Leadership in an Anti-Christian Age | S1 E5

Like the men of Issachar, wise pastors should understand the times and know what the people of God should do (1 Chr. 12:32). This week, the profs highlight the acids of our anti-Christian age, offering critical wisdom for pastors to navigate it.

SKIP AHEAD.
(00:00) Coming Up...
(00:42) Introductions
(01:34) Men of Issachar and Our Anti-Christian Age
(03:36) I. Understanding the Times
(05:05) —The Culture and its Symptoms
(07:39) —A. Unprecedented Times: The Digital Revolution
(09:08) ——Technology and the Digital Revolution
(13:20) ——Scrolling and Anxiety
(15:25) ——Religious Decline
(18:47) ——Faux Omniscience and Too Much Information
(21:46) ——Post-Christian Life and the "Negative World"
(23:19) —B. Polarized Times: Political Religion 
(26:01) ——Modernity in Full Bloom: We Didn't Get Here Overnight
(31:11) ——Diagnosing the Problems
(32:27) —C. Anti-Authoritarian Times: "Who's in Charge Here?"
(34:54) —D. Sentimental Times: Stuck in the Feels
(38:02) —E. Therapeutic Times: Redefining Healing and Counsel
(41:35) ——Psychological Man and the Secular Priesthood
(43:58) ——Man's Reasoning over God's Word
(47:32) —F. Licentious Times: Free from All Constraints
(49:18) ——The Yuck Factor and the Overton Window
(52:36) —G. Progressive Times: The "Right" Side of History
(55:23) II. Knowing What to Do
(55:23) —Pastors Need Courage: The Fear of Being Canceled
(01:01:14) —Pastors Need Wisdom: Learning to Properly Diagnose
(01:05:38) —Pastoring Sinners on God's Terms, Not Theirs
(01:12:40) —Don’t Fuel the Acids of the Age
(01:17:59) —Daily Discipline and Diligence
(01:20:39) —Don't Predict the Future, Pastor Right Now

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