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This week on The Shock Absorber podcast
Jun 10
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Tim Beilharz
A Christian Vision for Masculinity in a Polarized Age
Releasing today: Men of Virtue – How the Fruit of the Spirit Forms Male Character in the Modern World
Published on Zachary Wagner's Substack
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Jun 9
"Enhanced Christianity" and Summer Discipleship: What Faithful Formation Actually Looks Like
🎙️ From the Enhanced Games to summer break — two conversations on what it means to form disciples without cutting corners
Jun 3
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Tim Beilharz
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Contribution Is Not a Consolation Prize
On children, leadership, and what intergenerational ministry actually asks of the church
Jun 1
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Tim Beilharz
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May 2026
Extrinsic Motivation in Children's Ministry — and What We Lose to Technology
From rally driving to memory verse prizes — this week's podcast conversations resist easy answers on formation and motivation
May 27
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Tim Beilharz
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Ecological Faith: Bronfenbrenner, Thick Relationships, and Milestone Discipleship
On thick relationships, thin screens, and the ministry of meaningful moments
May 20
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Tim Beilharz
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How Church Management Systems Can Serve (Not Replace) Relationships
Two podcast conversations on church systems, generational communication, and why friendship is an ecclesial category
May 14
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Tim Beilharz
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I've opened up the archive — here's why
A short note about a change I’ve made to this Substack.
May 8
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Tim Beilharz
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Church Management, Kids Ministry Structures, and the Problem with Efficiency
Two podcast conversations on church management, kids ministry org structures, and why efficiency is a more loaded word than it sounds
May 7
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Tim Beilharz
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Your Family Is Not Enough for Your Child
Why God designed Christian parenting to need the intergenerational church
May 4
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Tim Beilharz
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April 2026
Why Good Theology Isn't Enough For Good Children's Ministry
... and how the stories we tell shape who we think we are. This week on the podcasts.
Apr 29
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Tim Beilharz
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Christian Schools Are Not Enough — But They're Not Nothing
A conversation with David Stonestreet on the promise and limits of Christian schooling as a sphere of discipleship
Apr 22
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Tim Beilharz
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