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Campus Missionaries w/ Megan Kronstedt

This week, Debi is joined by Megan Kronstedt, Youth Alive Missionary for the Arizona Assemblies of God Megan shares her story of being called to missions during a Fine Arts youth service and how that led her to Youth Alive.   Megan explains the four core areas of Youth Alive and how they help equip students to share the gospel at their schools.  This can be done through one-on-one evangelism, group huddles, school clubs, prayer, and outreach projects.   Megan and Debi talked about the pushback that students and clubs can get from those who don't want to see the gospel shared on campus. Megan talks about the importance of Youth Alive training, the Assemblies of God position papers and being connected to a local youth pastor. All of these can help students walk through difficult times and difficult issues as they become missionaries to their peers.  To learn more about Youth Alive, visit the following websites https://www.azyouthalive.com/ [https://www.azyouthalive.com/] agyouth.org/youth-alive [https://agyouth.org/youth-alive] To Sign up as a Youth Alive campus missionary visit https://arizona-youth-alive-520454.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1176966 [https://arizona-youth-alive-520454.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1176966] To view the Assemblies of God position papers on cultural and biblical issues go to https://ag.org/Beliefs/Position-Papers [https://ag.org/Beliefs/Position-Papers] To support Megan as a US missionary, visit https://giving.ag.org/donate/700001-289468 [https://giving.ag.org/donate/700001-289468] To sign up to pray for your local school visit Arizona Prayer Zone Partners [https://form.jotform.com/230045432269047?fbclid=IwY2xjawLOrIRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEyeUV0U2J5c1oyOG9NS0p0AR7cTqgiwmzYmF77IDbE5f-_op3mKyOEdFw5d6GOKEX3DQYH55z97wweW82b6A_aem_OlL4I3kpgJX3V80W1JkfQQ] To Find out more about Dream City Church visit  https://dreamcitychrch.us [https://dreamcitychurch.us/] Please follow Into the Fire podcast on your favorite podcast platform, give us a 5-star rating and leave a review

Elections by the Numbers w/ George Khalaf

This week, Debi is joined by George Khalaf, conservative strategist and pollster. George and Debi discuss data and polling and how they can be manipulated to prove virtually any point.  George explains the ways in which we can look more critically at those numbers, how questions were worded, and more to better gauge what those numbers mean.  George and Debi talk about ESAs and the lies being told about the program.  They review the push by far left unions and out of state interests to get an initiative on the ballot that would prevent money from following students if families choose something other than public school. They also talk about the upcoming midterm elections and why they are so important. George explains some of the numbers related to voter registration, expected voter turnout, and cultural issues that are important to Arizona voters.  To learn more about George visit https://georgekhalaf.com/ [https://georgekhalaf.com/] To learn more about how ESAs help Arizona families and why the program is worth protecting, visit https://azlovesesas.com/ [https://azlovesesas.com/] To Find out more about Dream City Church visit  https://dreamcitychrch.us [https://dreamcitychurch.us/] Please follow Into the Fire podcast on your favorite podcast platform, give us a 5-star rating and leave a review

Imago Dei w/ Eden Vandenboom

This week, Debi is joined by her youngest daughter, Eden Vandenboom Debi and Eden discuss Imago Dei, being made in the image of God.  This includes inherent human dignity, ethical decision making, stewardship, relationships and creativity.    They specifically discuss the role of creativity.   Eden talks about growing up participating in Fine Arts and how that program helps students discover, develop and deploy their God-given gifts and talents. Through this program she has developed and deployed an amazing gift of script writing. They discuss some of the dangers of AI as it relates to Imago Dei.  Technology is a tool, neither good or evil, but it is important that through its use, we retain our human dignity, ethical decision making, stewardship, relationships and our creativity. God is the Creator, Satan is an imitator.  Finally, Eden discusses her role in Talent Camp, a two-week creative arts camp for children hosted by Dream City Church To learn more about Talent Camp visit https://www.dreamcitychurch.us/mydreamcity/events/details/?id=98537 To learn more about Fine Arts Festival visit https://agyouth.org/fine-arts To Find out more about Dream City Church visit  https://dreamcitychrch.us Please follow Into the Fire podcast on your favorite podcast platform, give us a 5-star rating and leave a review

The Mission Field of Government w/ Macario de la Cruz

This week, Debi is joined by Macario de la Cruz, VP of Advancement for Center for Arizona Policy Macario and Debi discuss the important work of the Center for Arizona Policy.  Pastor Macario talks about how critical it is that churches engage, not only to speak truth to those in power, but also to offer ministry and hope to those who serve our state.  He shares the heart and mission of the Church Ambassador Network, connecting local pastors to their state legislators. Finally, Macario and Debi discuss his work with Proyecto por la Familia de Arizona. Hispanic voters are largely very religious and very socially conservative, but have only radically left leaning news sources that stoke fear and distrust. It is important to connect to them, particularly through church leaders To learn more about the Church Ambassador Network, visit https://www.azpolicy.org/church-ambassador-network/ To view the AZ voter guide, visit https://www.azvoterguide.com/ Proyecto Por La Familia https://www.azpolicy.org/por-la-familia/ To Find out more about Dream City Church visit  https://dreamcitychrch.us Please follow Into the Fire podcast on your favorite podcast platform, give us a 5-star rating and leave a review

Helping Our Cities Thrive w/ Jan Dubauskas

This week, Debi is joined by Councilwoman Jan Dubauskas, of Scottsdale City Council Jan and Debi discuss the important work of city councils.  City Councils across the country have enormous budgets and make decisions that greatly impact our daily lives..   Jan and Debi discuss some of the specific and often contentious decisions that city councils have to make. They also discuss what skillset and background lends itself to being a good councilmen. Jan shares some ways in which the public can be more involved in their cities and learn more about the ins and outs of city government. Finally, they discuss ways in which voters can research and vet candidates for these nonpartisan races. To learn more or to get more involved in Scottsdale City government:  Scottsdale City Council  https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council Government 101: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/city-government-101 Citizen's Police Academy: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/police/community-partnerships-and-programs/police-citizens-academy Citizen's Water Academy: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/water/education/citizen-academy To Find out more about Dream City Church visit  https://dreamcitychrch.us Please follow Into the Fire podcast on your favorite podcast platform, give us a 5-star rating and leave a review