From Black Church Kid to Spiritual Humanist | Kristian A. Smith

Learn More About Kristian: https://www.kristianasmith.com/ Learn More About The Faith Community: https://thefaithcommunity.org/ Kristian A. Smith is a Black Church Kid, Spiritual Humanist, author, community builder, and curator of Greatest Commandment Theology. He leads The Faith Community, a digital community that welcomes people regardless of belief and intentionally affirms people across race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other identity markers. In this live conversation, we’ll explore Kristian’s journey of deconstructing traditional representations of faith, his work building a community rooted in love rather than exclusion, and what it means to disrupt religious systems that harm people while still holding onto the possibility of connection, meaning, and belonging. We’ll also talk about Black faith, spiritual humanism, inclusive community, Greatest Commandment Theology, and how Kristian’s work challenges the idea that faith communities have to be built around fear, control, or conformity. Kristian is the host of Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality, the author of Breaking All The Rules and Question Your Answers, and the founder of a community committed to loving people fully and disrupting what harms them. Join us live for a conversation about belief, belonging, deconstruction, affirmation, and the future of faith after certainty. 👇 Start Your Journey: TAP IN: https://www.bridgecity.app/hello More Info: https://www.dldd.us 💸 Support This Work Patreon:   / darantelamar1   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/darantelamar BC PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s... CashApp: $DaranteLaMar Venmo: @DaranteLaMar YouTube Membership:    / @darantelamar   WyndowShop: https://www.wyndowshop.dldd.us/shopnow Who I AM: Darante’ LaMar is a Social Educator, Community Developer, and Cultural MasterMind—on a mission to help people become their best selves so they can do their best work. He is known for translating big ideas about identity, culture, and human behavior into practical frameworks that help individuals and communities build clarity, emotional maturity, and collective momentum. A former preacher with more than two decades of experience in public communication and organizational leadership, Darante’ now applies that same intensity and precision to people-centered, secular work—helping audiences think critically, live honestly, and build community beyond superstition. His approach blends sociological insight, cultural analysis, and grounded, real-world implementation—because growth without structure doesn’t last. Darante’ is the founder of DLDD World Group and the visionary behind BridgeCity Global, a growing community ecosystem designed to scale from a global campus into local campuses over time. Under his leadership, BridgeCity has developed a clear membership pathway, group formation, volunteer teams, and a leadership pipeline aimed at producing trained community builders and licensed leaders who can serve with integrity, competence, and care. He is also a prolific content creator whose YouTube platform has seen rapid growth—expanding from 52 subscribers to over 58,000 in roughly a year—while producing hundreds of conversations that challenge harmful religious narratives, unpack cultural dynamics, and equip people navigating life after belief. He is the author of a provocative published work addressing the delay of Christ’s return, and he continues developing books, guides, and media projects that strengthen people’s ability to rebuild identity and purpose with clarity and courage. At the center of Darante’ LaMar’s work is a simple conviction: real progress happens when people stop outsourcing their lives—and start building truthful, healthy, human systems together. Subscribe and join the movement. 📚 Books Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=darante+lamar #DaranteLaMar #DLDDWorldGroup #BridgeCityGlobal 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/65173427...