AG3 Progress: Wake Up (Part 1 & 2)

We recently finished completing two episodes, titled "Wake Up" (Part 1 & 2), which are part of season 1 of the American Gospel: Spirit & Fire docuseries. These episodes are 2 hours and 24 mins in total length (equivalent to a film!) in a group of eight that we have now finished. There are now two more episodes to go!

(the episodes in bold are now completed).

1. Holy Spirit & Fire
2. Redding (Part 1)
3. Redding (Part 2)
4. Redding (Part 3)
5. Your Will Be Done
6. Wake Up (Part 1)
7. Wake Up (Part 2)
8. Grave Soaking
9. The House of Generals
10. The Greatest

Screenshots of the editing timelines for Wake Up (Part 1) and Wake Up (Part 2).

Description:

All Christians believe in the power of God to resurrect the dead. The foundation of our faith is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, "and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins" (1 Corinthians 15:17). But what happens when false teachers twist the promises of Scripture to teach that all Christians are mandated to raise the dead? How does Bethel's theology of faith, God’s sovereignty, and dead-raising impact prayer and the grieving process?
Bad theology hurts people. "Wake Up” (Part 1 & 2) examines Bethel's dead-raising theology and its impact on a local tragedy, which became an international news story—the death of a two-year-old baby named Olive, and Bethel's attempt to resurrect her from the dead. It also follows Jesse and Kali Westwood on their journey through deconstructing their own experiences with dead-raising, false teaching, atheism, and ultimately finding true hope and freedom in the gospel.

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Our friend Alisa Childers was kind enough to review the episodes and send us this review:

In the “Wake Up” episodes of AG3, I found myself deeply relating to the Westwood’s story. Although I grew up in a different church context, I have witnessed the damage and spiritual abuse fallout from the prosperity gospel. These episodes outline the teachings of miracle-working and dead-raising, and astutely refute them with sound biblical doctrine and surprising hope. The narrative arc of the Westwood’s story put flesh on the arguments and helped me understand the danger of what could at first seem like nothing more than a fringe doctrine. It demonstrates how this false gospel has found its way into many a church community, yet does it in a way that is truthful, encouraging, and convicting. I found myself moved to tears by the end, not simply because a false doctrine was refuted, but because I witnessed the gut-wrenching despair of false hope, the breathtaking beauty of repentance, and the tender mercy of Christ’s restoration.
-Alisa Childers