{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"It takes a village — and we need it back","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3761,"description":"MINI-SERIES: Young People in the Church [PRACTICE]\nIn this episode, Joel and Tim dive into the critical importance of practice in youth and children’s ministry, exploring its role within Soul Revival's Theology-Strategy-Practice framework. They discuss how churches can be an essential pillar of stability for young people, providing relationships and networks that foster genuine community.\nThey unpack the ways Christians have uncritically adopted industrialised models of faith formation and psycho-social development within church. They challenge the notion that children's faith is \"incomplete\" and argue that we’re not waiting for kids to become Christians — they are fully part of the Kingdom and have a faith of their own.\nThey also explore three of Soul Revival's key practices in youth and children's ministry as examples, youth leadership, leadership training and Kids Chill. These practices illustrate how fostering relational stability and a village-like community can help form faith more effectively. Ultimately, they emphasise that it takes a village not just to raise children, but to raise all of us, highlighting the need to reclaim community and relational stability within the church through Shock Absorber principles.\n00:00 Intro\n02:40 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Primary school concerts\n07:57 Institutionalised transition points created by schooling\n16:58 Faith formation has been uncritically mapped onto our industrialised society\n35:03 Breaking down some of Soul Revival youth and children's Practices\n58:30 Recapturing \"It takes a village to raise a child\"\nDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE\n\nIt Takes a Church to Raise a Parent, by Rachel Turner\nCONTACT US:\nShock Absorber Email: joel@shockabsorber.com.au\nShock Absorber Website: shockabsorber.com.au\nSoul Revival Shop: soulrevival.shop\nCheck out what else Soul Revival is up to here","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xefvzfzzrkbs1GjU01qCch0kUaJzwBthG2qO_sgqCm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzg4NjYvMTU4NTEz/OTEyOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}