{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Spiritual Fathers","title":"Jeremy Schurke - Why Young Men need a Spiritual Father Ep #3","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2387,"description":"Jeremy Schurke is the Director of Mirror Labs. We launched the Spiritual Fathers initiative because of the research he’s done. In this episode of Spiritual Fathers, Jeremy touches on some of that research to drive home the point that we need more Spiritual Fathers. \nAnd it doesn’t have to be a difficult decision. All you need is experience, a willingness to be open and vulnerable, and a little bit of time. Learn the answer to “Why Spiritual Fathers?” in this great conversation. \nYou will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...\n\nThe spiritual influences in Jeremy’s life [1:13]\nLearn more about Jeremy’s family [5:45] \nThe cultural conversation around the church [6:31] \nThe launching of Mirror Labs [11:07] \nKey resources in the area [19:30] \nAm I qualified to be a Spiritual Father? [21:24] \nIs it too much of a time commitment? [27:42] \nThe latest research and newest initiatives [30:22] \nThe best and worst spiritual advice Jeremy has received [33:12] \nWhat Jeremy’s perfect day looks like [35:21] \nThe golden years of discipleship [36:04] \n\nThe cultural conversation around the church\nJeremy became a Christian in college. After traveling and working with a college ministry, he moved to Haiti to open an orphanage. He toured colleges raising money and awareness for Haiti. He then helped a friend plant a church in the inner city of Jacksonville, FL. He worked on that project for six years, during which he went to seminary. \nJeremy and his family moved back to Orlando in 2018. Jeremy’s learned that he prefers to be in the middle of the greatest need. It became obvious that the city he left in 2008 was much different. In 2008, there was a spiritual revival happening. He was part of the fastest-growing church in the Southeast US. But in 2018, it was a spiritual ghost town. \nThere was a mass exodus from the church and no one had a good answer as to why. Something was off, and Jeremy wanted answers. That’s when he became involved in Mirror Labs. \nThe launching of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VNg9Z4niDzTOsevuK_iUm439KFuaguRDMWc8q6WRQds/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84OWMw/ZmU0MDc2MTU0YzI2/ZWRkZjQ2Zjg4Yzg1/N2JkZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}