In this episode Daniel and Nate discuss bringing the the approach that Dexter applies to education into ministry in a local church context. Does it still work in a church setting? Yes? No? It depends? Listen to this episode and tell us what you think! Should the church stream in the preaching and hire local pastors and teachers instead?

What is the Dexter approach? Click here to find out!

Listen to Perry Noble and Matt Chandler consider the pros and cons of having a preacher on a screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-HQB1cGuao

Do you think there is a difference between little "a" apostles and big "A" Apostles and do you think some christians are called by God to serve the church in this way today? https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2008/spring/15.37.html

 

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Dexter: Re-inventing Education Conversation

Here's a great conversation with the CEO of Dexter and Zac and Jesse from "Now You Know": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zIWw4gu8c

Dexter's Website explaining a "Full Stack" approach to education: https://dexter.live/

Declaring Jubilee and Sabbath on the education system. If parents, students, teachers, and administrators are constantly stressed out and feel over extended, is that a sign that things need to be reworked?

How does rethinking formal education make us rethink how we teach and do ministry?

How does it challenge us in how we approach preaching and teaching on a congregational level? How should we share responsibilities on a congregational level? Here's a great conversation about that: The Elephant Room Round 1; Session 5

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Practicing Justice in the Church

Charles Lee “The Freeze Project” and LaundryLove.com
What can the church do to “do justice and love mercy”? Micah 6:8

• Retributive Justice 
  • Should the Church hire Kingdom Lawyers to review and defend underserved and underrepresented individuals that are not getting justice?
  • If the church does not have the means to hire someone full-time on staff, are there organizations already doing this work that the church can support? Ex: The Innocence Project and/or The Equal Justice Initiative? 
• Restorative Justice
  • Debt Annihilation House Churches paying off each other’s consumer debts after completing the personal debt snowball. 
  • Cancelling medical debt through organizations like RIP Medical Debt.
  • “Baby Bonds” The Church would set aside $10,000 for children born into the congregation upon their birth. This would mature for 22 years into ~80k and it would be an effort to give all an equal opportunity as they start their adult life. We cannot control equal efforts made or equal outcomes, but we can provide an equal opportunity(Luke 19, Matthew 25). But one my ask, “should we just give 22 year olds money just for being born? Might this tempt the immature to follow in the footsteps of the prodigal son?” Galatians 5:13-15

The Church should provide a curriculum of life changing experiences in order to shape the worldview of those that will take on the responsibility of these funds so that they will be as a blessing and not a curse unto them. 

• The 7 Experiences
  1. Climb a mountain as a part of a “Trek” type ministry.
  2. Complete a significant sailing passage as crew with a ministry such as “God and the Sea”
  3. Go on a journey to the holy lands.
  4. Experience abject poverty.
  5. Attend a PDC & ATC and become certified in both at a location such as Wheaton Labs.
  6. Attend a building workshop through Domegaia, Bamboo U, Monolithic Dome Institute, Earthship Biotecture, etc. and build and live in a small structure for a month that demonstrates the building technique you have learned for the workshop and write a paper on the experience and what you would do differently if you were to build a forever home.  
  7. They would have to attend and pass a financial peace course with curriculum formed by a Christian organization such as Thrivent. 

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Biblical Justice: What is it? "Justice" by the Bible Project

“Vengeance Is Mine Says The Lord” vs “Vengeance Is Mine Says Me”

Restorative Justice vs. Retributive Justice 

 “Retributive justice is a perspective that focuses on punishment for offenders, while restorative justice focuses on the relationship between the offender and the victim.”

-Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)

Retributive Justice has two sides 

1. Just Mercy/EJI Bryan Stevenson
2. Jerry Mitchell/Tokens Podcast

Struggle Sessions and the Knitting Wars

“A struggle session was a form of public humiliation and torture that was used by the Communist Party of China (CPC) at various times in the Mao era, particularly years immediately before and after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China and during the Cultural Revolution. The aim of a struggle session was to shape public opinion and humiliate, persecute, or execute political rivals and those deemed class enemies.

In general, the victim of a struggle session was forced to admit various crimes before a crowd of people who would verbally and physically abuse the victim until he or she confessed. Struggle sessions were often held at the workplace of the accused, but they were sometimes conducted in sports stadiums where large crowds would gather if the target was well-known.” -Wikipedia 

Getting “Cancelled”

“Cancel culture refers to the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. Cancel culture is generally discussed as being performed on social media in the form of group shaming.”

