{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"Custodians of culture: Why deep loyalty makes church better","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3676,"description":"What's the difference between someone who turns up to church and someone who is genuinely committed to it? And how do you build a community where the deeply committed set the culture without making everyone else feel like they're on the outside?\nJoel and Tim dig into the commitments culture that has shaped Soul Revival for over 35 years. The Sydney FC Cove, the Spirit of Shankly, Real Madrid's member-owned election, the Manchester United social psychology experiment, and why Soul Revival chose Saturday night because it was harder, not because it was easier.\nPlus the three dangers of a commitments culture, why holding loose to practice while holding firm to theology is the key, and what it means to be a custodian of culture; the person who knows why the church does what it does and can pass that on to whoever walks in the door.\nTimestamps\n00:00 Welcome back — the long-lost episode and the Commitments culture\n02:00 The Shock Absorber model and why commitments matter\n04:00 Sydney FC and the different levels of fandom — novices, fans, season ticket holders, the Cove\n06:00 Custodians of culture — who holds the stories of a community\n08:00 The open door and the definable boundary — wrestling with what a commitment is\n11:00 The three levels — irregular, regular, committed\n13:00 The shadows — three dangers of a commitments culture\n19:00 The Manchester United social psychology experiment\n23:00 Keeping Jesus the main thing — not the local expression\n25:00 Saturday night was harder, not easier — the counter-cultural choice\n29:00 Spirit of Shankly, Real Madrid elections and member-owned clubs\n33:00 Cultural memory — why the Kop doesn't wear the kit\n37:00 What commitments meetings look like now — and what they don't\n42:00 Listening to those unlike yourself\n46:00 The one who thought Week Away was mandatory\n49:00 Why charcoal Charlie's catering would be a category error\n53:00 Holding loose to practice, holding firm to theology\n57:00 When to lovingly say — that's not what we do...","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}