The BBC created a documentary on how young Christians are using rap and drill music to lure gang members away from the streets and towards God.
It followed a young brother who was recently made a pastor at 21 and his story of salvation and now ordination.
While that's incredibly great and such an inspiring story is told it also presented a view of one of the fastest growing youth focused christian movements that wass somewhat controversial especially in terms of doctrine and culture.
This was our first ever episode where we all had the documentary and had to prepare our responses on it (hopefully that showed) we had a greate and edifying conversation abotu our thoughts on the biblical validity of some of the practices that were highlighted by the documentary and inorder to ensure we presented a fully fleshed out representation of our thoughts we actually did this episode in two parts and for the first time in Furnace history we're bringing a double episode.
This is part 1 and mostly focuses on the music culture and drill rap and it's use in the church.
inside joke (you'll get it once you've listened; might wanna wear a balaclava for this one!!)
Just one more thing before I go we had an incredible special guest in Ade, from my days back in Queen Mary University, who brought a uniquely gracious respective to the furnace massive thanks to him for travelling down for this one!!
And speaking of shout outs here are some hookups from the episode
Bobby A suggested the classic hymn What a Friend we have in Jesus check it out on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/1tXvtfTrtUMcGHotypx78u
Peter suggested checking out the Four horsemen in battle rap, 4 of some of the very best in the culture at the moment
here's a video of two of them in a tag team battle from last year (Some explicit content!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iBsA0xCicA&t=2246s
Mo Suggested a song by Guvna B and Melvinous check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0AMt1r7tvY&feature=youtu.be
and Ade suggested Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
http://amzn.eu/aZ7VnVy
We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.
We're big believers in the "win-win"
Take care and stay blessed.
Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.
And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for TheOrdinaryAmazing.com logo design.