“There’s just something unsustainable about an environment that demands constant atonement but actively disdains the very idea of forgiveness” -Elizabeth Bruenig

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In this episode Daniel and Nate reflect on an interview of Naval Ravikant by Joe Rogan and the echoes of Godly principles heard in the interview. Here are links to some of the resources mentioned:

-Joe Rogan and Naval Ravikant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHkcs3kG44

Naval's Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naval/id1454097755

-First Principle Thinking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3sBlRgzTI

-Joe Rogan and Pavel Tsatsouline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0GNWSKzYs

"With my family I am a communist
with friends I am a socialist
with local level governments I am a democrat 
with state level governments I am a republican
and with the federal government I am a libertarian"

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Everyone has bills and a boss… but we should be working towards having neither (1 Samuel 8 Israel asks for a king and God warns Israel that bills and and bosses will be the consequence)

-BibleProject Sabbath (7th day ideal)
https://bibleproject.com/explore/what-is-the-sabbath/

-BibleProject “Jesus and His Jubilee Mission”
https://bibleproject.com/podcast/jesus-and-his-jubilee-mission/

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Daniel and Nate reflect on the apocalypse we are living through and whether Jubilee, freedom, and shalom are still relevant in these extreme times.

Here are links to some things mentioned:
-BibleProject “Apocalyptic Literature” Podcast Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNDX4tUdj1Y
-Medieval Pop songs
-Nate is releasing a new single “Made”
-Ravi Zacharias’ Death
-1619 podcast
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
-Joe Rogan Podcast w/ Naval Ravikant
-Sanduk Ruit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVCfYGJV_2s
http://tilganga.org/
-Just Mercy
-Equal Justice Initiative and Bryan Stevenson
-13th
-Selma
-Jerry Mitchell/Tokens Podcast
-White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

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In this episode Daniel and Nate continue their conversation about Jesus, Sabbath, and the Mega-Sabbath; "The Year of Jubilee". They try to get into what it would look like for a group of Jesus followers to let the principles of Jubilee shape their lives and their lives together as a christian community.

We would really encourage you to check you the Bible Project's video on Sabbath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFTLvkB3JLM

And also check out the Bible Project Podcast Episodes 159-172 as they go deep into the subject of sabbath, holy sevens, and jubilee. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bibleproject/id1050832450

What is a Geodesic dome and why is it so strong? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqxarO-5igc

What is a Monolithic dome and why is it so strong? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w7KQFR8x3o

Absorption refrigeration; making ice with heat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA2rnw0OMeA

What is planned obsolescence? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z1XYM7bC4k

How to get out of debt? Try reading "Financial Peace" by Dave Ramsey 

How are some people acting out Jubilee principles today? Check out RIP Medical Debt

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In this episode Daniel and Nate talk about some life and ministry updates and then move into what does Jesus have to do with Sabbath and the Mega-Sabbath; "The Year of Jubilee". Why did Jesus launch his ministry on a Sabbath day and why did he read from the scroll of Isaiah?

We would really encourage you to check you the Bible Project's video on Sabbath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFTLvkB3JLM

And also check out the Bible Project Podcast Episodes 159-172 as they go deep into the subject of sabbath, holy sevens, and jubilee. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bibleproject/id1050832450

THINGS WE MENTION IN THE SHOW:
What is an Earthship? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5NO32ahB0

SV Delos Sailing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLc83k5o11EIF1lEo0VmuQ

Who is Paul Wheaton?
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homesteading-and-permaculture-by-paul-wheaton/id426013000
Websites: https://permies.com/ and https://richsoil.com/
Paul's Book: Building a better world in your backyard

Simply Christian by N.T. Wright

“Image of God” podcast series by BibleProject

“7th Day Rest” podcast series by BibleProject

BibleProject episode "Sabbath= a cathedral in time"

Call or message us at (615) 852-6262 if you have something you want to add to the conversation!

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In this episode Daniel and Nate finish a conversation about the concept of Sabbath, Holy Sevens, the Sabbath and Release years, and the Mega-Sabbath; "The Year of Jubilee" or "The Year of the Lord's Favor" and how it applied to the nation of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth, and the Church. What would jubilee style world domination look like?

"Jesus for President" by Shane Claiborne talks about the political nature of the Jesus Movement

The 7 more demons and the empty house parable:
Matthew 12:43-45
Luke 11:24-26

Permaculture: the development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture

"The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's Creation" by Joel Salatin

Greg Judy and restoring land with cattle

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In this episode Daniel and Nate talk about some life and ministry updates and then move into the concept of Sabbath, Holy Sevens, Sabbath and Release years, and the Mega-Sabbath; "The Year of Jubilee" or "The Year of the Lord's Favor".

We would really encourage you to check you the Bible Project's video on Sabbath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFTLvkB3JLM

And also check out the Bible Project Podcast Episodes 159-172 as they go deep into the subject of sabbath, holy sevens, and jubilee. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bibleproject/id1050832450

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