{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"Pastors spend a huge amount of time convincing Christians to come to church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3905,"description":"After a quick chat about Gladiators, Stu, Tim and Joel dive into a X thread by Dave Adamson. What follows is a wide-ranging discussion on church, culture and their impact on church leaders.\nIs Australian society antagonistic towards Christianity with it obviously being in the minority now? Does the reduction of the original sacred canopy to an umbrella and continued secularisation mean that pastors are becoming burnt out having to spend an inordinate amount of time convincing Christians to come to church?\nThe response falls amongst Andy Crouch's work which says that Christians can condemn, critique, copy or consume culture. Which one do we choose at which particular moment?\n00:00 Intro and CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Gladiators\n14:10 Christians can condemn, critique, consume or create culture\n23:38 The church is now a minority\n32:22 Is society antagonistic towards Christianity?\n46:10 Jesus-shaped will be seen communities as delightful\n56:31 Church competition at the detriment to the gospel\nDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE\n\nGladiators\nAndy Crouch: Four Postures Toward Culture\nDave Adamson's X thread\nDeath of Azaria Chamberlain\n\nCONTACT US\n\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}