Reconstructing Faith with Trevin Wax

• No Renewal Without Resilience

  As words like toxic and abusive are increasingly applied to ordinary stresses, the way we interpret and respond to conflict changes. This isn’t just a cultural issue. It’s impacting the church, too. There’s a generation gap developing when it comes to leadership, authority, and resilience in church relationships and ministry. Older leaders don’t always share the same assumptions or expectations as younger leaders. The loss of common language and outlook can lead to relational breakdown. We will not be able to rebuild in the coming years unless we are resilient, unless we persevere through heartache and disappointment. On this episode of Reconstructing Faith, join Trevin Wax as he asks: how do we serve together through pain and conflict? How do we deal with disappointment in our pursuit of church renewal? What does spiritual resilience look like in a world that needs resolve?Connect with Trevin      • on Twitter: @TrevinWax     • on Facebook     • subscribe to Trevin’s email newsletter Have a question you want to ask Trevin? Send it to [email protected].  

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• I Post, Therefore I Am

  Digital technologies have woven a complex web that alters our perceptions and interactions. We think of ourselves differently now, and we experience life differently than 20 years ago. How does this shift, this digitization of the self, affect our understanding of what it means to be human? In this environment, spiritual formation will have to be, in some ways, counter-formation. An alternative to the digital habits and assumptions that form us, often unthinkingly, in machine-like dehumanizing ways. Renewal will require us to ask hard questions about who we've been, who we are, and who we're becoming. On this episode of Reconstructing Faith, join Trevin Wax as he asks: How does the digital age shape, inform, or deform our understanding of discipleship and spiritual growth?Connect with Trevin      • on Twitter: @TrevinWax     • on Facebook     • subscribe to Trevin’s email newsletter Have a question you want to ask Trevin? Send it to [email protected].  

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• Where’s the Edge?

  Faithful Bible teaching, delivered well and received well, is a cornerstone of the church's renewal. Too often, our preaching and teaching doesn’t hold the interest of people, either because we failed to deliver the message of the scriptures faithfully or because we failed to construct a bridge from the biblical text to contemporary concerns. And so, we miss the opportunity to bring scriptural truth into the sharp edge of conflict with whatever passes for common sense in the world. Whether you’re a pastor, a Bible study leader, or a faithful church member hungry for truth, if we’re going to be involved in the rebuilding work ahead of us, we’ve got to lean in here. We need sharper sermons that deliver truth, and we need sharper listeners attuned to God’s word above all else. On this episode of Reconstructing Faith, join Trevin Wax as he asks: How will preaching and teaching enable us to contribute to the renewal of the church?Connect with Trevin      • on Twitter: @TrevinWax     • on Facebook     • subscribe to Trevin’s email newsletterHave a question you want to ask Trevin? Send it to [email protected].  

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• Reading the Bible When Nobody Reads

  Fewer people read books these days, and those who do, read less often than before. For Christians, this trend hits harder. We are people of the Book. Our faith is anchored to the Scriptures. If we want to be people of substance in a world of superficiality, if we want to be spiritually healthy, if we want to embody a fortified faith that can contribute to the renewal of the church, we must begin with Scripture. On this episode of Reconstructing Faith, join Trevin Wax as he asks: what does faithful engagement with God's Word look like in a world where fewer and fewer people read, not just the Bible, but anything at all?Connect with Trevin      • on Twitter: @TrevinWax     • on Facebook     • subscribe to Trevin’s email newsletter Have a question you want to ask Trevin? Send it to [email protected].  

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• An Active Christian Life… Where God is Unnecessary

  Prayer is essential. The absence of prayer exposes and unmasks our self-sufficient spirit. It’s frightening to consider how easily we can busy ourselves in all sorts of activity in the name of a God we rarely invoke. The more we push God to the periphery, the more we take center stage. We lose eternal perspective because the Eternal One plays only a supporting role. On this episode of Reconstructing Faith, join Trevin Wax as he asks: What if the biggest temptation we face in seeking to restore and rebuild the witness of the church is not despair, or disillusionment, or cultural pressures, or internal corruption? What if the biggest temptation we face is prayerlessness?Connect with Trevin      • on Twitter: @TrevinWax     • on Facebook     • subscribe to Trevin’s email newsletterHave a question you want to ask Trevin? Send it to [email protected].  

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