Resiliency in discipleship is the name of the game as Stu, Tim and Joel chat about how intergenerational relationships can improve it, based on the research in Faith for Exiles.
Are rosters and a highly specialised church environment lead us to only be pleasant strangers? The Bible calls us to be more than that where the church community can be transformed by the Spirit's sanctification. The problem is, we get lonelier and lonelier as a society. Intentional, meaningful relationships can be the antidote.
00:00 Intro 02:46 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Biblical Critical Theory 26:20 The choice we get, the lonelier we get 30:15 Meaningful relationships and outward looking friendships 36:27 Intentionality and presence in forming relationships 45:49 Intergenerational relationships produce greater resilience 52:41 Community transformation through the Spirit 1:02:07 Problems with a specialised church environment 1:15:12 Dave educates us on early commercial airlines