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350 - 5-Minute Mentoring:The #1 Reason to Start an Art Business

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 20, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
I remember how I felt when I first started thinking about turning my art into a business.  Excited, nervous, scared, hopeful…  All the emotions were fighting for space in my mind and it was hard to concentrate on anything else.   And maybe that’s what you’re feeling right now.  When you start a...

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349 - Called By Creative Glory: A Conversation with Joshua Mills

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 17, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
You know those people who are so busy and prolific that you wonder how on earth they manage to get everything done?   That’s my friend, Joshua Mills.  Joshua and his wife, Janet, have been in ministry for 25 years, sharing their personal compassion and message of the hope, healing and restorati...

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348 - 5-Minute Mentoring: 5 Tips for Conquering the Business Side of Art

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 13, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Profit and loss statements.  Shipping and insurance.  Website updates. Taxes.  Marketing strategies. 😳 The never-ending to-do list of business is enough to make you want to tear your hair out (or lock yourself in your studio and never come out!) The truth is, building a business is a whole new...

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347 - How Jesus Restores Through Art: A Conversation with Chad Atkins

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 10, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Have you ever experienced a tug-of-war between your art and other aspects of your life - as if the two can’t exist simultaneously?   Chad Atkins had art inside him from a very early age.  He grew up in a family of artists, and he never let a day of his childhood go by without drawing.   But he...

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347 - How Jesus Restores Through Art: A Conversation with Chad Atkins

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 10, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Have you ever experienced a tug-of-war between your art and other aspects of your life - as if the two can’t exist simultaneously?   Chad Atkins had art inside him from a very early age.  He grew up in a family of artists, and he never let a day of his childhood go by without drawing.   But he...

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346 - 5-Minute Mentoring: 3 Secrets for Growing an Art Business

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 06, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Whether you’re just starting out in your art business or you’ve been at it awhile, chances are once the excitement of stepping out in faith wears off, you are going to start wondering… How do I actually make this work?  😳 I was in the same boat myself when I started out - struggling to turn my...

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345 - Glorifying God In The Gig Economy: A Conversation with Allen Paul

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 03, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Truth time: God doesn’t want you to be comfortable. He isn’t a La-Z-Boy salesman.    If you’re too comfortable, you’re not moving forward…and God’s going to start poking you until  you do.   Allen Paul found that out in his life when he was secure in his jobs as a teacher and at a church…but G...

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345 - Glorifying God In The Gig Economy: A Conversation with Allen Paul

The Thriving Christian Artist - May 03, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Truth time: God doesn’t want you to be comfortable. He isn’t a La-Z-Boy salesman.    If you’re too comfortable, you’re not moving forward…and God’s going to start poking you until  you do.   Allen Paul found that out in his life when he was secure in his jobs as a teacher and at a church…but G...

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344 - 5-Minute Mentoring: 5 Reasons Every Artist Should Be Using Canva To Market Their Art

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 29, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Back in the day, when I was working on staff at churches, I was the “creative guy” - which meant that I was the default graphic designer of the group! Now, truth be told, this was NOT my area of expertise, but I dove into Adobe Photoshop and slogged my way through it.  Let’s just say that it wa...

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343 - Sharing Your Passion Creates Passion In Others: A Conversation with Frances Syverson

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 26, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Have you ever met somebody whose art is so fascinating and who is so enthusiastic about it that it makes you want to immediately run out and try it yourself?   That’s exactly what happens when you talk to my friend Frances Syverson! Frances uses techniques from beading to metal-smithing to cre...

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342 - 5-Minute Mentoring: Why Artists Need an Email List

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 22, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Remember a few months ago when Facebook and Instagram went down for a full day?  Panic ensued! While some users were upset they couldn’t share their Wordle results, others - especially business owners - suddenly realized that even though they may have a lot of followers on social media, their a...

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341 - The Surprise & Beauty of the Unexpected: A Conversation with Robin Popp

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 19, 2022 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
You know when two things (or people) come together unexpectedly and you think, “Wow…that makes so much sense!”? That’s kind of what has happened in my friend Robin Popp’s art life.  She’s an artist to the core, an accomplished, award-winning painter as well as an experienced cabinet and furnit...

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340 - 5-Minute Mentoring: How To Become An Artist Entrepreneur

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 15, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When you think of a job that provides steady income and security, what do you think of?  Toiling away in the offices of a big company?  Maybe a bank or a retailer?  That sort of thing?     Well, in these days of economic upheaval, layoffs, and business closures, the traditional path to “job sec...

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340 - 5-Minute Mentoring: How To Become An Artist Entrepreneur

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 15, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When you think of a job that provides steady income and security, what do you think of?  Toiling away in the offices of a big company?  Maybe a bank or a retailer?  That sort of thing?     Well, in these days of economic upheaval, layoffs, and business closures, the traditional path to “job sec...

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339 - How God Uses Art To Call People To Him: A Conversation with Terry Glaspey

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 12, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Christian art has always been a force for the Lord.  Paintings, hymns, poetry, sculpture, drama… all the forms of art you can think of have been touched by God to call people to Him.  And yet even today, some people don’t understand just how powerful the connection between art and faith really i...

