{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Effective Ministry Podcast","title":"075 - What's Wrong With Finding Your Identity in Christ - Simon Swadling","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3848,"description":"Welcome back to the Effective Ministry Podcast!\nThe first in a three part series on Identity, Sexuality and Gender, in this episode, Al James sits down with Simon Swadling to explore the phrase 'finding your identity in Christ.' They discuss the pressures young people face around identity, why the phrase might be more harmful than helpful, and its lack of biblical backing. Simon shares his thoughts on how the phrase can promote individualism and a disconnect between our spiritual and physical lives. The alternative is to focus on building deep, meaningful relationships with Jesus and finding new ways to talk about our worth and identity.\nSimon is a Children's Minister at Summer Hill Anglican, as well as working for Living Faith and Single Minded.\nYou can access his writing and reflection on identity and other things at his Substack.\nRegister for LiT\nRegistrations for Leaders in Training (LiT) 2024/25 are open for:\n-Spring (September 30-Oct 4, 2024) ***rego now closed***\n-Summer 1 (January 22-26, 2025)\n-Summer 2 (January 26-30, 2025)\nFind Out More about Square One\nTo find out more about Square One visit the youthworks website.\nThere is still space at Square One Spring 2 - 8th-10th November. To jump in, email annemarie.rivers@youthworks.net\nConnect with Youthworks\nClick on through⁠ to discover more about ⁠the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youthworks Ministry Support Team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and how Youthworks can help you have an effective youth and children's ministry in your local church.\n\nYou can connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and partner in the ministry of Youthworks by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donating here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.\n\nWe would love to hear from you. Send your thoughts, comments, suggestions, and critiques to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠effectiveministrypodcast@youthworks.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.\n\n00:00 Introduction: The Pressure of Identity\n00:19 Exploring Worth and Identity in Christ\n01:13 Welcome to the Effective Ministry Podcast\n01:20 Questioning the Phrase: Identity in Christ\n03:35 Introducing Simon Swaddling...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e9wz69HVGQz33IhyfFhfXQUDEnvIjch8vpx5yGcd9BQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMDBk/M2EzODQ5MWYwZjdk/MDc5NDVmNTUyZjY4/MGExOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}