Has the suburban identity colonised the church?

Stu and Tim return to continue their intellectual stoush around Stu's Phd work. It leads to a discussion around the impact of suburbia from the 1950s onwards and the loss of community due to the subsequent individualism and materialism.That also leads to questions about the church. Have Christians been lead to conflate the values of the gospel with the values of a middle class suburban identity? While the Bible affirms some aspects of culture but also critiques other aspects, what is the value of Christians living a counter-cultural lifestyle in a world that tells them not to?00:00 Intro
01:14 Stu's trip to Collarenebri River Convention
06:59 The intellectual stoush between Stu and Tim continues
21:09 The impact of suburbia
32:39 Suburban happiness is challenged by the gospel
44:52 Is the Shock Absorber a new model of ministry or strategic?DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

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