Indigenous Faith

In this second of three episodes on The Coming of the Lord,  Pastor Smith continues to explain the different ways the church historically has viewed the Scriptures on end time issues, and what and why he personally believes in the literal understanding of biblical prophecy, a literal rapture of the church,  a literal seven year tribulation period followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ...

As world affairs continue to bring panic to many, it's hard not to believe we are living in the very last days before the rapture of the church, the seven year Great Tribulation period, and then the millennial reign of Christ on earth before the Great White Throne Judgement and the establishment of a new heaven and new earth. Craig and LaDonna want to keep the end time issues before you, dear...

In this the final of four episodes from Craig and LaDonna's visit with their dear friends, Randy and Evangeline Jackson, Randy continues to unpackage his convictions about the priorities of the believer as it pertains to old culture and traditions.  Drawing from Paul's letter to the Philippians, in chapter 3 he shares that all the things that amounted to his own identity and significance...

Craig and LaDonna and Randy and Evangeline Jackson continue their fascinating visit in this, the third episode of their interview done to help promote the  Indigenous Faith  training conference recently held in northern Minnesota.  In today's episode, Craig reminds us all that our pain and suffering has a Divine purpose and is used by God to help others who are facing similar challenges and s...

Craig and LaDonna Smith continue the second part of their visit with Randy and Evangeline Jackson who lead their Living Stone Band music ministry.  Evangeline continues to unfold the riveting story of her recent battle with cancer and the powerful drugs that were meant to treat her disease but ended up wreaking havoc in her mind.  It reminds us that even good people can become tormented by the ver...

In this first episode of a three part series, Craig and LaDonna introduce their listening audience to some of their really good friends, Randy and Evangeline Jackson, from Las Vegas, NV.  Randy and Evangeline lead a music group called Living Stone Band and will be leading worship at the upcoming Indigenous Faith training conference on August 10-13 on the campus of Oak Hills Christian College in Be...

In this final episode in this special interview series with Dr. Vern Charette, Craig and Vern continue their vibrant discussion on the authority and sufficiency of Scripture and how those realities affect theology and doctrine.  To arrive at what is the real truth Scripture speaks of involves an important process of interpretation called hermeneutics.  While affirming that there are many ways to i...

In this second episode in the special Dr. Vern Charette series, Craig and Vern continue their discussion on their spiritual journeys and where their studies of God's Word have taken them in establishing important theological positions that have shaped their lives and ministries.  After a strong endorsement and encouragement from Vern on what he has read and heard through Craig and LaDonna&apo...

In this special edition of Indigenous Faith, Craig and LaDonna Smith welcome Dr. Vern Charette, Ph. D to the program.  In anticipation of their upcoming International Indigenous Faith Training Conference for Indigenous Christian Leaders and Those Who Work Among Them, Craig and Vern begin a wonderful dialogue of two hearts that are in sync, both tribally and theologically.  Vern's tribal roots...

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith bring to a conclusion their four part series on the Doctrine of Holiness.  If you've been with them throughout this series, I'm sure you've been amazed at what the Bible has to say about the holiness of God and God's call to His followers to be holy as well.  Holiness is the embodiment of all that God is and does.  But us?  Holin...

As Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their important journey into the Doctrine of Holiness, they continue to unpack for us all that the holiness of God enables Him to do on our behalf.  Without God's holiness, which sits at the grand center of the gospel, there would be no such things as the moral law of God, nor any divine anger with sin, a final defeat of Satan, and no hope of a new heaven a...

In this second installment of the Smith's teaching series on the Doctrine of Holiness, Craig and LaDonna introduce us to some wonderful insights from contemporary and historical Christian leaders who have themselves experienced the reality of holiness in their own lives.  These insights are presented not to replace biblical truth, but to support it in some very powerful ways.  Just as we sit...

