No More Silos with Dr. Erika Santiago

Send a text This week, we're talking about how the biblical canon was formed. We will journey through the history through about 400AD. After that the story isn't about how we got our bible but more about how we translated the bible. Historically, the eventual affirmation of the 27 books of the New Testament was by African church fathers and religious councils agreeing that the if the eye...

Send a text In this special bonus episode, Erika discusses two key elements to bible study: interpretation and covenants. Our understanding of what God's word says to us is usually based on our ability to interpret what's going on in the text. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may...

Send a text This week, we're talking about navigating relationship silos to get better at making disciples. Healthy relationships and spiritual maturity help us to navigate the challenges we face when discipling others or being discipled. Follow me @culturalchristianity (IG / FB) Email topic suggestions, questions or comments to podcast@erikasantiago.com Resources : 1 Corinthians 13 John 15 &...

Send a text Thank you for joining me again this week for episode #2.4! This week, I'm continuing the topic on history that we started last week and discussing "Urban Apologetics" by Eric Mason and "The Making of Biblical Womanhood" by Beth Allison Barr. In our modern American context, we allow silos of historical information to persist in the Church that confuses and hides...

Send a text In this week's episode, we are talking about the importance of history to our ongoing conversation on cultural Christianity. Specifically, how historical facts that would have preserved or reinforced our inherent dignity as humans made in the image of God have been hidden from us. How does that affect our witness as Christians? How does it impact our effectiveness in making discip...

Send a text This week, we are talking about discipleship and the barriers that exist in cultural Christianity to effectively equipping people to follow Jesus and thrive. Discipleship or equipping followers of Jesus to make new followers of Jesus or simply to grow as a follower of Jesus with a goal of becoming more like him is not a "one and done" endeavor.  How do we transcend the silos...

Send a text In our Season 2 opening episode, Erika discusses CRT (Critical Race Theory), Cultural Christianity and suggest books for your summer reading. Thank you for joining us for Season 2! Books mentioned in this episode: Urban Apologetics by Dr. Eric Mason The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Dr. Beth Allison Barr Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter Scazzero Irresistible by Andy Stanley...

Send a text American Civil Religion is something that we engage in culturally that sounds a lot like Christianity but isn't. Learn what civil religion is and how it is used in our political discourse to confuse both believers and non-believers in Christ. Remain hopeful that with knowledge and truth, we will be able to overcome counterfeit gospels and find balance in being patriotic at the sam...

Send a text Discover how to respond with respect, the power of the gospel, and historical facts when faced with the challenge of those who seek to return to "Historical Christianity" which often conceals a deeper meaning. Books:  “ Stamped from the Beginning ” by Ibram X. Kendi   “ The Color of Compromise ” by Jemar Tisby  “ Irresistible ” by Andy Stanley  Articles: Barna Survey   White...

Send a text Show Notes: Sharing the Gospel with the proverbial choir…  Acts 2: Who’s listening to Peter? Why are they there and why talk about it on a podcast about cultural christianity? God-Fearing Jews - from every nation under heaven: Parthians, Medes, Elamites, Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, Libya, Rome (including Jews and converts to Judaism),...

Send a text Show Notes: In this episode, we discuss Acts 17 and Paul's adventures in sharing the gospel. Because it reads like an adventure movie, we consider the ways we can connect with non-believers using popular movies. Gospel: Ephesians 2:1-10 Cultural Apologetics: "In addition, a cultural apologist operates at two levels. First, she operates globally by paying attention to how thos...

Send a text Welcome to the very first episode of the "No More Silos" podcast with Erika Santiago! This is a podcast about cultural Christianity. It's part history lesson, bible study and me just gathering my thoughts around how our culture interacts with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Inspired by Ephesians Chapter 4 , this episode includes why I started this podcast, why it's call...