Burning Curiosity 2024 | Carl Teichrib | CCR 177
How should Christians behave in the midst of one of the most powerful secular events in the world?
When the technocratic elite organize to meet in the desert, thousand of people flock hoping for a spiritual experience. But when followers of Jesus show up, not only are they ostracized by the attendees of such an event, but many in the church tend to judge their fellow brethren for their outreach efforts.
But if we are to truly live out the Great Commission to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, building relationships with the lost is part of the job. This is why the Camp of Unknown God continues to go out to Burning Man and reach out to Burners with the message of true hope. But it doesn’t come easy. Many people who attend Burning Man identify themselves as ex-Christian or post-Christian. So they aren’t unfamiliar with Jesus or the Gospels. But they may have never met people who live out those biblical values and are also inviting and welcoming to burners.
It’s also an opportunity to be as the Two Spies and gather intel on the agenda’s of the technocratic elite. Every year, Burning Man sets a cultural tone that ripples across the world. This year was no different.
In this episode, Basil has a conversation with Carl Teichrib to get insight into this years Burning Man. In addition, the youngest member of the Camp of the Unknown God, Kaden the Canadian, discusses his experience of how he found himself in Black Rock City. Finally, we hear from the actual Burning of the Man, where Basil gets really uncomfortable.