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The Thriving Christian Artist

Matt Tommey: Artist, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Artist Mentor

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The official podcast of internationally recognized artist, speaker, author and mentor Matt Tommey. The Thriving Christian Artist Podcast is for artists who want to bust through roadblocks that have held them back for years, create the art they love and live the life the they know God created them to live as an artist in His Kingdom.
 
From Theophany Media, Creatively Christian is a podcast for artists and creatives of all types to grow successfully in their gifts and calling. Creatively Christian explores the intersection of faith and creativity by interviewing believers who use their God-given gifts in unique ways. Through the lives of directors, musicians, artists, writers, and more we inspire, inform, educate, and empower the next generation of creative Christians. creativelychristian.net
 
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How do you feel about donkeys? (Stay with me here.) My guest on this episode of The Thriving Christian Artist is Rachel Ridge - artist, artist coach, creativity coach, author, speaker, blogger, mother, grandmother, and donkey wrangler. Yes, donkey wrangler. Her journey as an artist probably reflects a lot of your journeys as well (ok, maybe not the…
 
Fear is the biggest challenge when it comes to money, especially if you don’t have a lot. We are encouraged to be good stewards of the gifts God gives us, including our money. But part of that good stewardship is investing wisely, like in the Parable of the Talents. If you’re too afraid to do anything but bury your Master’s gift in the ground, you …
 
You’ve heard the saying, “The Lord’s work is never done.” Well, let me tell you, that’s the absolute truth! I’ve been following God’s call in my life for years now to raise up an army of artists in the Kingdom, and the blessings that have flowed through that process have been more than I ever could have imagined. If that was the only thing I did in…
 
Do you ever look at your to-do list, then at your calendar, and then think, “There’s no way I’m going to find the time to get all this done.” That feeling is universal, I would say. I would also say that it’s especially prevalent when you have jobs and responsibilities that often need to come before the artistic endeavors you really want to sink yo…
 
From the outside looking in, you would think a working artist would never get burned out or bored. After all, who else gets to follow their passion and do the thing they love the most in the world and make a good living doing it? But burnout and boredom are real obstacles that every artist has to overcome. Maybe you’re working so much, preparing fo…
 
I talk a lot about walking in the Kingdom, but it's not always easy to see what that looks like in the world we're living in now. That's why it's especially encouraging to see someone who's doing it on a daily basis. My guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, Greg Crawford, is a living example of what I'm talking about. Greg…
 
“Matt, how do I know when it’s time to raise my prices?” This is a great question - and one I get all the time. After all, setting prices for your art involves a lot of different factors that can be hard to juggle - market comparisons, cost of living, your time and effort, and even your own sense of self-worth, to an extent. To help you take the gu…
 
When some people follow their artistic dreams, they are in it for fame and fortune. While this isn’t out of the realm of possibility, it’s not exactly something that manifests for every artist. Julie Bagamary is intentionally living her life and directing her art at something that is attainable for everybody (and is way more important than fame and…
 
When you’re stressed, overwhelmed, or struggling to find the time for what God has called you to do, there’s one little word that can help you a lot: No. Being able to say no to things that are adding to your overwhelm, or are stumbling blocks in the way of God’s plan for you, is a very powerful tool to have in your tool chest. Unfortunately, it ca…
 
Author, speaker, and coach Allen Arnold, my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist, says that there are two worldviews we can live in as Christians. One is what most folks, even most Christians, seem to experience - a worldview where God is an intangible presence whom we hope to please but who is ultimately detached from our daily l…
 
If you’ve ever felt the Lord calling you to move forward to a new thing He has for your life, then you’ve probably also felt the desire to stay put right where you are. It’s perfectly normal and natural to want to stick with where you are and not take the risky path, especially if things are going pretty well for you. A good job, a nice house, a co…
 
Some people seem to have been given more than 24 hours in their days, and my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist is one of those people. She’s Rebecca Friedlander, and I’m super-excited to welcome her back to the show. Rebecca is a full-time minister, a creative artist, a musician, a film producer, an author, a speaker, and is ev…
 
What does it mean to advance the Kingdom of God? We all more-or-less have an idea of the Kingdom of God as a goal to strive for and a guiding principle for living. But it can be tough to define the specifics of how we can achieve that goal and what we can do as individuals to tilt the world in that direction. In this episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, …
 
Lisa Kozel Mangione has always been drawn to all things aquatic. The beach, the ocean, and sea creatures have been a big part of Lisa’s life since she was a kid, so it was only natural that they became a big focus of Lisa’s art, as well. Lisa felt the tug of a Kingdom-led calling to be an artist, but she didn’t have a roadmap to make the transition…
 
What do you think is the number one barrier that most artists face? Is it a lack of time to work on their art? Technology changes? Access to supplies or studio space? I’ll give you a hint - it starts with an “m” and rhymes with Winnie the Pooh’s favorite food. (Oh, bother.) Yeah, it’s money. That probably doesn’t surprise you. But what might surpri…
 
