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Is Your Church an Event or a Community?
From Westerhoff's "other faithing selves" to Lefebvre's appropriated spaces — what sociology and theology together say about the kind of church that…
Jul 1
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Third Places, Church Community, and Why Lounges Matter
Insights from Soul Revival on this week's Shock Absorber podcast
Jun 24
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Intergenerational Friendship and the Foundations of Effective Children's Ministry
Why our commitment to children's and youth ministry comes from theology, not from how easy or rewarding it feels
Jun 18
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Deeper Than Just Community
This week on The Shock Absorber podcast
Jun 10
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Tim Beilharz
"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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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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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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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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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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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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Shock Absorber Children's Ministry
... and can we joke our way into deeper relationships? This week in podcasts.
Apr 15
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