{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Effective Ministry Podcast","title":"113 - The Story of Us: Helping Teenagers Navigate Gender, Sexuality, and the Gospel’s Goodness with Simon Swadling","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2200,"description":"The Story of Us: Helping Teenagers Navigate Gender, Sexuality, and the Gospel’s Goodness\n\nAl James interviews Simon Swadling about his new five-week youth video resource, The Story of Us, developed over three years from Moore College research on identity and theological anthropology, to help teenagers think deeply about what it means to be human and how the Bible’s story applies to gender and sexuality. Referencing a quote from Toby Knights, they discuss how teens increasingly evaluate Christianity through the lens of harm and oppression rather than truth, and argue the gospel is both true and good, offering a secure place to wrestle with discomfort compassionately. Swadling explains the resource’s structure (world story, sin’s impact, God’s better story centered on Jesus, then implications) and its five “tent poles”: made by God, made for relationships, made embodied, made to grow over time, and made for Christ. \nLinks: \nStory of Us Resource\nhttps://thestoryofus.org.au, \nLiving Faith\n https://livingfaith.online, \nSimon's article that we mention, \"The Problem with Finding Your Identity in Christ\"\nhttps://simonswadling.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-finding-your-identity.\nAnd the podcast episode based on the article\nTime Stamps:\n02:00 Podcast Welcome\n03:17 Why This Resource\n06:19 Teen Pressures Today\n09:34 Vibes And Worldviews\n13:16 Truth And Discomfort\n16:34 Beyond Right And Wrong\n21:26 Why Gender And Sexuality\n24:18 Five Week Framework\n30:05 How Youth Groups Use It\n32:55 Hopes For Youth Ministry\n35:29 Where To Find It\nConnect with Youthworks\nClick 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, or check out our Facebook Page\n.\nYou can connect with the broader Youthworks family by clicking here\n.\nYou can partner in the ministry of Youthworks by donating here\n.\nWe would love to hear from you! Send your thoughts,...","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}