{"id":39576,"date":"2024-08-23T08:48:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=39576"},"modified":"2024-08-23T08:48:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:48:52","slug":"kendrick-brothers-make-call-to-discipleship-in-new-film-the-forge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/08\/kendrick-brothers-make-call-to-discipleship-in-new-film-the-forge.html","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Brothers Make \u201ccall to discipleship\u201d in New Film \u201cThe Forge\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39579\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/08\/The-Forge-Movie_credit-Kendrick-Brothers-Productions.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39579\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/08\/The-Forge-Movie_credit-Kendrick-Brothers-Productions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kendrick Brothers Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Kendrick brothers\u2019 new film, \u201cThe Forge\u201d is set to hit theaters August 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, and it\u2019s a film the brothers hope will stir a movement within churches. The film focuses on the story of Isaiah, a listless man trying to figure out his future. He meets a new Christian mentor, who begins to pour into his life and give him insight into what living a Christian life looks like. The film shares much with the brothers\u2019 other film, \u201cWar Room,\u201d including actors Priscilla Shirer and TC Stallings. \u201cThis one is actually part two, in a sense, because \u2018War Room\u2019 is a call to prayer, and this one is a call to discipleship,\u201d Stephen Kendrick told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithwire.com\/2024\/08\/15\/kendrick-brothers-aim-to-ignite-massive-move-within-american-church-with-powerful-new-film\/\"><em>CBN News<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThe Forge\u2019 is about the process of someone becoming a disciple. [In] this process of discipleship in the movie, a group of men are pouring into a younger group of men on their walk with Jesus, and we specifically follow one named Isaiah,\u201d said Alex Kendrick. The film particularly focuses on the concept of \u201cdying to self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to depend too much on our own logic, so going deeper with Jesus means denying yourself and moving your priorities out of the way if they conflict with Scripture or what God\u2019s calling you to do. And determining, \u2018I am going to follow the Lord,\u201d he said. Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/movies\/news\/new-film-the-forge-underscores-whoever-wants-the-next-generation-the-most-will-get-them\/ar-AA1p0dQI?ocid=BingNewsVerp\"><em>The Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>, Alex spoke of how the film was pointing at a broader issue within the culture. \u201cThe tagline that we&#8217;re using for The Forge movie is, \u2018Whoever wants the next generation the most will get them,\u2019 because our culture wants the next generation. They want their hearts, their minds, their viewpoints, perspectives, their loyalties. The healthy part of our culture that is looking more wisely at things, needs to go after the next generation and pursue them to teach them, pour into them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a sentiment that others involved in the film echo. Shirer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/priscilla-shirer-on-the-forge-and-power-of-discipleship.html\">said<\/a> she appreciated the film\u2019s focus on strong males, something the culture seems to denigrate. \u201cSeeing males step up to the plate of influence and leadership in these young people&#8217;s lives in this film, I really do think is going to inspire and encourage the Body of Christ to rise up and fill in those gaps that they see around them,\u201d she said. Her book, <em>I Surrender All<\/em>, is being released along with the film to give further incite into the message of discipleship. \u201cThe book asks the question, \u2018What parts of your life and mine am I holding back and reserving and keeping from full disclosure to Him?\u2019\u201d she added. \u201cHe knows anyway, but am I holding on to entertainment choices that are not necessarily wrong but have taken first place? Anything that has taken more of a priority, that I love more, that I worship more, that I&#8217;m holding on really tightly \u2014 and you always know what those things are, He&#8217;s asking us to release them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kendrick brothers\u2019 new film, \u201cThe Forge\u201d is set to hit theaters August 23rd, and it\u2019s a film the brothers hope will stir a movement within churches. The film focuses on the story of Isaiah, a listless man trying to figure out his future. 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