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Helping People … Connect with Culture. Helping People … Connect with Culture. If I was writing a seminar… what would I say? Why… Connect with Culture – Tim Minchin Costs… of Connect with Culture – Lily Allen How… to Connect with Culture – Scrubs. Helping People … Connect with Culture.
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Helping People…Connect with Culture If I was writing a seminar… what would I say? Why… Connect with Culture – Tim Minchin Costs… of Connect with Culture – Lily Allen How… to Connect with Culture – Scrubs
Helping People…Connect with Culture Why… Connect with Culture – Tim Minchin • Tim Minchin – on love • Why? • It’s something Jesus did John 11:35 • It helps us understand and care Ez 16:49-50 • It helps us understand/explain the good news • I have family, friends, colleagues • I can’t avoid it • I don’t need to connect – Acts 8:6
Helping People…Connect with Culture Costs… of Connect with Culture – Lily Allen • Lily Allen - on God • Costs? • Threatening – not right, valued, respected, or included • Time cost – less Christian activity – feel less valued? • Emotional cost – 2 Peter 2:8 • Spiritual cost…Dangers • 1 Cor 9:21 I am not free from God’s law, but am under Christ’s law • Arrogance or harmony dangers • 1 Cor 15:33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character.“ • The enemy is more powerful on home ground
Helping People…Connect with Culture How… to Connect with Culture – Scrubs • How? • Stay Connected to Jesus + 1 other John 15:5 • Know the truth – it talks about us Jer 17:9; Luke 12:15 • Keeping instep with the Spirit – 2 Tim 2:21-26 • Which culture are you recruiting from? Which world view? – Nature, Science, Religious Which sub culture? – career, relationships, broken, celebrate, unchurched, churched, post churched, academic, arty, geeky, gay, 20s, 30s, 40s, music, TV, film, radio • Pick up the skill - Connect but Criticise – 2 Cor 10:5 • Scrubs – on death • Mastering the skill
Helping People…Connect with Culture If I was writing any seminar… what would I say? Tell them why Show them how Get them started Keep them going Help them pass it on