Shows / The Shock Absorber
Episodes
- The Shock Absorber
Developing a ministry framework - Live Berea tutorial (Part 1)
MINI-SERIES: Get a taster for what Berea is like as Stu runs the first tutorial from the Berea Internship. As Saturday Night Live celebrates its 50th…
- The Shock Absorber
Building a comprehensive church training system
MINI-SERIES: The PRACTICE of in-house ministry training with Joel, Tim and Stu. As the next Federal election approaches, political leaders in Australia have…
- The Shock Absorber
An engine room of ministry thought
MINI-SERIES: Tim, Joel and Stu use Berea as a way of investigating the strategy of in-house ministry training. This episode begins with the launch of Tim’s…
- The Shock Absorber
Not what to think, but HOW to think
MINI-SERIES: Tim, Joel and Stu chat Theology-Strategy-Practice for internal ministry training, based off Soul Revival's which is called Berea. They explore why…
- The Shock Absorber
Ministry as mates
MINI-SERIES: Theology-Strategy-Practice for ministry teams. Stu, Tim and Joel look at the practice element of ministry teams. They explore how friendship fuels…
- The Shock Absorber
Is efficiency a good metric for ministry?
MINI-SERIES: Theology-Strategy-Practice for ministry teams - this time it's strategy behind church ministry teams. The guys delve into Soul Revival's Strategy…
- The Shock Absorber
Ministry teams are like dragon boating — But is your church just watching?
MINI-SERIES: Theology-Strategy-Practice for ministry teams, kicking things off by diving deep into the theology behind church ministry teams. Drawing from…
- The Shock Absorber
It takes a village — and we need it back
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…
- The Shock Absorber
Without a youth strategy, it’s disastrous
MINI-SERIES: Young People in the Church [STRATEGY] In this episode of The Shock Absorber Podcast, Joel, Stu, and Tim explore the critical importance of…
- The Shock Absorber
The theological consequences of living out what we learn
MINI-SERIES: Young People in the Church Tim, Stu, and Joel are back with a brand-new mini-series, exploring Soul Revival’s framework of Theology, Strategy, and…
- The Shock Absorber
The world is changing (U.S. election recap)
What began as a quick dive into a cultural artefact evolved into a full episode exploration. Stu, Tim, and Joel examine the result of the 2024 U.S. election…
- The Shock Absorber
Use meals to slow down life
In the final episode of their mini-series on meals, Joel, Tim and Jai discuss the implementation of meals at each Soul Revival gathering. Firstly, they explore…
- The Shock Absorber
The truth and love of sharing meals at church
Tim, Stu and Joel get together to discuss Soul Revival's strategy behind having meals at every Soul Revival gathering. After reminiscing on some food memories…
- The Shock Absorber
We are made to eat together
In this episode of the Shock Absorber, Stu, Tim, and Joel delve into the theology behind incorporating meals into all Soul Revival gatherings. They explore the…
- The Shock Absorber
Love in action vs. division
Stu and Joel are back to discuss where the Shock Absorber will be heading in the next few months (00:00). As the 2024 Presidential Race heats up (02:46), they…
- The Shock Absorber
Enjoy the church planting rollercoaster
In this episode of the Shock Absorber, the guys dive into a range of topics that related to church planting given Joey (Ryde gathering) and Jai (Yarrawarrah…
- The Shock Absorber
Curiosity + conviction is what shapes us
In this episode of the Shock Absorber podcast, Tim and Joel they explore key cultural and spiritual issues affecting the modern world. We begin by discussing…
- The Shock Absorber
Are Christians more scandalous or more nuanced?
