Teaching Pastor at Soul Revival Church, Karen, joins Joel and Stu to continue looking at ministering in 2010s and 2020s. Seminal artist Beyonce provides the frame of reference in discussing certain social issues that she aligns with. For Christians, the challenge is to provide a space where cultural issues can be discussed and whether we should embrace or critique them. In answering a question from Callan, we see that the Shock Absorber provides an ongoing, long-term, low key and relational approach to developing a higher level of discipleship.
02:06 Cultural Artefact - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), by Beyonce
05:35 Beyonce background and discography
10:21 The three stages of Beyonce's career and her self-discovery
18:22 Beyonce's influence on 2010s
25:39 Control of the narrative and the BeyHive
35:29 Beyonce's identity and her alignment with social movements
51:47 Critiquing and embracing culture - post-modernism and pluralism
59:42 Providing a space to discuss cultural issues and bringing the Bible to bear
1:08:13 Question from Callan about discussing culture
1:17:55 Christianity isn't cultural, it's counter-cultural
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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODESingle Ladies (Put A Ring On It), by Beyonce
Polyphonic channelHow Beyoncé Shaped the 2010s, by Polyphonic
Crazy in Love ft. JAY Z, by Beyonce
03' Bonnie & Clyde ft. Beyonce, by JAY Z
Run the World (Girls), by Beyonce
Don't Hurt Yourself ft. Jack White, by Beyonce
Homecoming on NetflixDiana: The Musical on NetflixInside the BeyHiveBeyonce performance at Super Bowl LIf I Were A Boy, by Beyonce
I Have A Dream, by Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X speech on police brutalityThe Black Panther Party for Self-DefenseThe Top 100 Beyoncé Songs, RankedIan HusseyLove on Top, by Beyonce
Party ft. J. Cole, by Beyonce
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