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Cultivating conversations about the intersection of the arts and faith in order to liberate Christian creativity.... more
FAQs about Renew the Arts Podcast:How many episodes does Renew the Arts Podcast have?The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.
December 18, 20252025 Mailbag Full of Explicit Content, What Makes Art Good, and Unstrange FireMichael answers an international mailbag full of great questions to close out 2025 on the Renew the Arts podcast....more1h 44minPlay
November 20, 2025Top 5 Things Churches Should Communicate to Their ArtistsMichael collects together the top five things he thinks churches should communicate to their artists....more34minPlay
October 16, 2025The Use and Abuse of FictionMichael explains the popular dismissal of fiction and the imagination, and explores the edifying uses of fiction....more45minPlay
September 18, 2025The Little Things are the Great ThingsMichael compares and contrasts the great way that seeks first worldly prominence with the little way of the cross that seeks God’s kingdom....more37minPlay
August 21, 2025Exploited Art: Propaganda, Pornography, Pomp, and ProductMichael explores the way the true purpose of art is undermined when we make exploited art—art made subject to an agenda....more49minPlay
July 17, 2025Porchlight at Audiofeed 2025: Mini-Conference on HospitalityA generous sampling of the “Porchlight Mini-Conference on Hospitality” we held at Audiofeed Music Festival 2025 in Urbana, Illinois....more2h 14minPlay
June 19, 2025Connecting Science and Art (with Ciara Reyes-Ton)Michael is joined by biologist and worship songwriter Ciara Reyes-Ton to discuss the intersection of art, science, and faith....more50minPlay
May 08, 2025On “A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers” (with Houston Coley)Michael is joined by film-maker and YouTuber Houston Coley to discuss Coley’s feature documentary, A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers....more48minPlay
April 17, 2025One Anothering in An Othering Age (with Chase Tremaine)Chase Tremaine joins Michael to discuss how the advancements in technology over the last 100 years have impacted the arts, for good and ill....more1h 21minPlay
March 20, 2025Three Word-Pictures for Patrons and ArtistsMichael offers three word-pictures to help clarify an understanding of the arts in terms of flourishing and the blessed life....more33minPlay
FAQs about Renew the Arts Podcast:How many episodes does Renew the Arts Podcast have?The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.