Tim and Joel dive into the world of football, ministry, and evangelical thought! They start with wide-ranging discussion on football, from the history of…
- The Shock Absorber
Traditions reveal a vanilla Christian
In this episode of the Shock Absorber podcast, Tim, Joel and Fi explore the role of church traditions in clarifying what we believe, particularly through the…
- The Shock Absorber
The future is slow and ad-hoc
In the latest episode of the Shock Absorber podcast, Tim shares exciting news as he joins the Soul Revival staff full-time! He opens up about his new role and…
- The Shock Absorber
Scaling Up: Ministry capacity for all sizes
In a shorter episode of the Shock Absorber podcast, Stu and Joel dive into a range of insightful questions about how Soul Revival approaches ministry. They…
- The Shock Absorber
Building a church from youth ministry
Join Stu, Tim, and Joel as they dive into the Christian moments that stood out at the 2024 Olympic Games. They also tackle some intriguing questions Stu has…
- The Shock Absorber
Just a Christian version of everybody else
In Part 5 of our Resilient Disciples series, Stu, Tim and Joel dive into the Last Supper death work showcased at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony and…
- The Shock Absorber
Work for Jesus, get paid by...
Tim and Joel look at the fourth practice of Resilient Faith from Faith for Exiles which leads them on a discussion of how we can encourage Christians to be…
- The Shock Absorber
Are we only pleasant strangers at church?
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…
- The Shock Absorber
How do you best serve God?
Tim and Joel as sit down with Anthony, who, along with his wife Trudi, is preparing to move to Ethiopia. Partnering with CMS and Kale Heywet Church, their…
- The Shock Absorber
The value of wisdom in cultural discernment
Joel and Stu chat about why cultural discernment is an essential skill of a resilient disciple and what kind of posture we can adopt towards it and be equipped…
- The Shock Absorber
God doesn't owe you an easy life
Tim, Joel and Fi talk about what it takes to be a resilient disciple because God doesn't owe us an easy life. Resiliency reveals itself through a certain form…
- The Shock Absorber
Church audience reach = resilient disciples?
Tim and Joel continue the discussion on the intersection of technology and discipleship. Topics range from applying Vygotsky's theories to faith formation, a…
- The Shock Absorber
Bringing order to chaos
Tim, Fi and Joel are here to discuss video games and what the difference is between escapism and rest. Where do video games and other forms of escapism fit…
- The Shock Absorber
Are people looking for A.I. church?
Stu, Tim and Joel are back together to discuss individualism, progress for progress' sake and how it affects mission and discipleship. Why do we shy away from…
- The Shock Absorber
Do we even need each other?
Stu is back from writing leave and joins Fi and in continuing the discussion on discipleship. They re-iterate that the most important thing is a personal…
- The Shock Absorber
Is discipleship only for the individual?
Tim and Joel continue the discussion on discipleship and how our approach has been clouded by the rise of individualism and how personal habits more often than…
- The Shock Absorber
Lack of growth is sub-normal
Fi drops into the Shock Absorber to continue the discussion with Joel and Tim on discipleship and growth. They talk about how there is something wrong if we…
- The Shock Absorber
What even is discipleship?
Tim and Joel re-convene to discuss the much talked about topic in Christian circles: discipleship. What is it? Do we grow beyond the initial growth? Has the…
- The Shock Absorber
Chip Lunch Crossover: What can He do?
This week we bring you an episode from Soul Revival Church's other podcast - Chip Lunch. Our most recent guest was Craig Pring, who is part of the leadership…
- The Shock Absorber
Actions flow from identity
Following the book launch of Australian Evangelical Perspectives on Youth Ministry, Joel, Tim and Joey discuss a more wholistic approach to teaching young…
- The Shock Absorber
Social contagion transformed by Jesus
Tim returns to the podcast to initially chat about his upcoming trip to Chicago but also to discuss how art and even entertainment has been subsumed by a…
- The Shock Absorber
Are you sleepwalking through your ministry?
Sleep or lack of, can often be over-spiritualised but if we don't sleep are we actually trusting God? Brayden joins Joel and Stu to discuss rest for those…
- The Shock Absorber
Pulling a Swiftie... Are the generations re-uniting?
Long time Soul Revivalist Fiona makes her debut on the podcast as they discuss whether Taylor Swift may be re-uniting the generations with her music and…
- The Shock Absorber
Unintended consequences (w/Jon Dunbier)
Jon Dunbier from Grace Anglican Church joins the podcast to discuss IGM and unintended consequences of a variety of church and cultural changes and the…
- The Shock Absorber
Does Jesus GET us?
