Diego Contreras has quite a resume under his belt. And he's not afraid to go and find the stories of hope, redemption, and faith - bold stories of the underdogs who fearlessly follow the King. Check out "The Sandman" below. Do you know how painfully exhaustive his treatments are? You have to see this. The level of attention to detail is mind-boggling, and if you want to grow as a filmmaker and manager larger crews and larger budgets to reach larger groups of people, you need to grow.

Cody Dulock is the director of content at Filmsupply. If you've heard of the Musicbed, chances are you've heard of Filmsupply. From indie creator to startup cofounder, Cody has lot of insight into what content curators are looking for. Want to make passive income with your footage? You might be a good fit for Filmsupply (one of those "you never know unless you try" deals). Listen for how you might qualify.

Raymond St. Martin is a part of a team that is using video to share stories of athletes following Christ. Niche? Yep. Same for you - find your niche and serve that niche. Love wedding videos? Do it with excellence unto the Lord and bless the couple you video. Make a sizzle Vimeo page of just your wedding videography. Catch the drift? Niche down. It took me 12+ months to realize a practical niche (you can always grow later): In everything we do, we want to encourage others and bring glory to God. We're teaching microbudget filmmakers how to land $1,000 video jobs. Simple, right? Niche down.

Israel Isas is yet another Texas-based filmmaker. And he's got a willing attitude to join the King in what He's doing through film and video. Whoa. Robert Rodriguez, you done something in TX.

Andy Erwin and his brother Jon Erwin are the guys behind Woodlawn. Which is a movie that makes me very optimistic about the future of faith-based films. I didn't think it was cheesy, and the brothers were meticulous with the overall production. It's a real movie and not a hammy "Christian film."

Jesse Henning is a redeemed man, defined by grace, valued, important in the eyes of the King - and he tells stories with a camera. He has the honor of serving as a creative director at New Hope in NC, not too far from where I served in the Chair Force. Note: the jingle at the beginning of today's podcast should make some sense now.

Zach McNair serves the Ultimate Creator and just so happens to love film and design. 'Nuff said. All levity aside, you can find him in CA or on Dribble. He's the first guest that I know of that's on Dribble. Lost in the sauce? Go look it up. Better yet, go to Zach's site, and go to his Dribble account.

Lexi Hiland was referred to me by this guy. She's a rare breed - a sister in Christ who makes films. And you're a rare breed too. I can't emphasize this enough. No one else has your exact makeup and experiences.

Drew Dixon is the editor-in-chief of gamechurch.com. I found him and their group through Twitter and I was blown away by their singular focus on outreach: gamers. If you are thinking this is way outside the wheelhouse of churchfilms.com, you're missing the boat here!

Darren Wilson is a rebel with a cause. Who shoots a movie with no script - only faith in the Spirit of God to show up? Seriously. Why do we read about God making his plans known through a talking donkey, say it's true, but then act like it's a funny story and go on with our lives?