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By FBC Baton RougeSociety & Culture
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- Identity and Sexuality: Rethinking Self & Culture
How are we to make sense of our culture's current attitudes towards identity and sexuality? How did we get to this point? Oren and Dave begin a new series on identity and sexuality and trace the root of our modern views back nearly 400 years. Each episode will explore different philosophies and psychologies that led us to where we are today.
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Full Show Notes:
- New 4 episode series on identity and sexuality
- Walk through Carl Trueman’s book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
- Why this topic?
- “Why does the sentence, “I am a woman trapped in a man’s body” make sense not simply to those who have sat in poststructuralist and queer-theory seminars but to my neighbors, to people on the street, to coworkers who have no particular political ax to grind…”
- How does this go from absurd to accepted?
- The social imaginary
- The way people think about the world, how they imagine it to be, how they act intuitively in relation to it.
- A set of intuitions and practices.
- Do we live in a world with a given order and given purpose or one that is strictly material where purpose can be defined by the individual?
- What are the implications?
- Expressive individualism
- The idea that each of us finds our meaning by giving expression to our own feelings and desires.
- These expressions are my true, authentic identity
- “If the inner psychological life of the individual is sovereign, then identity becomes as potentially unlimited as the human imagination.”
- Two important questions
- Why is it important that identity is publicly acknowledged?
- Why is it that the public acknowledgment of some identities is compulsory and of others is forbidden?
Over the next few weeks, we’ll seek to provide answers and give a background for how these identities and views of sexuality emerged.
50 min - New 4 episode series on identity and sexuality
- The Kingdom of God and Poverty Alleviation
It's one thing to understand poverty alleviation from a biblical perspective. It's another to actually put it into practice. Oren and David discuss practical steps churches can take to do poverty alleviation well while keeping a gospel focus.
54 min - Poverty Alleviation: Why Good Intentions Aren't Enough
We all have good intentions. We all really mean well. However, sometimes our good intentions get in the way of what is best. This is the case when it comes to poverty alleviation. Too often, our good intentions actually hurt the poor.
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54 min - Poverty Alleviation: Why the Church is Called to Help
Should the church be involved in poverty alleviation? How does the Bible help us understand our responsibility and response? Can the church even make a difference?
Oren and David tackle these questions in the second episode of their series on poverty alleviation.
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Show Notes:
- Biblical mandate
- Old Testament
- Lev. 25:35–38; Deut. 14:28–29; Lev. 19:9–10
- “There should be no poor among you,” God declared (Deut. 15:4).
- New Testament
- Matt. 25:31–46; Acts 6:1–7; Gal. 2:1–10; 6:10; James 1:27
- 1 John 3:16–18
- It's part of the mission of the church
- Poverty alleviation is a gospel issue
- Kingdom work is to be done by kingdom citizens
- Luke 9 & 10
- The example of Jesus
- The poor need the compassionate, gospel-centered response of the church.
- "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Yikes!
- The church can't fix every problem, but it can do better than the lost.
- God intends for the rich and poor to worship together.
- The church is meant to be the most multi-ethnic, socially diverse community in the world.
57 min - Biblical mandate
- What is Poverty?
How we think about poverty matters. Most define it in terms of material resources. However, the Bible helps us understand and address the heart of the matter. Turns out, we're all poor. In their four-part series on poverty, Pastors Oren and Dave take a look at an issue that impacts every one of us.
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Full Show Notes:
What comes to mind when you hear the word poverty? How is it typically defined?
Poverty is most often defined in terms of a lack of material resources.
Poverty in the words of the poor. (quotes from When Helping Hurts pg. 50)
- No one needs us. We are like garbage. . .
- Powerless and unheard. . .
How does the Bible help us define and understand poverty?
Broken relationships
- God - our primary relationship
- Self - image of God
- Others - we are not islands
- Creation - our cultural mandate (Gen. 1:28-30)
“Poverty is the result of relationships that do not work, that are not just, that are not for life, that are not harmonious or enjoyable. Poverty is the absence of shalom in all its meanings.”
Based on this understanding of poverty, we must understand that it is a gospel issue at its heart. The answer to the brokenness of poverty is Jesus.
51 min - No one needs us. We are like garbage. . .
- Gen Z: Slow Grow
Studies show that Gen Z grows up slower than previous generations. What are some ways we see evidence of this? Why is this trend towards a delay in adulthood happening? Oren and David discuss these questions in this episode.
