34: Suburban Bootcamp: Suburban Secularism + How to Develop a Gospel Identity

For three weeks, our Suburban Bootcamp helps you take the big ideas of secularism and connect the dots to your everyday, holy life. How do we live ordinary lives well in a secular age? Here’s some practical places to start.

Bryce Hales (church planter at Resurrection Orange County) and Ashley Hales talk about freedom and secularism, how social media changes us, and how secularism affects those of us who live in suburbs and live rather ordinary lives. We talk about secularism of the right, give you some resources, and help you connect the dots between secularism and habits to move you towards the things of God. Listen in, share and subscribe!

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LINKS

Our church, Resurrection Orange County: https://www.resurrectionoc.com/

Ashley’s book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much: https://amzn.to/2FQr67Z

And particularly check out this resource specifically for churches: aahales.com/forchurches

Mentioned this episode:

Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon, David Kinneman and Mark Matlock

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How has secularism infiltrated not only urban progressive places but the suburbs? Join @aahales and pastor @bahales of @res_oc talk about #secularism:

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We talk resilient disciples, information from @barnagroup, secularism, and more on #findingholypodcast

The secularism of the right looks more reactionary than outward-focused. #findingholypodcast

Meaningful life = community + freedom in a suburban secular age. Listen in to @aahales and @bahales on #findingholypodcast

Thick identities are formed through story, attention and what community we’re doing life with. @aahales and @bahales on #findingholypodcast

We have the story of the gospel in our heads but we have the story of the culture in our bones. @bahales and @aahales #findingholypodcast

ONE SMALL STEP

To form a gospel identity — consider what you give your attention to and what people you’re doing life with.

Choose to commit to your community: go to church. Make it a priority from now before Easter. Choose to show up for the same group of ordinary people and see how it goes!

If regular church-going is already your thing, consider what you might do to show up and volunteer regularly. We don’t want to see our church communities as yet another consumer product.

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Get special info for your church here: www.aahales.com/forchurches

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