Today, Craig and LaDonna Smith return to their series on The Who, What, and Why of Scripture.  This series focuses on one of the most important doctrines in all of Scripture, the doctrine of Holiness .  Because, as the Scriptures teaches, without holiness, you cannot see the Lord!   As they introduce this important concept, the Smiths uncover two different yet interdependent aspects of holiness, a...

In the first two parts of this series, Craig opened wide his heart in a message he preached in early May titled Establishing a Biblically Healthy Indigenous Faith,  at the Billy Graham sponsored First Peoples Christian Leaders Conference in Rapid City, SD .  If you haven’t heard the first two parts of this message, we’d strongly encourage you to do so before listening to this third and final part....

In today's episode,  Craig presents part two of the foundational message he presented recently at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association sponsored First Peoples Christian Leader’s Conference in Rapid City, SD.   While Scripture affirms Indigenous people are to play a redemptive role in proclaiming the gospel to the specific locations God has placed them in, sometimes history wants to argue...

Coming off our special episode featuring Will Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association sponsored First Peoples Christian Leader's Conference in Rapid City, SD.,  Craig and LaDonna take us into that conference in a three part series that presents Craig's message on discipling Native Americans he titled, Establishing a Biblically Healthy Indigenous Faith.   In session one, Crai...

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna wrap up their journey into what the Scriptures have to say about the doctrinally important teaching on Redemption.   We've already seen that the Scriptures present this concept as the work of God in the life of the individual, and not in the culture!  There is no biblical basis to ever promote the work of God as redeeming culture.  As Craig notes in...

In this second installment of the Smiths series on the doctrine of Redemption, Craig and LaDonna present an abundance of Scripture that speaks directly to us on what that doctrinally powerful word really means.  After rehearsing both Old and New Testament passages, the singular focus of that term comes clearly into view as Craig asks LaDonna a critically important question.  He asks,  do you see a...

Craig and LaDonna Smith begin a new study on key theological concepts that will help Indigenous believers in Christ grow into solid followers of Christ who rightfully know how to defend the Scriptures.  After just completing a series on the doctrine of  Christology, Craig and LaDonna now turn their attention to the doctrine of  Redemption.   They begin to unpackaged the truths of this doctrine, wh...

In this, the final episode that focuses on the doctrine of Christology, the Smiths wrap up their biblical response to the syncretists and their array of misapplied theological concepts that shape their teaching.  After reviewing again the important role of Christ as creator, which is a crucial part of the doctrine of Christology, Craig and LaDonna turn their attention to several other misapplied t...

In this third episode of the Smith's overview of the doctrine of Christology, Craig and LaDonna continue to unpackage from the Scriptures what it says about the person, work, and ways of the most unique person who ever walked on planet Earth - Jesus Christ.  The Smiths continue to share about how, in Christ, several of the Old Testament laws were fulfilled, or, completed in Him and are no lon...

In this second episode of Craig and LaDonna Smith's current series titled  The Who, What, and Why of Scripture, they continue to unpackaged the doctrine of Christology, or the the study of who Christ is, what He has done, His position and power, and His future plans that affect all of mankind.  Gaining this important information is crucial to developing a healthy Indigenous Faith, because the...

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna begin a new series they've titled,  The Who, What, and Why of Scripture.   In today's episode, and in the ones that follow, the Smiths will be introducing key theological concepts that must be understood if we are to live biblically healthy Indigenous Faith lives in the context of our communities and cultures.  The first issue they present is th...

In this, the fourth and final episode of the current series Craig and LaDonna Smith have titled, Contending for the Faith , they continue to build precept upon precept put forward in the previous broadcasts on the necessity of pushing back against false teaching.  This is not a new phenomenon but goes back all through out history.  Truth has never escaped being changed into error because there has...

In this, the third installment of teaching the Smiths are calling, Contending for the Faith, they continue to take us to the Scriptures to unfold what it has to say about Truth and error.  The Scriptures are the embodiment of absolute, universal Truth, while false teaching comes nipping at its heels.  How does an Indigenous believer in Christ sort out what is truth and what is error?  It's do...