Individual Feelings
How can we balance individual feelings with the cohesion of the group?
Ernie and Bill continue processing last week's discussion on The Great Reset. Ernie starts by confessing that he was so focused on working through his own reaction that he was blind to the fears and questions that many others in the group also had. Bill shares his own frustration that people seemed concerned about their own needs rather than those of the group.
Ernie pointed out that a lot of this is due to "WEIRD" culture (Western Educated Industrialized Rich Democracies), and the challenge is to evangelize (and redeem) that culture without first requiring people to give up those cultural norms. In particular, how do we create space for self-expression and questioning authority while still challenging people to live all out for Jesus and others?
References
Ernie pointed out that a lot of this is due to "WEIRD" culture (Western Educated Industrialized Rich Democracies), and the challenge is to evangelize (and redeem) that culture without first requiring people to give up those cultural norms. In particular, how do we create space for self-expression and questioning authority while still challenging people to live all out for Jesus and others?
References
- Automated Transcript
- S5E1 "ValueStorming" (The Great Reset)
- S5E4 "Lost Sheep" (The Great Reset)
- WEIRD societies