Dec 10 2024 62 mins
MINI-SERIES: Young People in the Church [PRACTICE]
In this episode, Joel and Tim dive into the critical importance of practice in youth and children’s ministry, exploring its role within Soul Revival's Theology-Strategy-Practice framework. They discuss how churches can be an essential pillar of stability for young people, providing relationships and networks that foster genuine community.
They unpack the ways Christians have uncritically adopted industrialised models of faith formation and psycho-social development within church. They challenge the notion that children's faith is "incomplete" and argue that we’re not waiting for kids to become Christians — they are fully part of the Kingdom and have a faith of their own.
They also explore three of Soul Revival's key practices in youth and children's ministry as examples, youth leadership, leadership training and Kids Chill. These practices illustrate how fostering relational stability and a village-like community can help form faith more effectively. Ultimately, they emphasise that it takes a village not just to raise children, but to raise all of us, highlighting the need to reclaim community and relational stability within the church through Shock Absorber principles.
00:00 Intro
02:40 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Primary school concerts
07:57 Institutionalised transition points created by schooling
16:58 Faith formation has been uncritically mapped onto our industrialised society
35:03 Breaking down some of Soul Revival youth and children's Practices
58:30 Recapturing "It takes a village to raise a child"
DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
It Takes a Church to Raise a Parent, by Rachel Turner
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