The long wait kind of continued :-)

This is the 2nd episode the 2-part show discussing spiritual development and faith formation. We reviewed and discussed research done by Barna -> https://www.barna.com/research/children-faith-formation/

It would be helpful to go back and listen to pt 1 of this discussion here - https://www.divemedia.co/across-the-intersection/2021/7/13/faith-formation-1

Thanks for your patience with us! Things are getting back to normal for us. The summer went from a hiatus to us taking the time we needed to balance the things going on in our personal lives over the summer.

Enjoy these last few episodes from last season and get ready the new season is just around the corner!

The long wait is over… Across The Intersection is back!

This episode the 1st of a 2-part show discussing spiritual development and faith formation. We reviewed some research done by Barna - https://www.barna.com/research/children-faith-formation/

Thanks for your patience, this was not a planned hiatus. We’ve had a lot of things go on in our personal lives over the past couple of months. Lost loved ones, welcomed children... there has been a lot of transition.

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The ATI crew is back with another and they welcome special guest Rasool Berry. In this episode the discuss ‘Critical Race Theory’ (CRT) and how people can be incorrectly labeled by the misinformed. They also discuss the idea of learning beyond scriptural information.

Are African American believers who stand for justice critical race theorists? How do we address African American believers who were fighting for justice before CRT was developed? How much of an impact does culture have on how we view and engage on these matters?

You can connect more with Rasool http://RasoolBerry.com

Also check out some of his writing:

https://rasoolberry.medium.com/uncritical-race-theory-7124e760d6b5

https://rasoolberry.medium.com/critical-g-race-theory-the-promise-perils-of-crt-c5de933d55a1

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The ATI crew are back with another new episode. This week they discuss some recent articles where a few Christian leaders have issued statements apologizing and repenting of making ‘prophetic’ statements in 2020 regarding the most recent US presidential election. They discuss the backlash that some have faced as well as the state of the people that that they are still involved with. They end with one co-host sharing some of his frustrations in dealing with the individuals who exist within ‘Church Inc‘

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The ATI crew are back with another new episode. This week they continue discussing the concept of money in the church. They welcome a special guest from “Prophets & Watches”. They discuss the depth of some of materialism displayed by many in church leadership today. They also get into some of the circumstances that could lead to people having to ‘monetize ministry’.

How much is too much when it comes to material possessions? How should we address those that push the boundaries to the limits?

They end with a surprising ‘This Week In The News’ discussing a scheme that is impacting people in 2021.

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The ATI crew with another new episode. This week the crew continue discussing the concept of the “church’s money“. There are many things that are currently impacting churches and their finances (pandemic, unemployment, lack of meeting, etc.) Does the way in which we have chosen to build have a positive or negative impact? Even when we are sincere and genuine can the structure still effect our efforts?

Is funneling all of our attention in one place or 1 direction a benefit or a detriment? They discuss this and more

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Welcome to 2021! The ATI crew is back, and coming with another new episode. This week the crew discuss the concept of how COVID-19 has affected the “church’s money“. How has the pandemic impacted local churches in terms of how they meet, their finances, etc. With things like continuing to drag on (quarantine, etc) when is it time for us to pivot in the way we practice our gatherings. Are the times to come the new normal and we should no longer look back to what was as ‘normal’.

They also get into the idea of ‘christian careers’ and how that has been impacted by the current situation. Is it important for believers to have more that 1 skill set or stream of income? And in being stubborn and unchanging in our understanding are we in a place of worshiping our culture?

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In this episode the crew discuss a phrase that has become popular this year #2020istrash. Well though it has had it ‘trashy moments’ has the year been all bad? Have we experienced any good things this year? The ATI crew share some general things as well as some personal things that have happened to them this year that were extremely positive. Though we aren’t insensitive to those who have suffered and struggled this year, we also don’t want to ignore God’s faithfulness.

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In this episode the crew continue to discuss narratives. Beyond just being stories, one of the definitions of the word narrative is a “way of presenting a situation of series of events that reflects and promotes a particular point of view or set of values”. Much of what many people believe when challenged may be found to be based on a well crafted narrative as opposed to being based on actual truth. Whether spiritual, political, educational there are certain lines of thought that should be investigated as to where they came from. This requires us to be willing to go beyond the surface of matters and not accept everything being ‘fed’ to us wholesale.

Sit back this episode gets a little spicy, but don't worry we're fine...

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In this episode the crew discuss narratives. Beyond just being a story, one of the definitions of the word narrative is a “way of presenting a situation of series of events that reflects and promotes a particular point of view or set of values”. Much of what many people believe when challenged may be found to be based on a well crafted narrative as opposed to being based on actual truth. Whether spiritual, political, educational there are certain lines of thought that should be investigated as to where they came from. This requires us to be willing to go beyond the surface of matters and not accept everything being ‘fed’ to us wholesale.

Please consider supporting what we do - http://patreon.com/divemedia1

Check out the rest of what Dive Media is doing - http://divemedia.co