{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"We’re not struggling with over-commitment to church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4174,"description":"Joel and Tim explore what it means to live and raise children as elect exiles in a world with different values. They reflect on social media, culture, and the ways Christians can tell the alternate story of Jesus — distinctive, thoughtful, and rooted in grace.\nThe discussion covers family and intergenerational ministry, schools, and creating spaces for children to engage meaningfully with the church. They highlight the importance of modelling commitment through consistent presence and participation.\nOver-commitment to church isn’t the problem — intentionality, faithfulness, and living in deep community are. By prioritising time together, parents and churches equip the next generation to confidently live as elect exiles in Christ.\n🕓 Timestamps\n00:00 Mass deletion in NYC + Freya India\n18:32 The Christian story as the alternate story\n31:59 How do we raise children as aliens in a foreign world?\n40:34 The role of schools in raising children as exiles\n54:17 Committing to the alternate story\n1:07:40 Tim’s Takeaway\n📌 Discussed on this episode\nTime To Refuse\nGen Z held an anti-social media event. Here's how they heard about it\nItalian Brain Rot\nWe Are The Slop, by Freya India\nIs Sora the Beginning of the End for OpenAI?\nParenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family to a Wider Community, by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwenhof\nRaising Boys, by Steve Biddulph","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}