Become New with John Ortberg 9. What Do I Do When People Don't Do What I Want Them to Do?
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Jun 24, 2021 Alan George, pastor and online campus leader who builds spiritual communities and shares personal testimony. He talks about leading faith online and the struggle of drifting from belief. He describes his parents’ quiet prayer practices and the long patience of prayer. He explores releasing control over children and learning to wait and trust in God.
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Use Technology To Grow Spiritual Community
- Leverage technology to build spiritual community across distance and cultures instead of seeing it as a limitation.
- Alan points to online campuses and digital tools as ways to connect and grow faith beyond physical boundaries.
Sticky Notes That Saved a Son
- Alan George grew up in a Christian home but drifted away after personal struggles and his father's death before returning to faith in a desperate moment.
- His parents put up hidden sticky-note Bible verses to force themselves to believe and pray through his visible failures until he came back.
Be The Person You'd Admire In Your Own Story
- John Ortberg emphasizes that parents should remain steady in their own faith rather than making their wellbeing depend on their child's choices.
- He suggests imagining an actor playing you in your life's movie to choose responses you'd admire later, showing perspective over panic.