In this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, I talk with my new friend Mary Malini about her incredible journey of overcoming obstacles and following the call of God in her life. Starting out in a small town in India, Mary’s education took her to a 12-year career in mass communication and television production - but her love of dance a…
 
If you've ever experienced “creative block” - and I can guarantee almost everybody has - then you know how hard it can be to overcome. You feel like you may never be able to regain your creativity. You feel like a fraud for claiming to be an artist in the first place. You feel helpless and hopeless, and you would give anything to get your spark bac…
 
My friend Ying McLane grew up in China loving art, painting, and writing, but she never thought it could be a career for her, much less one that she could thrive while doing (sound familiar?). But when she came to the United States, she met her future husband, she met Jesus, and she saw the beautiful possibilities that God had in store for her and …
 
I use the word "thrive" so much that I sometimes forget to take a step back and clarify what I mean by it. Thriving is all about flourishing in what God has called you to and experiencing the abundance, joy, and fulfillment God created us for. So how does one go about thriving in the Kingdom of God? In this episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, I tell you…
 
My guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast is Jeff Brewer, a product launch expert to other online experts. Jeff helps people launch and scale their businesses online. So what does he have to do with art, you may ask? Well, think about this. When you create a piece for your art business, you want it to sell, right? You want t…
 
If we’re called by God to be creative, doesn’t that mean we should never have trouble creating? There are times when the art is flowing out of us, the paint is leaping oto the canvas, the clay is taking shape at our slightest whims, and we can feel the Holy Spirit co-creating with us. But sometimes it doesn’t feel like that. Sometimes we enter the …
 
Have you ever stopped to think about how much of an impact an act of stepping out in faith can have on people? I don’t just mean for that person, either. God can use acts of faith to affect and bolster the lives of countless people in a cascade of blessings from that one initial act. But it has to start with an act of faith. Of obedience to God’s w…
 
As of the time of this video, the Powerball lottery is up to something like $1.9 BILLION dollars. Billion. With a B. Can you even fathom how much money that is? It is such a staggering amount of money for a person to have for themselves that it might as well be called a “gazillion” or a “bajillion.” It’s no wonder so many people are buying a ticket…
 
Christy Award-winning author Mesu Andrews is on the Creatively Christian podcast, interviewed by Andrea Sandefur. On today’s episode, Mesu Andrews shares her writing process and her journey into becoming an author after a time of suffering. She gives us valuable resources for writing fiction, delivers great tips about having productive creative tim…
 
When you look at the world around you, it’s hard not to be discouraged by the seemingly endless contention between people. Politics have never been more divisive. The comments on practically any social media posts so often devolve into bickering, bullying, and worse. Even some hateful ideologies that seemed to have been stamped out decades ago are …
 
Stop doing things for God. “Matt, why would you say that? Aren’t we supposed to spend our lives doing things for God? Aren't we supposed to spend our whole lives doing things for God? Shouldn't we be doing all we can to advance the Kingdom and try to repay God for saving us? Why would you tell us to stop, Matt?” Don’t worry - I can explain! On this…
 
Never underestimate God's ability to find a place for you in advancing His Kingdom. When my friend Veronica Anzorena heard God calling her to missions, she wasn’t sure if her artistic skills and talents could be put to use. She thought being a painter, print-maker, graphic designer, and so on, might not be as useful to a community in need as, say, …
 
Today we celebrate 400 episodes of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast. Can you believe it? That’s almost as many episodes as Bob Ross made of “The Joy Of Painting” (403, according to Wikipedia)! When we first started this podcast back in 2018, I couldn’t possibly have foreseen the number of episodes we would go on to produce, all the amazing peo…
 
You know, being a Christian doesn’t mean every day is sunshine and lollipops. We have the same struggles in our lives as anyone else, and they can lead to heartbreak, anxiety, addiction, and all of the other negative outcomes you can think of. What separates the Christian from everybody else, however, is our faith and belief that we have a loving G…
 
There are a lot of things out there that we might find ourselves seeking in this world. Fame, fortune, comfort, power, pleasure, and so much more are idolized, obsessed over, and available to us right now, more than at any other time in history. But just like Yoda told Luke that a Jedi doesn’t crave adventure and excitement, we Christians have been…
 
Singer/songwriter, author, and entrepreneur Aaron Everitt is on the Creatively Christian podcast, interviewed by Andrea Sandefur. Aaron shares about writing his book and how savvy business skills helped him tour with his band. He reframes our view of making money, explaining why we don't have to villainize the making of money, and defines his own a…
 
When you look at all the difficulties facing the world today - like poverty, hunger, war, depression, and so on - it can be easy to think your calling to art doesn’t matter that much to the world. But don’t despair! Your calling to be an artist is a calling from God, and that’s never a small or insignificant thing. As my guest on this episode of th…
 
