Generational Change, Institutionalisation and a New Approach

10 Things I Hate About You

Season 1, Episode 8

The generational shift from the 1990s to the 2000s brought a real test for what Soul Revival had been originally built on. This period inspired the three main tenets for the Shock Absorber as a framework for intergenerational ministry.

Stu touches on a few pivotal events that occurred in the early 2000s which signalled that the youth culture was changing. While it was tough era, it genuinely tested Soul Revival's strategy and helped the ministry adapt to change. It lead to the realisation that rather than institutionalising ideas and becoming rigid, it was far more important to fight transience and institutionalise relationships between generations.

What transpired was the next era of Soul Revival as it re-articulated it's approach around three main principles:

Theology

Strategy

Practice