You know what it's like when you've been working on a creative project forever and then it's suddenly ready to share and you you're excited because it feels really meaningful and like it will be meaningful for others too?
Well, I'm there! I've made this video to invite you into The Forge starting this September
The soul|makers' Forge is a seven-month apprenticeship for artists who want to grow not only in what they make, but in who they are becoming as they make it.
It isn’t just another course or critique group, or commiseration space, or Bible study. Once a month, we’ll gather for honest conversation, spiritual direction, Scripture, and thoughtful engagement with the creative work you are already engaged in. Between gatherings, guided reflections, challenges and practices will help carry the work into everyday life.
Over the seven months, we’ll explore seven areas that shape an artist’s life and work: God, self, others, craft, vocation, culture, and courage.
For this first pilot, I’m personally inviting a small group of artists I know and trust, or I just have a really good feeling about. I would love for you to be part of it.
Next year, The Forge will be part of a premium $1,000 membership opportunity. Because this inaugural cohort will also help us shape what The Forge becomes, I’m inviting you to join the pilot for $500, half the standard enrollment fee. (And scholarships are available as needed).
I want you to have the opportunity to enter fully into the experience, learn, and grow, while also helping us strengthen the rhythm, and experience for future participants through your honest feedback.
You’ll receive another email next week with the application link, your private pilot enrollment code, and the steps to apply.
For now, you can learn more about The Forge here:
And, of course, you can simply reply to this email with any questions.
I'm looking for some adventurous people to dare becoming the people our work requires so we can gain confidence, a sense of authority, and joy in doing what God has created us to do.
Here's hoping you're in!
-Lisa