The Shock Absorber

Stu and Joel are rejoined by Tim as they chat about the Youth Quake in the 1960s and how it shaped youth ministry in the subsequent decades. They look at the Jesus Movement that created Christian communes and coffees house, their return to the established church and how they changed worship music. To the Brass Tacks/Funnel method, No Guts, No Glory and the institutionalisation of those ideas and how it all lead to what we now call the Shock Absorber.

01:06 Mosaic chat
02:13 Moving forward on the Shock Absorber
03:48 Cultural Artefact - The 70s, AC/DC and The Jesus Movement
07:38 The 60s Youth Quake saw the rise of The Jesus Movement
16:36 How the Jesus Movement became part of the established church
22:19 Brass Tacks/Funnel Method
26:54 Every form of youth ministry institutionalises
29:23 No Guts, No Glory
33:00 How the Shock Absorber is the third way
50:42 How to prevent institutionalisation

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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

The Coming Revolution of Youth Ministry, by Mark Senter III
The Four Views of Youth Ministry, by Mark Senter III
Double or Bust: The Church needs radical change to engage young people again
Overdose by AC/DC

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Email: joel@shockabsorber.com.au
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What is The Shock Absorber?

Thinking and doing church a little differently...