The Thriving Christian Artist
Matt Tommey: Artist, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Artist Mentor
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310 - 5-Minute Mentoring: Process vs Purpose
The Thriving Christian Artist
12/17/21 • 6 min
Do you ever get stuck in analysis paralysis?
It’s so easy to be overwhelmed with possibilities and options that we creatives tend to overthink the answers to the swarm of questions buzzing in your head.
When it comes right down to it, though, I've found that there are really two kinds of questions: purpose questions and process questions. Recognizing the difference between the two can reframe the situation and create clarity and breakthrough in your art career.
On this week’s episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, we're talking about how to distinguish between purpose questions and process questions. We're also breaking down how to get past analysis paralysis when you're feeling stuck on a difficult question.
Finding clarity around your purpose and your process is essential to thriving as a Christian artist. If you’re struggling to find that clarity, check out my new free guide! Download it by clicking the link below!
The 3 Biggest Misconceptions to Thriving as a Christian Artist
https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/misconceptions-to-thriving
Connect with me online:
https://www.matttommeymentoring.com
https://www.instagram.com/thethrivingchristianartist
https://www.facebook.com/thethrivingchristianartist
https://www.youtube.com/mjtommey to watch the podcast on YouTube!
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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305 - Your Voice Matters Because You Matter: A Conversation with Gina Morgano
The Thriving Christian Artist
11/30/21 • 21 min
Everyone likes to talk about “work-life balance,” but when your passion for creating, your business, your livelihood, and your faith overlap, striking that balance becomes even more challenging!
As I help artists connect artistic, business, and spiritual life together in a holistic way, the question comes up over and over: How do you blend that balance to express your unique voice as an artist? One of the best keys is to develop the discipline of repeated practices.
On today’s episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, I’m talking with Gina Morgano. She expresses her unique voice, quite literally, as a vocalist and voice teacher, as well as host of The Practice Parlour podcast, and creator of The Practice Planner.
She's an inspiration for ways to include practices that shape the life, work, and faith of a Christian artist. She also shares how God can use your creative career to open doors for relationships where introductions with religious labels never could.
Keep up with Gina Morgano on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ginamorgano/ or on her website at https://www.ginamorgano.com/
Want to learn more about how you can blend your art and your faith to glorify God? Click below and I’ll send you my guide to “The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Prophetic Art!”
The 5 Biggest Misconceptions about Prophetic Art
https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/5-biggest-misconceptions-about-prophetic-art
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Connect with Matt online:
www.matttommeymentoring.com
www.instagram.com/thethrivingchristianartist
www.facebook.com/thethrivingchristianartist
You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/mjtommey. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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348 - 5-Minute Mentoring: 5 Tips for Conquering the Business Side of Art
The Thriving Christian Artist
05/13/22 • 8 min
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 set of skills that a lot of us haven’t mastered yet!
But if you really want to take your art from a hobby to a full-fledged business, you’ve got to figure this stuff out!
That’s why on this episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, I’m sharing my 5 tips for conquering the business side of art...
...so you can create, grow, and share your gift while also experiencing God’s provision in your life!
And when you’re ready to build a business that helps you thrive spiritually, artistically, and financially? Here are 4 ways I can help:
1️⃣ Get my FREE Guide, “5 Biggest Mistakes Artists Make When Pricing Their Art” Struggling to price your art in a way that feels authentic to you and your faith - but still makes you money? Make sure you’re not making any of these mistakes! Download here
➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/5-biggest-mistakes-when-pricing-art
2️⃣ Read the Book: Check out my book “How to Price Your Art: Pricing with Confidence for Sales & Profit” on Amazon ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XBP733
3️⃣ Create Art and Profit: Discover how to create the art you love while still providing for yourself financially in my “How to Price Your Art” workshop.
Get more details here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-price-your-art-evergreen
4️⃣ Ready to truly thrive? Join the Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program to discover how to build your art business and live the abundant life Jesus promised you as an artist in His Kingdom! Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/artmentor.html
Connect with me online: https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/stay-connected
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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341 - The Surprise & Beauty of the Unexpected: A Conversation with Robin Popp
The Thriving Christian Artist
04/19/22 • 23 min
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 furniture maker. Those two loves existed separately...until she figured out how to bring the two sides of her artistic self together by framing her paintings in custom-built shadow boxes!