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Full Show Notes:At some point in your life as a kid, you realize just how bad you want to grow up. You can’t wait to grow up. Gen Z, however, is taking a different approach.
Slow Grow Facts
- Gen Z teens are less likely to go out without their parents and experience the freedom of being out of the house without their parents.
- This delays those first experiences of being an adult and needing to make their own decisions, good or bad.
- Gen Z teens are less likely to date.
- This means they are less likely to have sex than teens in previous decades.
- This has resulted in the lowest teen birthrate ever. It’s down by more than half.
- Gen Z teens delay in getting their driver’s license
- 1 out of 4 teens don’t have their license by the time they graduate from high school
- No longer a symbol of freedom
- Gen Z teens are less likely to spend time alone at home after school.
- Fewer latchkey kids
- Fewer unaccompanied/supervised children
- Gen Z teens are less likely to get a job
- If they work, they work fewer hours on average
- There isn’t a significant rise in extracurricular activities
- Less time spent on homework
Why the Slow Grow?
- Today’s teens follow a slow life strategy.
- Families have fewer children
- Parents cultivate each child longer and more intensely
- They just don’t “need” to
- There’s less of a “survival” mentality among Gen Z and their parents
1 hr 3 min - The World According to Gen Z
Gen Z is like no generation that has come before it. Driven by the rapid technological advances of the past 25 years and shaped by a series of volatile and divisive cultural events, Gen Z is a complex generation yet full of promise. How does Gen Z see the world? In what ways does technology inform and mediate their lives? How have values and morals shifted within this generation compared to older ones?
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Full Show Notes:
Screenagers
- “Gen Z has come of age in a world saturated by digital technology and mediated by mobile devices” -Barna
- 57% of teens use screen media four or more hours a day.
- How does Gen Z use Social Media?
- Talk/chat with friends or relatives - 91%
- Share photos or videos - 79%
- See news stories - 63%
- Connect with or meet new people - 54% (compared to 39% of adults)
- Follow or connect with celebrities, cultural icons and brands - 53%
- Find information about or organize events - 45%
- “Gen Z, along with Millennials, are more likely than older generations to think social media is a good place to discuss opinions and ideas, and to trust information they encounter online.” - Barna
Post-Christian Worldview
- The percentage of people with a biblical worldview decile in each generation
- Boomers - 10%
- Gen X - 7%
- Millennials - 6%
- Gen Z - 4%
- The percentage of Gen Z that identifies as atheist is double that of U.S. adults.
- 34% claim no religious affiliation
- “As the cultural cost of being a Christian increases, people who were once Christian only in name likely have started to identify as nones, disintegrating the ‘ideological ‘bridge’ between unbelievers and believers.” - James White
The erosion of a biblical worldview has huge implications on Gen Z.
- Gen Z views on Sexuality and Gender
- Sex outside of marriage is increasingly accepted. However, Gen Z is becoming sexually active at a later age.
- Monogamy is out - emotionless, physical relationships are in.
- Marriage is out - casual dating and cohabitation are in.
- Kids are out - living my life on my terms is in.
- Intimacy is out - pornography is in.
- Standards of morality are out - everything is in (LGBTQ+)
- Biology is out - how I feel is in (Gender)
“Safe Spaces” Are Normal
- “Gen Z teens do not like to make people feel bad. Their collective aversion to causing offense is the natural project of a pluralistic, inclusive culture that frowns on passing judgment.” - Barna
- Safe spaces and trigger warnings.
- Leads to a lack of open convictions
- Causes anxiety over expressing an opinion or providing an answer.
1 hr 2 min - “Gen Z has come of age in a world saturated by digital technology and mediated by mobile devices” -Barna
- Gen Z: Who Are They?
Have you heard of Generation Z? If not, it's time for you to be introduced. In this first episode of a new series, Oren and Dave say hello to Gen Z and discuss why they are worth knowing.
51 min - Why the Resurrection Matters
Is the resurrection nothing more than religious fantasy or does it have implications on our lives today? Oren and Dave discuss several reasons why the resurrection of Jesus matters in the lives of believers and non-believers alike.
46 min - Why the Atonement Matters
Did Jesus accomplish anything on the cross? Was his death just a good example or was it something more? Why did he die in the first place? The atonement of Jesus has life or death implications. Therefore, it needs to be understood. Thankfully, the Bible provides us clear answers to the aforementioned questions.
Oren and Dave mentioned John Piper's book, Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die, during the episode. You can download the free PDF here: https://bit.ly/3wrSxya
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