Honesty, Persuasion, and the Care of Souls in a Post-Christian Age: Scrivener, Jacobs, Smith and PVK

This was a conversation in London between  @TheNathanJacobsPodcast  ,  @HeliocentricOfficial  ,  @SpeakLifeMedia

00:00 Introduction to Faith Conversations03:06 Estuary and Honesty in Connection04:04 Introducing the Panelists07:20 Portraits of the Religiously Unaffiliated09:32 The Camera as a Confessional Tool12:16 Aiming for Good Conversation14:26 Estuary as a Church-Adjacent Practice16:35 Treating People as Ends, Not Means24:15 Why Soft Persuasion Works32:23 Navigating Disagreement and Debate40:40 The Role of Wisdom in Witnessing42:52 The Dynamics of Heated Conversations57:13 Transitions in Spiritual Journeys1:03:13 Persuasive Moments in Deconstruction1:07:18 The Mixed Picture of Church Attendance1:10:38 The Orthodox Moment and Cultural Shifts1:19:31 Closing Advice on Church Exploration1:21:40 The Future of Fundamental Disagreement1:24:40 Practical Advice for Deconstruction1:38:05 Advice to Newcomers1:49:12 Urgency, Street Preaching, and Poverty1:55:23 Closing Remarks and Reflection

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