It can be easy to think that your role as an artist in this world is somehow unimportant when weighed against what else is going on. After all, it's easy to downplay the role of the arts in light of the heavier issues of life like injustice, poverty, famine and war. But as we see in the Bible, God has a way of using the most unexpected people and t…
 
Stanton Lanier grew up playing the piano and writing songs, but he never seriously considered it as something he could make his living doing. Instead, he went the more practical route, attending Georgia Tech and getting business degrees that led him to years of work in the financial industry. But his desire to make music never left him, and he neve…
 
Everybody has ups and downs in their lives and in their businesses. So how are some people seemingly more successful at navigating the downs than others? How do these people keep their eyes on the prize? Even when you’re at your highest peak creatively, you’re selling your art, you’re making your voice heard, it can be easy to get distracted. Emerg…
 
I believe God always puts people together for a reason. That sure seems to be the case with Janalyn Arnold and Henny Koonstra, my guests on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast. After different paths lead these two young artists to the same school, Jana and Henny are on the cusp of graduating from the art program at Redeemer Univer…
 
On this episode of the CIAS Podcast Ross King and I talk about the 4th ingredient in his formula for music industry success- raw talent. Ross says that we are not able to do anything about the amount of raw talent we are given, however we can lean on the other ingredients (work ethic, suck meter, and how are you in a room) to cultivate the raw tale…
 
Jesus told us that when we feel heavy-laden, we should just come to Him, give Him everything that’s weighing us down, and take up His light and easy yoke. “Just come to Me.” Come as you are. No judgment. Don’t try to fix yourself up before you see Him. Just come on. That can be a hard thing to remember at times when we’re really feeling the burden …
 
Fashion designer and professor BJ Arnett is on the Creatively Christian podcast, interviewed by Brannon Hollingsworth. BJ came from a deeply creative and entrepreneurial background but still needed a mindset shift to fully come into her God-given talent. She shares her spiritual testimony and how she got into fashion design, art, and education. Thr…
 
What's the strangest place you've found inspiration for your art? For Bert Ballou, my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, inspiration came from a wise-cracking donkey on an adventure with a grumpy, green ogre. On a rewatch of the animated children’s classic, Shrek, Bert was rather surprised to hear God telling him to wri…
 
Economy got you down? Nervous about the prospects for your art business at this particular time? Afraid you won’t be able to sell your art for what it’s actually worth because potential buyers may be tightening their belts to get through this downturn? I hear ya. Being a full-time artist can feel pretty uncertain even at the best of economic times,…
 
Sometimes it’s not the destination but the journey that matters. To say my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast has had a winding road leading to his life as a full-time artist would be an understatement. Tist One - a name he took on in a graffiti-centric part of his journey - spent his elementary school days in South Kore…
 
Ever feel like there's just not enough time in the day to do the things you want to do? Is that feeling keeping you from pursuing your artistic dreams? Feeling like there's not enough time is a common concern for everybody. We’re all given the same 24 hours every day to accomplish what we want and need to do, but sometimes you feel like you could a…
 
Author and theologian Luke Aylen is on the Creatively Christian podcast, interviewed by Andrea Sandefur. Luke Aylen talks about his fantasy book series and the various ways he has honed his writing craft. At the end of the episode, Luke shares a special scene from one of his books. Luke Aylen is the author of three older children/young adult fantas…
 
If you're like basically everybody in the world today, you spend a good deal of each day interacting with people through social media. And if you're an artist trying to build a brand and a business, you are surely putting a huge portion of your time and energy towards building up your social media presence. So if all that work and all those connect…
 
This could be goodbye, - But don’t worry, it’s probably me, not you… There comes a time in every relationship where you have to ask the uncomfortable questions. And in our relationship, I often wonder “Am I really doing everything I can to help them thrive as an artist?” I know you might say “Oh sure Matt, you’re doing great” but I want to know wha…
 
On this episode of the CIAS podcast Ross King and I talk about the work ethic it takes to go pro. You might be thinking we talk about things like working 100 hour weeks and do whatever you need to to make it happen, but we don’t! We wanted to give you a practical look at how we manage and schedule our time as a professional in the music industry. S…
 
Have you ever felt like just when you're approaching mastery of one of your artistic pursuits, you become enamored of something else? We creatives have a natural tendency to want to try everything. And that's great! All sorts of art can be fulfilling and fun. But if you're trying to run a successful art business and you start dabbling in media or s…
 
I’m not exactly sure how, but my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, Rachel G. Scott, must have 30 hours in each of her days. It's the only logical explanation for how many creative areas she excels in. Rachel’s love of creativity was established at a very young age and grew with every new creative outlet she tried. Lear…
 
I believe there’s a key way to discern the truth of what you’re hearing, and it involves the tone and tenor of the message you’re receiving. The character of God is to give invitations, not accusations. If the voice you’re hearing is accusing you of not being good enough, or of not being deserving of success, or words like that, you know that’s not…
 
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