Honesty, Persuasion, and the Care of Souls in a Post-Christian Age: Scrivener, Jacobs, Smith and PVK

This was a conversation in London between @TheNathanJacobsPodcast , @HeliocentricOfficial , @SpeakLifeMedia 00:00 Introduction to Faith Conversations03:06 Estuary and Honesty in Connection04:04 Introducing the Panelists07:20 Portraits of the Religiously Unaffiliated09:32 The Camera as a Confessional Tool12:16 Aiming for Good Conversation14:26 Estuary as a Church-Adjacent Practice16:35 Treating People as Ends, Not Means24:15 Why Soft Persuasion Works32:23 Navigating Disagreement and Debate40:40 The Role of Wisdom in Witnessing42:52 The Dynamics of Heated Conversations57:13 Transitions in Spiritual Journeys1:03:13 Persuasive Moments in Deconstruction1:07:18 The Mixed Picture of Church Attendance1:10:38 The Orthodox Moment and Cultural Shifts1:19:31 Closing Advice on Church Exploration1:21:40 The Future of Fundamental Disagreement1:24:40 Practical Advice for Deconstruction1:38:05 Advice to Newcomers1:49:12 Urgency, Street Preaching, and Poverty1:55:23 Closing Remarks and Reflection Sacramento Estuary Conference Oct 16 and 17 https://www.livingstonescrc.com/events/sacramento-estuary-conference-2026/2026-10-16 What is the TLC? ("This little corner of the Internet" also know as "the corner" https://youtu.be/Y3vqSjywot8?si=IVS3bnriwje5syPO TLC Search tool. https://thislittlecorner.netThe Flotilla List: https://thislittlecorner.net/channels https://www.livingstonescrc.com/give Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/ My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/ Bridges of meaning https://discord.gg/UKg8k93c Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A