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338 - 5-Minute Mentoring: 5 Ways to Know If an Idea Is Worth Pursuing

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 08, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When you create art for a living, there’s a lot more on the line than when you’re a hobbyist.  You can have the same level of enthusiasm with an art business that you had in your hobby days - more, even.   But if your family is counting on the income from you selling your art to put food on the...

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337 - Raising The Next Generation Of Kingdom-Hearted Artists: A Conversation with Bryn Gillette

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 05, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
It’s always great to reconnect with old friends like Bryn Gillette.  If you’re a longtime listener to the podcast, you may remember Bryn from way way back in episode 46. Bryn is a very talented painter in his own right, but his real calling is in teaching.  His day job is teaching visual art an...

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336 - 5-Minute Mentoring: How To Heal Your Heart From Shame

The Thriving Christian Artist - April 01, 2022 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
What sort of garment are you wearing?   No, I’m not asking whether you’re wearing shorts or a dress or jeans or a pocket t-shirt.  If you’re wearing white after Labor Day or socks with Crocs…no judgment here.   What I’m really asking is whether you’re wearing the Garment of Praise or the Garme...

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335 - When Your Art Does The Talking: A Conversation with Grace Bomer

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 29, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
 There’s a big misconception that “prophetic art” has to depict crosses and doves and Scripture quotes.  It causes a lot of artists to question if their art “qualifies” as prophetic. Well, prophetic art doesn’t HAVE to do all that - but it sure can!  My friend Grace Bomer is an award-winning a...

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334 - 5-Minute Mentoring: Should Artists Pay for Advertising?

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 25, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
As a business owner, you know that marketing and advertising are vital to growing your business.   You’ve got to be able to get out in front of your ideal client, show them what you can do, and get them excited to buy.   But how far should you go?   Should you invest in Facebook ads?  Print a...

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333 - When God's Grace Moves In Your Life: A Conversation with Gabriel Stockton

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 22, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
It’s always fascinating to hear how God works in the lives of artists and brings them out of bad situations so they can thrive.    My friend Gabriel Stockton was unhappy, wasn’t creating art, and felt he was at his rock bottom.   Suddenly, Gabriel began seeing the word “thrive” everywhere.  Th...

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332 - 5-Minute Mentoring: Help, Nobody's Buying My Online Course!

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 18, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
One of the biggest hardest truths about business is that sometimes you can do everything right, and people still won’t buy.   It hurts.  It’s frustrating.  It makes you want to throw in the towel. It’s easy to look at other people and think, “It’s working for them - why isn’t it working for me...

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331 - Prophetic Art: A Conversation with Wendy Manzo

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 15, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
You know those people who are so generous that they’ll drop everything to show you around their gorgeous city, inspire and move you, and then leave you wondering how you were so fortunate to meet them? Wendy Manzo is one of those people. Art has always been in Wendy, and she has always connect...

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330 - 5-Minute Mentoring: The Problem With Friends And Family Discounts

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 11, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
As consumers, most of us enjoy getting a discount and saving a little money whenever we can.  A free stack of pancakes at IHOP?  Sign me up! I have a friend who is a big bargain-hunter - he hits up every thrift store in every town he visits in the hopes of finding a treasure.  And he finds a lo...

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329 - Jörn Lange - The Secret Language of Prophetic Art

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 08, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When does an “out-of-the-blue” Christmas gift turn into a gift to people all over the world?  If you’re Jörn Lange, it’s when your wife’s seemingly random gift of pastel chalk and art paper turns into an outreach ministry based around prophetic art. But as is so often the case, Jörn’s mini...

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329 - Jörn Lange - The Secret Language of Prophetic Art

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 08, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When does an “out-of-the-blue” Christmas gift turn into a gift to people all over the world?  If you’re Jörn Lange, it’s when your wife’s seemingly random gift of pastel chalk and art paper turns into an outreach ministry based around prophetic art. But as is so often the case, Jörn’s mini...

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329 - Jörn Lange - The Secret Language of Prophetic Art- 3/8/22

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 08, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When does an “out-of-the-blue” Christmas gift turn into a gift to people all over the world?  If you’re Jörn Lange, it’s when your wife’s seemingly random gift of pastel chalk and art paper turns into an outreach ministry based around prophetic art. But as is so often the case, Jörn’s mini...

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328 - 5-Minute Mentoring: Thriving in Uncertain Economic Times

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 04, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
They say the only certain things in life are death and taxes…but I would argue that “economic uncertainty” should be added to that list. 😳 If you’re worrying about the latest economic news, you’re in good company.  But over my career, I’ve realized that there is one key to thriving during uncer...

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327 - Creativity & Healing: A Conversation with Teresa & Terry Arsenault

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 01, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
The process of creativity can be a pretty solitary one.  We often ideate, outline, sketch, create, and finish a piece completely on our own, without input or sharing the experience with anyone else. Being an artist can be lonely.  And when that loneliness creeps into your marriage…it can cause ...

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324 - 5-Minute Mentoring: 3 Clues That It's Time To Raise Your Art Prices

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 25, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Does the idea of raising your prices make your knees weak?  Give you butterflies in your stomach?  Make your palms sweat? I get it - a lot of artists worry that if they raise their prices, then nobody will buy their art! But what you’ll find is that raising your prices actually helps your busi...