The Creator Podcast

Drew takes The Pulse in part two of our conversation with Nakia Reyes. If you missed part one, check out Episode 10 in which Nakia describes her dream to found Neighborhood Montessori in Dorchester, MA.

Nakia's reading list:  

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori

Healing Racial Trauma by Sheila Wise Rowe

LISTening

The Upper Room Project

Watchlist

Terminator Dark Fate

In Part I of our conversation with Nakia Reyes, we hear about her dream to bring Montessori education to her neighbors in Dorchester, MA. Nakia (pronounced knock-ee-uh) doesn't take vacations. Hear how Nakia was introduced to the Montessori approach (3:00) and how that introduction blossomed into the dream of Neighborhood Montessori. Nakia explains what sets this approach apart (8:15)from other educational approaches and (50-cent word) pedagogies. Then she waxes philosophical (18:00) about what it would have meant to a young Nakia to have had access to this style of learning and how it might have kept her out of the principal's office. 

Every creator encounters obstacles to their dreams (25:00) and Nakia is no exception as her pre-school remains a dream deferred. Finally (31:00), listen to her atypical love story of encountering her Silver Fox. We will be back next week for Part II when Nakia takes The Pulse.

In the second half of our interview with Salvation Army Captain Andy Miller III of Tampa Bay, FL, we talk about the concept behind the book When Helping Hurts. Should The Salvation Army and other charities that want to make a real difference in people's lives continue to feed people daily and give out toys at Christmas time? Specifically, Drew and Andy discuss poverty tourism (7:40) versus perhaps a better way through a creative solution to poverty and hopelessness at The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Boston (11:00). Will The Salvation Army be counted as sheep or the goats (16:30)? We get into what Andy's podcast is all about (21:00), subscribe to the Captain's Corner today.  We finish up by taking The Pulse with Andy (24:30), our first guest to tell us what he's listening to, watching, reading and what God is saying to him.

Darell and Drew are back with another two-part interview, this time with Salvation Army Captain Andy Miller III of Tampa Bay, FL. Andy is a composer,  author (Holistic Hospitality) and a gifted preacher who comes from a heritage of Salvation Army leadership. A graduate of Asbury University, Drew caught up with him when his family took an epic summer road trip up the east coast to Boston. The episode kicks off with The Pulse (1:45) in which Darell shares a controversial take on Frozen II. The interview begins (20:00) with Andy's defense of Salvation Army brass banding as a worship form and discusses the pitfalls (23:30) of the band creating a high church environment that can stifle community, which gained a name – Preludegate – in his congregation. The origin story (26:30) of Salvation Army brass bands precedes a discussion of the intersections between composing music and writing a good sermon (30:30) in which Andy uses the 50-cent phrase “the motific development of an idea.” Eugene Lowry's The Homiletical Plot and the approach to preaching in which “you upset the equilibrium, you analyze the problem and then you…” have to listen to find out (32:30). Part I ends with a comparison between preaching in music and Andy's admonishment: “Don’t give it away too soon”

Coming next week in Part II, Miller really gets animated discussing the ideas behind When Healing Hurts and Drew coins the phrase "poverty tourism."

The second half of our interview with Outside Worship picks up with the tail end of the discussion on how parenting has changed Anna's approach to worship leading and then leads into a discussion of excellent musicianship in worship leading (8:15). Hear how Marty feels doing what he was created to do (11:30) and the crossroads each member faced in pursuing music as a performer vs. being a worship leader (15:30). Learn the two things every worship leader must do to be used by God (18:40). The article Phil referenced here; https://www.danwilt.com/the-twin-masteries-of-the-worship-leader/. Finally, do Outside Worship songs sound like Phil Laeger songs? like Marty Mikles songs? (27:45). Find them at OutsideWorship.com and @OutsideWorship on social channels.

In the first of a two-part interview with @OutsideWorship - Phil Laeger, Marty Mikles and Anna Street - discuss spirit and truth worship, musical excellence and how parenting has changed how they lead worship. Listen to find out how long it takes Phil to mention Keith Green.

Making a podcast is hard! Doing so requires discipline and internal deadline setting. Darrell and Drew catch up after a long absence and discuss how they feel about deadlines.

In The Pulse (00:30) find out what Darell thinks of Chance’s new album, hear how Drew forced himself to watch all of When They See Us and be blown away by what Darell is creating. Drew’s blog is drewforster.wordpress.com. 

Then Katie Luse, of ConnectUp prayer ministry talks about creating Jesus Theater for Salvation Army Camps and how that process helped her heal at a dark moment in the life of her family (24:00). This veteran drama producer has a clear word about what to do when the Holy Spirit shows up in the midst of a show (28:00) and how we can be a “red carpet that He walks in on.” (30:00). The interview finishes with a discussion about excellence in artistic endeavors and what that means when we are communicating the Gospel in creative ways.

In Episode 1, @drewforster explored @darellhouseton's creative process. Now in Episode 3, direct from Darell's wood shop, he turns the tables and interviews drew about creativity in his professional life as a Director of Communications, his ministry and his home life. Hear what Drew describes as the through line between all three and the differentiators. Also, the WINNER of our CLOCK CONTEST is revealed within this episode. Thank to all of our listeners that participated.