Be. Make. Do.

Artists and creatives share many things in common, but we’re not interchangeable. We each have unique gifts and challenges.

Knowing your strengths, gifts and motivations can help you develop spiritual and artistic practices that work for you and help you become who we were created to be, make what we were created to make, and do what we were created to do.

This season on the Be. Make. Do. Podcast, we'll be discovering Your Artist Spiritual Archetype.

This is a chance to uncover the essence of your artistic spirit and explore the motivations, connections, and inspirations that drive your art-making process and discover how your unique archetype shapes your artistic voice.

The 6 Artist Spiritual Archetypes Are:

The Maker, The Mystic, The Imaginative Visionary, The Storyteller, The Soul Healer, and The Prophetic Critic

Which one are you?

Join us this season as we explore these archetypes through lessons and conversations with our guests on the Be. Make. Do. podcast.

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"I think [leadership] is about influence and the moving of people in a direction, and that's exactly what art does."

Artist and pastor, Joey Tomassoni of Annapolis, MD joins Lisa in this final conversation in the Wise-Hearted Ones series to talk about artists as leaders in and outside of churches, learning to see and the power of beauty.

You can see Joey Tomassoni's artwork here: joeytomassoni.com

And learn more about the Estuary here: estuary.org

Connect with Joey:

• @estuarycollective
• @joeytomassoni

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"All the creativity, energy, goodness, and joy is there if we just stop trying so hard to be self-sufficient." -Mandy Smith, Pastor, artist and author of the new book: Confessions of an Amateur Saint.

In this episode, Mandy Smith talks with Lisa and Dan about balancing creativity and leadership, the importance of vulnerability and reliance on God, and the need for authenticity and transparency in spiritual leadership.

Preorder Mandy Smith's new book "Confessions of an Amateur Saint" which releases in October 2024. Support independent Christian bookstores like "Hearts and Minds" by ordering the book through their website. https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

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Website: https://thewayistheway.org/
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"I feel like Christians should be the most creative and should have the most profound understanding of the complexity of the human condition."

The "P" word (prophetic) gets thrown around in this episode of the Be. Make. Do. Podcast.  Mary McCampell, author of Imagining our Neighbors as Ourselves, joins Dan and Lisa for a  conversation on the impact of creative work in shaping our lives and our culture.

Read Mary's book: Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves https://www.amazon.com/Imagining-Our-Neighbors-Ourselves-Empathy/dp/1506473903

Check out Mary's Substack: https://substack.com/@marymccampbell

Mary's Website: https://marywmccampbell.com/

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Defining success in creative industries can be challenging. Not to mention marketing, sales, and networking. In this episode, Veronica Scarpellino, founder of Goldfinch Leadership talks with Lisa and Dan about how artists can repurpose their creative strengths as tools to take the stress out of doing the business of art.


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Website: https://www.goldfinchleadership.com/
LinkedIn: @veronicascarpellino

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“I think it's important we be free. Because…when we make our art we are leaving evidence in our time of a living God.” -Karen Swenholt, Sculptor.

In this episode, we breakdown not only why it’s essential to be free of condemnation but how! Karen Swenholt joins Lisa and Dan for an illuminating conversation on what it takes to get free and make what you were created to make.

In what ways do you need to be freed as an artist? Join the conversation at www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo

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In this special episode from the vault, Lisa shares an intimate reflection on George Michael's prophetic song, Praying for Time. Originally recorded 6 years ago (before there even was a Be. Make. Do podcast!), it's shocking to hear how timely and relevant this episode still is. Listen in on the very first time Lisa ever outlined her thoughts on prophetic critics and imaginative visionaries. All inspired by that guy in the short-shorts from Wham!

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Praying for Time: https://youtu.be/7EXes508wtg

And in case you're too young to remember Wham!, here you go. Welcome to the '80s!: https://youtu.be/pIgZ7gMze7A

For so long art created by Christians has been limited to art for use in church. But have we as believers, especially in the West, undermined God’s true plan and responsibility for artists by keeping the scope of their creativity too narrow?

In this final episode of Wise-Hearted Ones series, Lisa dives into what is the “ministry of imagination” and how we as artists can be encouraged that God has called us to shape culture and point the world back to Him, our creator and sustainer.

As we wrap up our Wise-Hearted Ones series, we encourage you to go back and listen to past episodes if you missed any. Be sure to subscribe and follow Be.Make.Do. on Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever you get your podcasts as we prepare for the next season.

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The construction of golden calf is one of the most commonly known Exodus stories.

Though God had delivered them Egypt, hunger, and thirst, the Israelites chose to place their trust in an idol of their own haphazard making. It’s no accident that this story is told between the calling of the Wise-Hearted Ones and the execution of their work.

How does art rooted in idolatry differ from God’s design? How does our heart going into the work, and our manner of execution, impact the art we end up making? Host Lisa Smith compares and contrasts these two commissions in this new episode of Be. Make. Do.

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Wise-Hearted Ones: 3 Frameworks to Survive and Thrive As An Artist

Creatives talk a lot about artistic craft, but what about soul craft? How is our work connected to the larger rhythms of our spiritual lives?

As we see in the Exodus story of the Wise-Hearted Ones, God bestows not only creative knowledge and skill, but frameworks of support to sustain both work and spirit. What are these frameworks and how can we cultivate them? How might they make us better artists and leaders? Lisa Smith breaks down how spiritual formation and community engagement are integral to our creative growth.

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