The Shock Absorber

Joel and Stu continue their tour throughout history and evangelism, with a particular focus on the 1950s. By looking at the legacy of famous evangelicals of time such as Billy Graham, John Stott, J.I. Packer and others bolster the argument that evangelicals, who make Jesus and the gospel their main focus, hold a continuous line throughout history from Christendom onwards.

We also answer a question from Leonie, sent in via our Discord server.

01:31 Story/Cultural Artefact - Stu went to the Billy Graham Crusade at Randwick Racecourse
10:06 The through line of evangelicalism
24:58 When the fundamentalists became more politically active
31:15 Billy Graham's legacy
44:15 John Stott's legacy
49:52 Jim Rayburn, Josh McDowell, J.I. Packer
56:40 QUESTION from Leonie

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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

The day Billy Graham transfixed a massive MCG crowd
Billy Graham crusade in Sydney
Navigators
The Crusader Union of Australia
George Marsden (historian)
Moving beyond the shock absorber: The place of youth ministry—past, present and future, by Stuart Crawshaw
Billy Graham
Amsterdam 2000 Called the Most Multinational Event Ever
John Stott
The 2005 TIME 100
Jim Rayburn
Josh McDowell
J.I. Packer
Knowing God, by J.I. Packer

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Email: joel@shockabsorber.com.au
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Website: shockabsorber.com.au

What is The Shock Absorber?

Thinking and doing church a little differently...