The podcast for artists of faith.
About Be. Make. Do.
The Be.Make.Do. podcast inspires artists of faith to pursue their calling as cultural makers with spiritual wholeness and creative freedom.
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Featured Episodes
WISE-HEARTED ONES: SHEDDING THE FALSE DICHOTOMY WITH MARLITA HILL - S2.E6.
As Christian artists, it’s easy to see our artistic practices as separate from our personal faith. How can we begin to integrate our mediums with our ministry? Are these parts of ourselves so separate after all? Joining Lisa this week is Marlita Hill, an artist, dancer, teacher, and choreographer practicing for over twenty years. Marlita hosts the weekly podcast The Kingdom Art Life and is the founder of The Kingdom Artist Institute, a discipleship program for Christian artists.
WISE-HEARTED ONES: AN ARTIST ORDAINED - S2.E5.
What if HOW we create is just as important as WHAT we create due to this divine call? Artists selected by God have a high calling — one that requires everything be surrendered to the Maker. Continuing the Wise-Hearted Ones series, Lisa Smith dives into the artistic giftings God gave to master artisans when he ordained them to create the Tabernacle. Take time to consider this self-sacrificial call, filled with joy, freedom, and efficacy, and ponder what that means for us as we seek to bring to life the gifts the Spirit of God has filled us with.
WISE-HEARTED ONES: CALLED BY NAME. CALLED BY HEART - S2.E4.
What does “wise-hearted” even mean? In this episode, podcast host Lisa Smith unravels a story of divine, artistic collaboration. An unlikely group of craftsmen, wandering the arid desert, are called by name, by God, to build Him a dwelling place called the Tabernacle. The Exodus account details how God specifically calls artists to make use of aesthetics, which make divine messages more tangible. The term “wise-hearted” signifies deep wisdom and skill, and emphasizes the spiritual depth in which artists work. The Tabernacle story dispels myths about artists’ societal role and showcases God’s intention for them to serve as makers.
SPECIAL: GATHERING & COMMUNITY WITH STEPHEN ROACH
In a special conversation, host Lisa Smith sits down with Stephen Roach, founder of The Breath and The Clay event and host of the Makers & Mystics podcast. As a poet, musician, and self-proclaimed “creative instigator,” Stephen takes Lisa through the concept of what it means for artists to be architects of hope. The two also dive into the gravity and healing nature of meeting in person with other artists, as Stephen prepares for The Breath and the Clay Creative Arts Gathering in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 22-24, 2024.
WISE-HEARTED ONES: BUILDING A PURPOSEFUL WORLD THROUGH ART WITH ELISE EDWARDS - S2. E3.
"The arts are essential; they transform us, allowing access to superpowers we can't reach through linear processes or rational thinking. It's part of God's design for what it means to be human." In this episode, Lisa and her guest, Christian Ethicist and architect, Dr. Elise Edwards, delve into the profound impact art and aesthetics have on our lives while exploring the biblical narrative of Exodus.
About the Host
Be. Make. Do. is an educational podcast with a conversational format that conveys the foundation of the soul|makers path. To prepare the next generation of culture makers, Rev. Lisa Cole Smith shares her unique perspective gained from over 20 years of mentoring and ministering to artists. In addition, we'll explore some of the big (and sometimes controversial) topics that come with being an artist of faith.
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