Lesson 010 - “How ATI Began”

Both Chad and Alissa Christiansen were reared with the ATI curriculum. Chad was six years old when his family began the program, and Alissa was nine when her family joined. Their testimonies both indicate that ATI was “just a tool” that their parents used to home educate their families.

Pastor Carl Swarr and his family were in ATI for 28 years, and they continue to attend Family Conferences even though their children are grown. In this video, Pastor Swarr explains to Bob Newhouse how meditating on the Word of God was their key focus all the years they were in the ATI Program.

Where is the “perfect ATI family”? In part one of this session, Mrs. Kay Hill discussed her struggle with trying to become that family. Outwardly, the Hills looked “good”—they did the “right” things and said the “right” words. Inwardly, however, they were struggling.

There is great excitement when those first Wisdom Booklets finally arrive! Afterwards, the excitement is often replaced with feelings of frustration and failure for the parents, especially the moms. Mark and Alice Wilkes tell about their frustration in trying to figure out how to “do” ATI.