S4 28: Don’t Settle for a Small Worldview With Michael Craven
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Christians have the privilege of participating with God as He makes all things new. But many believers have unwittingly settled for a small worldview and a privatized faith that has little effect on the culture around them. That’s why the Colson Center is committed to helping Christians develop a Christian worldview that shapes all of life—not just Sunday mornings. The primary way we do this is through the Colson Fellows program. This week, I’m joined by my dear colleague, Michael Craven, Dean of the Colson Fellows. Tune in to hear his story and get a vision for the necessity, beauty, and transforming power of embracing a comprehensive Christian worldview.
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Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. But many young Christians today are being encouraged to “deconstruct” their faith. Culture becomes the standard of truth instead of Scripture, and many young believers walk away from faith altogether. To help the Church offer a better way to those who are deconstructing, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction of Christianity. They define what deconstruction really is, why it’s appealing to so many, and why it’s harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing by welcoming the hard questions while also upholding truth. This month, get a copy of The Deconstruction of Christianity by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/swdeconstruction
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| 0:00.0 | Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. |
| 0:07.0 | But many young Christians today are being encouraged to deconstruct their faith. |
| 0:13.0 | Culture becomes the standard of truth instead of Scripture, and many young believers walk away from faith altogether. |
| 0:19.0 | To help the church offer a better way to |
| 0:21.8 | those who are deconstructing, Elisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction |
| 0:27.3 | of Christianity. In this, they define what deconstruction really is, why it's appealing to |
| 0:33.4 | so many, and why it's harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing |
| 0:39.2 | by welcoming the hard questions |
| 0:41.3 | while also upholding truth. |
| 0:43.8 | This month, get a copy of the deconstruction of Christianity |
| 0:47.0 | by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center |
| 0:50.1 | at colsoncenter.org forward slash |
| 0:53.3 | SW. SW deconstruction. |
| 1:01.0 | Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate |
| 1:13.2 | in his story. We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the shallow definitions |
| 1:18.8 | of what it means to be a woman and into the flourishing life that comes when we walk out our |
| 1:24.5 | design. I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 1:30.9 | Well, thank you for coming back, listeners, and I have a treat for you today. |
| 1:35.3 | I have my good friend Michael Craven with me today. |
| 1:38.3 | Although I always start any phone call with Michael, I start by saying, Mr. Craven. |
| 1:44.1 | And he responds with Mrs. Stone Street. |
| 1:47.4 | He is the vice president for equipping and mobilization at the Colson Center. And a large part of that is running the Colson Fellows program, which listeners, you've heard me talk about before. |
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