BONUS: Keith & Patrick's New Book, Joyful Outsiders, Coming Very Soon!

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🗓️ 18 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Christ against culture. Christ for culture. Christ transforming culture. Which approach is correct? Shouldn’t Christians have a one-size-fits-all, agreed upon set of principles for engaging with culture? The truth is that the Bible doesn’t give us one right answer. More like…six! On today’s episode, Keith and Patrick are previewing the six types of culture changers they lay out in their new book, Joyful Outsiders. They introduce each type: the trainer, the protester, the advisor, the artist, the ambassador, and the builder. The two share key insights for each, as well as biblical examples and temptations, or weak spots. They highlight the importance of unity and diverse churches that can make room for such different approaches to culture change. Plus, which type are you? You can find out before the book’s release by taking our free self-assessment today! TAKE THE SELF-ASSESSMENT Our new book, Joyful Outsiders, is coming January 21, 2025. Want to start reading now before release day? Download the first chapter for free now. Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here.

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0:00.0	Here's a quick fact.
0:01.3	For every 10 minutes, you spend in your Bible each day,
0:04.5	you spend 1,430 minutes outside of the Bible.
0:09.4	That's true of all of life, right?
0:10.8	You might spend Sunday mornings in church,
0:12.8	but you spend most of your life as an outsider in a different place.
0:16.9	And if you feel like an outsider in this world,
0:18.7	it can sometimes make you feel uncomfortable.
0:20.4	Like following Jesus might not be worth it, but I assure you it is worth it.
0:25.0	Jesus has called you not just to be an outsider, but to be a joyful outsider.
0:29.0	That's why we have written a new book that you can check out today called Joyful Outsiders,
0:33.7	six ways to follow Jesus in a disorienting culture.
0:37.2	It's going to give you everything you need to live your life with joy even when you're an outsider in this world.
0:43.3	For centuries, Christians have been arguing and debating about how they should engage the culture that they live in.
1:00.5	And there's been a wide variety of views.
1:02.6	And while Christians might all agree on some things about, say, who Jesus is or how a person has a relationship with God. They haven't agreed on how Christians
1:14.0	should interact the culture that they live in. And this is kind of surprising to me because every
1:19.7	Christian throughout the centuries, no matter what culture you lived in, no matter what century
1:23.7	you lived in, you've had to interact with the culture. So you would think by now,
1:28.6	Christians would have kind of an agreed upon set of principles that they use to interact with
1:33.8	a culture. But that's not the case at all. You're totally right. I mean, you have, you know,
1:38.2	Christ against culture, the Christ of culture, Christ transforming culture, Christ over culture. There's
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