In this episode of The Thriving Christian Artist, we talk about what the Lord is doing in her life and her art, and how she uses her creative “play time” to get closer to God.
Robin’s love of creating art also meshes beautifully with her love of teaching art - and we’re so excited to have Robin at Gathering of Artisans this year!
At Gathering of Artisans, she'll be teaching her "Boot Camp for Color Mixing." It’s a great way to learn about how to use and manipulate colors to make your art exactly what you want it to be.
She’ll also be teaching an in-studio landscape class and a class on "building a tree," where you’ll learn how to make a tree look like the species it's supposed to be. Say goodbye to “happy little trees” and hello to “realistic deciduous conifers!”
Register now at www.GatheringofArtisans.com and sign up for her workshops!
If you want to see Robin’s work, you can check out her website, Instagram, and Facebook:
https://www.robinpopp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/robinpoppstudio/
https://www.facebook.com/robinpoppstudio
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When you’re ready to stop striving and start thriving, here are 3 other ways I can help:
1️⃣ Get my FREE Guide, “5 Biggest Misconceptions About Prophetic Art” - Wondering how to create your art with God or what prophetic art is all about? Grab my free guide and make sure you’re not stuck in any of these misconceptions about prophetic art! Download here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/5-biggest-misconceptions-about-prophetic-art
2️⃣ Unlock Your Heart: Are you ready to begin a journey of healing and wholeness that will yield deeper Spirit-led creativity and personal fulfillment? I’ll show you how in the 10th anniversary revised edition of “Unlocking the Heart of the Artist!” Grab the book, ebook, or audio on Amazon ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1460930258
3️⃣ Ready to truly thrive? Join the Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program to discover how to build your art business and live the abundant life Jesus promised you as an artist in His Kingdom! Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/artmentor.html
Thanks for listening! You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/matttommeymentoring. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!
Connect with me online: https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/stay-connected
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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382 | 5-Minute Mentoring: Creating Cash Flow in Your Art Business
The Thriving Christian Artist
09/09/22 • 3 min
If you're just starting out with your art business, or if you've been in business awhile and are experiencing a bit of a slow period, you're probably looking for a way to get some cashflow in a hurry. But what can you do?
Luckily, as artists, we have a LOT that we can teach others!
In this episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, I'm going to tell you how you can incorporate teaching into your business as a way of injecting instant cashflow. You may not think teaching is up your alley, but it can make a big difference in weathering the rough places if you can make it happen.
I would also encourage you to join our Artist Cashflow Bootcamp if you are looking for ways to build regulated cashflow and go from hobbyist to being a professional, successful artist.
Register for our Artist Cashflow Bootcamp: https://www.artistcashflowbootcamp.com/
Whether you’re just getting your business off the ground or have been at it for years, cashflow is a game-changer. Join us in the Bootcamp to learn how!
Ready to build a business that helps you thrive spiritually, artistically, and financially? Here are 4 ways I can help:
1️⃣ Create Cashflow With Us! - Join us for an exclusive 5-day workshop where you’ll learn how to create a personalized plan to create a faithful, reliable income stream in your business! Get all the details and register here! ➡️ https://www.artistcashflowbootcamp.com
2️⃣ Read the Book: Check out my book “How to Price Your Art: Pricing with Confidence for Sales & Profit” on Amazon ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XBP733
3️⃣ Create Art and Profit: Discover how to create the art you love while still providing for yourself financially in my “How to Price Your Art” workshop.
Get more details here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-price-your-art-evergreen
4️⃣ Ready to truly thrive? Join the Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program to discover how to build your art business and live the abundant life Jesus promised you as an artist in His Kingdom! Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/artmentor.html
Connect with me online: https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/stay-connected
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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307 - Waves of Creativity: A Conversation with Allen Arnold
The Thriving Christian Artist
12/07/21 • 46 min
“...Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar — the LORD Almighty is His name.” Jeremiah 31:35
If ever there were a perfect metaphor for the mystery of creativity—for trying to understand the beauty, life, and order of the universe—it may just be ocean waves.
Waves can be beautiful. Waves can be rough. Waves can move you gently or knock you off your feet.
