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Wise-Hearted Ones: Shedding the False Dichotomy with Marlita Hill

As Christian artists, it’s easy to see our artistic practices as separate from our personal faith. How can we begin to integrate our mediums with our ministry? Are these parts of ourselves so separate after all?

Joining Lisa this week is Marlita Hill, a choreographer, multi-published author, and 20+ year educator who serves an international audience in the intersection of faith, art, and entrepreneurship. Marlita is the founder of the Kingdom Artist Institute (KAI), a discipleship program for Christian artists building art careers in the marketplace.

In this conversation, Lisa and Marlita dive deeper into what it means to be wise-hearted, how to wait on God’s timing, and why it doesn’t really matter whether you bloom late or bloom early.

Connect with Marlita via the KAI mailing list and on Instagram at @iammarlitahill. Also, check out her blog and podcast, The Kingdom Art Life.

Website: https://marlitahill.com

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An Artist Ordained with Lisa Smith

What if HOW we create is just as important as WHAT we create due to this divine call? Artists selected by God have a high calling — one that requires everything be surrendered to the Maker. Continuing the Wise-Hearted Ones series, Lisa Smith dives into the artistic giftings God gave to master artisans when he ordained them to create the Tabernacle. Take time to consider this self-sacrificial call, filled with joy, freedom, and efficacy, and ponder what that means for us as we seek to bring to life the gifts the Spirit of God has filled us with.

How does the Wise-Hearted Ones resonate with your creative journey? Join the conversation at www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo

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Wise-Hearted Ones: Called By Name. Called By Heart. with Lisa Smith

What does “wise-hearted” even mean? In this episode, podcast host Lisa Smith unravels a story of divine, artistic collaboration. An unlikely group of craftsmen, wandering the arid desert, are called by name, by God, to build Him a dwelling place called the Tabernacle. The Exodus account details how God specifically calls artists to make use of aesthetics, which make divine messages more tangible. The term “wise-hearted” signifies deep wisdom and skill, and emphasizes the spiritual depth in which artists work. The Tabernacle story dispels myths about artists’ societal role and showcases God’s intention for them to serve as makers.

How does your creative calling resonate with the Wise-Hearted Ones?
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Gathering & Community For Artists with Stephen Roach of Makers & Mystics

In a special conversation, host Lisa Smith sits down with Stephen Roach, founder of The Breath and The Clay creative arts organization and host of the Makers & Mystics podcast. As a poet, musician, and self-proclaimed “creative instigator,” Stephen takes Lisa through the concept of what it means for artists to be architects of hope.

The two also dive into the gravity and healing nature of meeting in person with other artists, as Stephen prepares for the 2024 Breath and Clay Creative Arts Gathering in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 22-24.

Learn more about the Breath and Clay Creative Arts Gathering: https://www.thebreathandtheclay.com/

Listen to the Makers & Mystics podcast: https://www.makersandmystics.com/

Connect on Instagram: @thebreathandtheclay @makersandmystics

Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreathandtheclay/ https://www.facebook.com/makersandmystics

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Wise-Hearted Ones: Building a Purposeful World Through Art with Dr. Elise Edwards

"The arts are essential; they transform us, allowing access to superpowers we can't reach through linear processes or rational thinking. It's part of God's design for what it means to be human."

In this episode, Lisa and her guest, Christian Ethicist and architect, Dr. Elise Edwards, delve into the profound impact art and aesthetics have on our lives. Exploring the biblical narrative of Exodus, they discuss how art plays a pivotal role in shaping environments, influencing behavior, and connecting us to a deeper understanding of ourselves.

Read Dr. Edwards' forthcoming book: Architecture, Theology, and Ethics: Making Architectural Design More Just.

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Wise-Hearted Ones: Why Your Art Matters with Deborah Sokolove

Within the strokes of art, we find whispers of the divine, a symphony of colors echoing the call of the soul.

In this episode, Lisa Smith, the creative mind behind Convergence Art Initiative, orchestrates a captivating dialogue with her mentor and artistic luminary, Deborah Sokolove, about why art matters

As the conversation weaves through the challenges artists face in a commercialized world, the duo illuminates the need for intentional engagement with art within the church.

Interested in Deborah’s Books, get your copy:

- Sanctifying Art

- Performing the Gospel

Check out Deborah's art on her website: https://dsokolove.com/

Follow Deborah:

Facebook: @deborahsokolove

Instagram: @dsyakushiji

Looking for a church that invites you to be not just a member but an artist in the divine masterpiece, Deborah invites you: seekerschurch.org

On March 22 - 24, we invite you to join us for The Breath and The Clay 2024, A Creative Arts Gathering in Winston Salem NC. Register now!

How does your creative calling resonate with the Wise-Hearted Ones?
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Wise-Hearted Ones: A Story in a Story with Jennifer Allen Craft

An often overlooked section of Exodus has more to teach us about God’s design than we may have ever realized. This is the story of the Wise-Hearted ones, the ones who were called by name and by heart to construct the Tabernacle.

Author of “Placemaking and the Arts: Cultivating the Christian Life” and Point University Professor Jennifer Allen Craft joins Lisa for the first episode of our new series. Jennifer and Lisa discuss how the story of
the Tabernacle construction and its artistry is a beautiful story of God
using design and art to elicit a sense of His presence with us and to
draw us closer to Him.

Get Jennifer’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Placemaking-Arts-Cultivating-Christian-Theology/dp/0830850678

Connect with Jennifer: https://jenniferacraft.com/ 

Instagram: @jenniferacraft 

Listen to the BEMA podcast with Marty Solomon: https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/

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Why Does it Matter that You Make Art?

Join us for our newest season of Be. Make. Do. as we explore The Wise-Hearted Ones in the book of Exodus. This time, artists are called by name, filled with the spirit, and charged to lead God's people in an art project of magnificent scope. Discover the original call of the artist and reconsider your creative gifting in light of the wise-hearted ones.

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How in the world do I find the time and energy to do what I love? Contribute something positive to the world? Make a living AND be fulfilled as a person and an artist? 

As creative people, the possibilities really are endless. But if you're smart (and you want to survive), you'll find a method to evaluate your priorities. So you can discern for yourself when to say "yes," and when to say "no." 

In this episode, Lisa explores how honoring what motivates you will further your goals and help you to be faithful to your calling.

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"The most creative people in the world should be those that are empowered by a Spirit beyond our understanding. And yet, the least creativity, the least “good reframing,” is happening by followers of Jesus."

In this episode, Lisa dives deep with Mark Nelson of 100 Movements Publishing, and co- author of the book, Reframation: Seeing God, People, and Mission through Re-enchanted Frames. Mark sounds the alarm on our "crisis of interpretation" and the essential Christian task of becoming better storytellers.

Get the book: https://reframationbook.com/

My Name is Asher Lev: https://www.amazon.com/Name-Asher-Lev-Chaim-Potok/dp/1400031044

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