MattCast

To kick off our Pastor Appreciation series, Matt talks with veteran pastor and minister Roger Larrison about the joys and challenges of pastoring, what to do when you feel like quitting, and the legacies we leave behind.

Our series on masks concludes as Matt talks about the importance of transparency in our art - our level of openness, and how much is too much?

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Our series on masks continues as we examine our personality types and how we shouldn’t allow to become unhealthy masks that contribute to dysfunction and corrosion.

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Matt interviews author Steve Rosenberger about his maturation as an author, his writing method, and his advice to aspiring writers.

Our series on masks continues as we use the old masks of Greek theatre to examine the “comedy” and “tragedy” masks we all wear.

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Matt begins a series on masks - how we all wear them and where they come from.

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Matt uses the complicated story of artist Vincent Van Gogh to show how both the church world and art world missed it with him during his life. Van Gogh’s wounds of rejection haunted him as a man and artist, but Jesus understands rejection more than anyone.

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Filmmaker Travis Pollert reminds us that authentic relationship is the key to bringing grace and the Gospel to all people in all places.

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Filmmaker Travis Pollert talks about what specifically drew him to film, his challenges of starting and maintaining a business in the creative world, and how his life and leadership give him opportunities to bring the gospel to others.

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We examine the lives of two artists who were contemporaries of one another, both of whom couldn't have been more different. Yet there is one common link between them. That link will determine where we go with our art and our lives.