My friend Allen Arnold's latest book, Waves of Creativity, is dedicated to creatives who are trying our best to figure out how to step into the deep and do this thing we love with God.
As a third-time guest, Allen is a bonafide sage of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast. He invites us to let these waves of creativity wash over us.
The invitation is not just to imagine but to experience creativity with no ego attached. The pressure is off. The joy is back. There's a feeling of freedom where you and the Creator of the universe are in agreement, “Let's do this together.”
Allen’s big but bite-sized ideas will motivate and encourage you as you pursue your God-given creativity each day.
Don’t miss my conversation with Allen this week and connect with Allen at his website https://withallen.com/ or on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheStoryofWith
If this idea of creating art with God intrigues you and you want to know more, I’ve created a brand-new guide called “The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Prophetic Art” that I think you’ll love! Click below and I’ll send it right over!
The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Prophetic Art
https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/5-biggest-misconceptions-about-prophetic-ar
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Connect with Matt online:
www.matttommeymentoring.com
www.instagram.com/thethrivingchristianartist
www.facebook.com/thethrivingchristianartist
You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/mjtommey. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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398 | 5-Minute Mentoring: How to Seek the Kingdom of God in Your Life
The Thriving Christian Artist
11/04/22 • 5 min
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 told not to crave those types of worldly things either.
Instead, we are clearly told, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.”
But what does that actually mean? And how do we go about doing it in this day and age?
In this episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, I’ll give you my thoughts on how you can focus your life and your art on God’s Kingdom every day. And when you do that, you’ll be amazed at all the things God will add unto you.
When you’re ready to stop striving and start thriving, here are 4 other ways I can help:
1️⃣ Get my FREE Guide, “5 Biggest Misconceptions About Prophetic Art” Wondering how to create your art with God or what prophetic art is all about? Grab my free guide and make sure you’re not stuck in any of these misconceptions about prophetic art! Download here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/5-biggest-misconceptions-about-prophetic-art
2️⃣ Unlock Your Heart: Are you ready to begin a journey of healing and wholeness that will yield deeper Spirit-led creativity and personal fulfillment? I’ll show you how in the 10th anniversary revised edition of “Unlocking the Heart of the Artist!” Grab the book, ebook, or audio on Amazon ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1460930258
3️⃣ Connect with God: Discover how to connect with the Lord and discover His intention for you and your art in His Kingdom in my course, How to Connect with God to Create & Sell Your Art. Get more details here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-connect
4️⃣ Ready to truly thrive? Join the Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program to discover how to build your art business and live the abundant life Jesus promised you as an artist in His Kingdom! Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/artmentor.html
Thanks for listening! You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/matttommeymentoring. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!
Connect with Matt online: https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/stay-connected
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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408 | 5-Minute Mentoring: What It Means to Thrive in the Kingdom
The Thriving Christian Artist
12/16/22 • 5 min
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 about God's I-D-E-A-L - an easy, five-part framework for you to begin to put into your life that will lead you to a place of thriving in the Kingdom.
Want to know what IDEAL stands for? You'll have to listen to the episode!
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When you’re ready to stop striving and start thriving, here are 4 other ways I can help:
1️⃣ Get my FREE Guide, “5 Biggest Misconceptions About Prophetic Art”
Wondering how to create your art with God or what prophetic art is all about? Grab my free guide and make sure you’re not stuck in any of these misconceptions about prophetic art!
Download here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/5-biggest-misconceptions-about-prophetic-art
2️⃣ Learn a New Framework for Living: Watch this free 60-minute, on-demand workshop I created called “How to Start Thriving as the Artist God Created You to Be,” where I share a simple, Kingdom-based framework for living that anyone can use starting today. Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://matttommeymentoring.mykajabi.com/ew-optin-how-to-start-thriving
3️⃣ Connect with God: Discover how to connect with the Lord and discover His intention for you and your art in His Kingdom in my course, How to Connect with God to Create & Sell Your Art. Get more details here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-connect
https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-conne Join the Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program to discover how to build your art business and live the abundant life Jesus promised you as an artist in His Kingdom! Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/artmentor.html
Thanks for listening! You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/matttommeymentoring. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!
