The 2018 Redeeming the Dirt Online Conference

Welcome to the Home Page for this special online event for Christian farmers and homesteaders!

To get Started:

  1. Click here to download and print out your PDF Handout for the Event.
  2. Feel free to share thoughts in the comment section below. If you want to join a free community of like-minded Christian farmers go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com .

If you would like access to slides for most of the sessions you can find them here.

Below you will find the videos as they are posted each day. Once posted videos will stay up at least until the end of the week before they are taken down.

Video # 1: A Vision for God Glorifying Agriculture

Vision of God Glorifying Agriculture from Redeeming the Dirt Noah Sanders on Vimeo.

Video #2: Farmers of Faith

Video #3: Lessons from Developing a Family Homeplace

In this video my Dad, Tim Sanders, shares about our journey of establishing our farm and how to be faithful as a follower of Jesus.

Lessons from Developing a Family Homeplace from Redeeming the Dirt Noah Sanders on Vimeo.

Video #4: Learning to Walk by Faith as a Beginning Farmer

My good friend Jonathan has an amazing story of radical faith in the midst of making the change from being a firefighter to farming for Jesus. He is full of energy and passion and I hope his testimony will strengthen and inspire you!

Video #5: Making Disciples through Agriculture

Last Video! #6: What Will it Take to Stop You?

22 Comments

  1. Hi Noah,

    I just saw the first video and it is a very good start. Is there any possibility you could make your Power Point slides available. I was writing as fast as I could but missed alot because the slides didn’t stay up long enough. Having them would help with what I have already written.

    Thanks!

  2. Thank you Noah, even though I was attending the conference, it is so great to to sit and watch them again. God’s words are so powerful. Thank you for being that voice.

    1. Amen!

    2. Thanks Steve!

  3. Good to hear your father’s perspective. Our family went through some similar experiences. It was the biggest challenge to me also, to keep relationships first. From experience, I know that there were many trials that time would not allow sharing, but I do appreciate his personal anecdotes and transparency. I’m sure there was a lot of sanctifying going on during those days and will also continue as the purpose is to be more like Jesus. Farming has many contingencies which caused me to realize my helplessness and cast myself on the Lord.

    1. Thanks for sharing Robert! Farming does have a way of making me feel how helpless I am without Christ. It also reveals things about my heart. So I agree, the journey can be very sanctifying, and I think that is one of the most valuable things we get out of it.

  4. Thank you Noah, even though I was seeing the video, it is so great. God’s words are so powerful. Thank you for being that voice.

    1. So glad you have been a part of this! God is good and I am grateful to have brothers and sisters from around the world who have the same heart.

  5. Good if the videos can be available some more time so that can have time to see all. And even to use in helping people who want to get into this.

    1. Thanks for letting me know! I will see about leaving them up for another week. They will also be available indefinitely for members of Redeeming the Dirt Academy when we open that in a few days, in addition to more training videos and the rest of the conference videos.

      1. Good! Thank you, I even have a student who wants to take Farming Gods Way and organic methods to farmers in Niger. He needs some farming education and will also study thoroughly the FGW manuals. A group of farmers there have been introduced to the methods and some basic understanding on how to act in accordance with the principles of ecosystems. But they need to have some more long term, close follow up. So possibly he could also be included in the Academy? I guess most of us have some limited time to see videos as we also do farming. Winter is best anyhow.

        1. Awesome! The Academy is designed to provide ongoing training, mentoring, and community support to people who want to excel in agriculture to God’s glory and teach others. It could be a good resource for your student in his work. Just the community of Christian gardeners and farmers on there helping each other with challenges and questions can be very helpful. My goal is to make it affordable and even offer scholarships to those who are passionately interested but lack the resources to pay. And yes, winter is a good time to get education as a farmer!

          1. Thank you Noah!!

  6. I m not able to watch the videos it says the player is not working. How long will you have the 5 days on line?

    1. Hey! So sorry about that. Thanks for letting me know! Not sure what was going on. It seems to be working now on my end. I had planned on having them up through tomorrow but may extend it since I have been getting requests for it. Thanks!

  7. l was out of an internet zone so l didn’t get to watch them live. Now the videos are saying the embed code is invalid. how can l get to watch them

    1. Hey! So sorry about that! I just checked an everything seemed to be working fine. When you get a chance to try again let me know if they are working. Thanks!

  8. Noah,
    I have watched all the videos and I am touched. It bring out a completely new perspective which is Obedience. Testimonies of your father, Brian Oldrieve and Jonathan challenge me and bring out how important it is to completely surrender to His will and call. I am amazed how much potential farming offers to share the good news. May God continue to use your ministry effectively.
    David

    1. Thanks so much for the testimony and encouragement!

  9. My wife and I have really enjoyed the videod. We have both been challenged and convicted. It is so easy to get caught up in your plans for this and your goals for that, then in the process leave God’s plan out. The videos have challenged us to make sure we go from, “This is our vision for that is in our mind.” to “Be thou our vision o Lord of our heart.”

    Thank you from the Robinsons

    1. Wow. Such a powerful testimony. I will have to remember your quotes at the end! May God give us all a vision for who he is and what we have in Christ!

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