Joel accidentally introduces the podcast as Chip Lunch. That's our other podcast which you can listen to here. Following the He Gets Us Campaign during the…
- The Shock Absorber
Pastors spend a huge amount of time convincing Christians to come to church
After a quick chat about Gladiators, Stu, Tim and Joel dive into a X thread by Dave Adamson. What follows is a wide-ranging discussion on church, culture and…
- The Shock Absorber
JESUS sets the vision
Stu, Tim and Joel return to the Shock Absorber for 2024 to talk about Soul Revival's Vision Weekend. They discuss starting from the foundation that Jesus…
- The Shock Absorber
Flexing spiritual muscle memory
Tim and Joel get together to record the last Shock Absorber of 2023. Christmas is the inspiration, and so they discuss what a successful Christmas Eve…
- The Shock Absorber
Friendship at church through the lens of Christ
Stu comes back on the podcast with Joel to chat about what's been taking up most of his time lately. It includes a trip to Christmas carols in Brewarrina and…
- The Shock Absorber
The world is hurtling towards hope
Tim and Joel jump on for a shorter episode but jam packed with some tasty content. They talk Bonhoeffer, Tim's article on youth ministry being more than just…
- The Shock Absorber
Straight outta college into church planting
SORRY ABOUT THE POOR AUDIO QUALITY! It gets better as the episode goes on. Joey and Joel sit down to talk about Joey's journey after finishing college. His is…
- The Shock Absorber
Action in the church comes at a cost
After a short absence from the pod, Tim rejoins Joel to rejoice in young people learning about Jesus and how different music scenes have impacted culture. It…
- The Shock Absorber
Does copying culture negate church growth?
Joel and Stu sit down to break down some statistics from the NCLS and McCrindle. What results is a discussion around church growth, church planting, trust in…
- The Shock Absorber
Creating Christian cultural goods at the grassroots level
Both Stu and Joey return to the podcast to discuss Soul Revival's partnership with Miranda Congregational Church before talking about discipleship differences…
- The Shock Absorber
If your church is growing, it's because of God
Tim and Joel are joined by college student and expert on Japan - Lewis, to chat about Soul Revival's Planning Day and including young people in church…
- The Shock Absorber
From daggy to dangerous to desirable to delightful
Stu, Tim and Joel re-visit a previous episode to get Stu's thoughts on the importance of church. They discuss the impact of Descartes' "I think therefore I am"…
- The Shock Absorber
Preparing for Soul Revival Church's 2023 Planning Day
In the first ever episode outdoor AND not recorded in the Third Space Studio, the guys discuss plans for Soul Revival Church's upcoming 2023 Planning Day. Last…
- The Shock Absorber
Why is it important to go to church?
Brayden and Tim are on the podcast this week to discuss a question that Brayden was posed at Bible college - Why is it important to go to church? In Australia…
- The Shock Absorber
Re-invent church a little to forge ageless friendships
After talking through cultural instances of old and young working together, Stu, Tim and Joel get into why it would be great to recapture the intergenerational…
- The Shock Absorber
Who's building the church? Who's influencing culture?
After a quick dip into Night Bombers and Culture Making, Stu and Joel talk about how Christians impact culture by expressing their identity in Christ. They…
- The Shock Absorber
The Kingdom habitually undermines expectations and when good reasons go wrong
Tim and Joel engage in a wide-ranging and thoughtful chat on a wide variety of topics that includes, the Reformation, how we can make more space in our lives…
- The Shock Absorber
Grow some weeds to plant some churches
Joey, pastor of Ryde gathering joins Stu and Joel on the pod this week to chat church planting, especially in the context of Soul Revival Church in Ryde. Using…
- The Shock Absorber
Fast track future leaders with a youth camp
Brayden (Student Pastor, Arts Pastor, Youth Coordinator) and Ethan (Youth Mission Pastor) join the podcast to chat about Soul Revival Church's first ever youth…