Connect with Matt online: https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/stay-connected
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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345 - Glorifying God In The Gig Economy: A Conversation with Allen Paul
The Thriving Christian Artist
05/03/22 • 25 min
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 God wouldn’t stop poking him. Allen had financial security, but he just knew he wasn’t doing what God was calling him to do.
The only solution was to leave that security behind and trust God to show him the way forward.
Now, after experiencing the ups and downs of finding his way in the gig economy, Allen has his love of music, teaching, and ministering all working together, the way God intended. And he’s using his experience to help other musicians and artists learn the things Allen wished he had known when he was starting out, through his multi-platform ministry, God And Gigs.
Listen to Allen’s story of how he has walked THROUGH the valleys in his life, and kept on walking, trusting God to light the way, on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast!
For more information about Allen’s book, devotional, podcast, membership program, coaching - and everything else! - go to: https://godandgigs.com/thrive
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When you’re ready to stop striving and start thriving, here are 4 other ways I can help:
1️⃣ Get my FREE Guide, "3 Biggest Misconceptions to Thriving as a Christian Artist" Struggling to figure out how to be an artist and a Christian simultaneously? If you believe these three misconceptions, that might be why!Download here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/misconceptions-to-thriving
2️⃣ Unlock Your Heart: Are you ready to begin a journey of healing and wholeness that will yield deeper Spirit-led creativity and personal fulfillment? I’ll show you how in the 10th anniversary revised edition of “Unlocking the Heart of the Artist!” Grab the book, ebook, or audio on Amazon ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1460930258
3️⃣ Connect with God: Discover how to connect with the Lord and discover His intention for you and your art in His Kingdom in my course, How to Connect with God to Create & Sell Your Art Get more details here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-connect
4️⃣ Ready to truly thrive? Join the Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program to discover how to build your art business and live the abundant life Jesus promised you as an artist in His Kingdom! Click here for details and to enroll! ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/artmentor.html
Thanks for listening! You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/matttommeymentoring Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!
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Connect with Matt online: https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/stay-connected
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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320 - 5-Minute Mentoring: Stop Asking Permission to Create
The Thriving Christian Artist
02/04/22 • 6 min
It all started with a book called “Willow Basketry” that I got from the University of Georgia bookstore where I worked.
In fact, I didn’t really think of myself as an artist then - I’d spent more time creating and performing music, not art.
But something about that book caught my eye. I’d never woven anything before, but I was willing to give it a try. And I had acres of kudzu vine behind my apartment. It was destiny! (Ah, the boldness of youth...).
Looking back, I’m thankful that I found that book...and that I was willing to take a risk on making baskets, even though I wasn’t very good at the beginning.
That decision (and that book) changed everything for me.
But I see so many emerging artists who are so fearful of “doing it wrong” that they struggle to try something new, worried that their worth as an artist is tied to the outcome of their efforts.
In this episode of 5-Minute Mentoring, we’re talking about how the constant need for permission can actually paralyze you and stunt your development as an artist...and what to do instead to walk in your journey with the Lord.
Growing as an artist doesn’t have to feel risky, especially if you have the right support. If you’re ready to start thriving spiritually, artistically, and financially, here are 3 ways I can help:
1️⃣ Get my FREE Guide, "3 Biggest Misconceptions to Thriving as a Christian Artist" Struggling to figure out how to be an artist and a Christian simultaneously? If you believe these three misconceptions, that might be why!
Download here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/misconceptions-to-thriving
2️⃣ Subscribe to my FREE Podcast: Discover interviews with other artists and my 5-Minute Mentoring advice on The Thriving Christian Artist podcast on your favorite podcast player, listen on my website, or subscribe to my YouTube!
Listen on my website ➡️ https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/podcast
3️⃣ Connect with God: Discover how to connect with the Lord and discover His intention for you and your art in His Kingdom in my course, How to Connect with God to Create & Sell Your Art. Get more details here ➡️ https://thrive.matttommeymentoring.com/how-to-connect
Connect with me online:
https://www.matttommeymentoring.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thethrivingchristianartisthttps://www.facebook.com/thethrivingchristianartisthttps://www.youtube.com/mjtommey to watch the podcast on YouTube!
Join us inside the Created to Thrive Foundations Course and Community for just $27/mo at http://www.matttommeymentoring.com/foundations
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