and Rhoda
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After a short absence from the pod, Tim rejoins Joel to rejoice in young people learning about Jesus and how different music scenes have impacted culture. It leads to the question, could numerous grassroots Christian scenes have an effect on culture? For the action to be in the church, we cannot just copy culture, but it must costly to us.
00:00 Intro
01:05 Where's Tim been?
17:11 Music scenes
29:00 Pop culture has become an oligopoly
40:47 Hardship is what brings value
57:55 Copying culture = less effort
1:08:33 Committing to the action being in the churchDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Ben Pakula's music
Youthworks Square One
Tooth & Nail Records
MxPx
The O.C. Supertones
Limp Bizkit
Slipknot
The Darkness
Led Zeppelin
Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, by Neil Postman
Metallica's latest tour
Rage Against the MachineCONTACT US
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Joel and Stu sit down to break down some statistics from the NCLS and McCrindle. What results is a discussion around church growth, church planting, trust in institutions and why copying culture may not be the ideal church growth strategy.
DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
The Hunt for Red October
Sean Connery
Infernal Affairs
The Departed
Reach Australia/Geneva Push
Acts 29
Menai Anglican Church
Growth, decline, and planting by Australian churches (report by NCLS)
Where Australians place their trust (report by McCrindle)CONTACT US
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Both Stu and Joey return to the podcast to discuss Soul Revival's partnership with Miranda Congregational Church before talking about discipleship differences and how it can be harnessed to create something new together, especially in church planting. They round off the episode with a chat about how it's important as Christians to create cultural goods that have impact on the world.
00:00 Intro
00:56 Content we're into
06:12 Partnership with Miranda Congregational Church
11:48 Working out new ideas in church planting
20:57 Differing discipleship styles
33:14 Creating something new together
38:21 Bonhoeffer's costly discipleship and our current culture
49:39 Create Christian culture at grassroots levelDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
FIDE Grand Swiss Championship
Isle of Man TT
The Heart is the Target: Preaching Practical Application From Every Text, by Murray Capill
Last Stop Larrimah
Miranda Congregational Church
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Lou Crawshaw's Chip Lunch podcast
Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Cost of Discipleship, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Culture Making, by Andy CrouchCONTACT US
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Tim and Joel are joined by college student and expert on Japan - Lewis, to chat about Soul Revival's Planning Day and including young people in church strategy. Later, a discussion about church growth turns into a dialogue on measuring the success of a church leader.
00:00 Intro and Japan
12:40 Why Lewis went to Bible college so soon after becoming a Christian
15:30 After Soul Revival Church's 2023 Planning Day
29:08 Church strategy that includes young people
36:55 What does success look like as a minister of God?DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Boss Coffee
The Fugitive
Tommy Lee Jones in Boss Coffee Commercials
Lewis on Chip Lunch (1st time)
Lewis on Chip Lunch (2nd time)
Are Churches Growing Or Are Christians Just Shifting? by Dr. Steven McCreadyCONTACT US
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Stu, Tim and Joel re-visit a previous episode to get Stu's thoughts on the importance of church. They discuss the impact of Descartes' "I think therefore I am" on indvidulism, society and the church at large as well as the tension we must hold between individual faith and collective worship. Church is about both/and rather than either/or and could it go from daggy to dangerous to desirable to delightful?
00:00 Intro and Cultural Artefact
07:05 I think therefore I am and it's correctives
17:42 Holding individual faith and collective worship in tension
23:48 The individual v the collective
45:14 Church is (both/and) not (either/or)
53:44 What is church for?DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Let There Be Rock
The Hives Live at AB
Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff, live at Woodstock '99 (language warning)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fire, live at Woodstock '99
Metallica - Live in Moscow (Tushino Airfield)
When the Church was a Family, by Joesph Hellerman
Rene Descartes
Church Is Life Together or Not at All, by Myles Werntz
Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We Are Re-Paganizing, by Louise PerryCONTACT US
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In the first ever episode outdoor AND not recorded in the Third Space Studio, the guys discuss plans for Soul Revival Church's upcoming 2023 Planning Day. Last year was about 2030 goals, this year will be about implementing them.
They look at a number of frameworks that will structure the day and the big picture ideas they created including: communicating ideas clearly, empowering church members to serve and what they're hoping to see come out of the planning day.
01:36 Why planning for the planning day?
08:28 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Movie montages on team building
11:20 Framework 1: Theology, Strategy, Practice
21:47 Growth in Membership to Growth in God's Kingdom
32:02 Framework 2 & 3: Service Teams & Gathering Teams
36:18 Communicating ideas clearly at a planning day
47:45 Empowering church members to serve
59:26 What Tim would love to see at the planning dayDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
The Replacements
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Twelve
The Italian Job
Mighty Ducks
Memphis Belle
Saving Private Ryan
Rogue Heroes
Peaky Blinders
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Brayden and Tim are on the podcast this week to discuss a question that Brayden was posed at Bible college - Why is it important to go to church? In Australia, a churchgoer is considered regular when they attend once every four weeks.
When we are able to attend church regularly and work together in a community, everyone benefits. It may also be an attractive proposition to those who don't go church. As the guys discuss, if we understand what is for, then we are much more likely to be there.
Do we miss church when we can't make it? Does it cost us? How embedded into the community are you, and what stops us from being amongst the community?
00:00 Intro
02:05 Cultural Artefacts
07:03 We don't want to be alone. We seek community
14:45 Are we ok with the increase in loneliness?
23:41 Sub-cultures and pseudo-communities
31:37 Why we need to be in community
39:07 Characteristics of a true community
46:41 Community as an attractive alternative
56:48 How to know if you're in a communityDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
The Incredibles
Fantastic 4
The Godfather
The Sopranos
Donnie Brasco
Goodfellas
The Friendship Recession
Third Place Theory
“Third places” as community builders
Dr. Diana R. Garland
Does Sydney have ‘third places’? Probably more than you think
McDonald's: you can sneer, but it's the glue that holds communities together
Church and U2 concerts: exploring what ‘family’ means for the local church, by Tim BeilharzCONTACT US:
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After talking through cultural instances of old and young working together, Stu, Tim and Joel get into why it would be great to recapture the intergenerational elements of pre-Industrial Revolution village life and how generations since have experienced various forms of dislocation. They discuss its impact on the church and then how ageless friendships amongst the generations can be forged and bring glory to God.
00:00 Intro and Cultural Artefact: Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds
08:38 Recapturing a healthy village
16:55 Dislocation of generations
26:43 Forging ageless friendships
40:26 STU'S IDEA: Creating friendships with other churches
43:11 Younger age groups in ageless friendships
51:55 Older age groups in ageless friendships
1:00:18 Aiming to bring glory to GodDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Jean Piaget
Jan Gehl
Generation Gap, by Hoodoo Gurus
Rebel Without a Cause
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