The Art of Ministry - A Christian Creativity & Arts Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2 of 'The Japan Diaries', covering The Art of Ministry's visit to the wonderful country of Japan! 

This second episode covers the arrival in Tokyo (Japan), direct from Singapore. From there, it's an exploration of the beautiful cherry blossom trees, AI hotel workers, the Tokyo Sky Tower (so high!), the convenient 7/11 stores, exciting Electric Town, and then... a 300km/hr bullet train to Nagoya!

Hear the highligh...

Welcome everyone!

We have a special guest for today's episode, the amazing Andrew McDonough from Lost Sheep Books! 

Andrew has been writing and illustrating this book series for many years and they are a very special way of sharing the Bible with young people (and adults too!). This interview was an absolute pleasure and Lochy & myself were very excited to bring it to you. 

If you'd like to check out Lost Sheep Books, definitel...

It’s a story that shakes the very fabric of our being. In an unassuming corner of the Middle East walked a man who was more than he appeared. He made people question, he made people wonder, and he left a legacy that has endured for millennia. This October, Engage Work Faith hosts the Mark Drama. Come and see Mark’s historical biography of the life of Jesus transformed into a 90 minute, theatre-in-the-round stage production.

Come a...

Greetings! Lochy and I had a wonderful opportunity to interview David Lang about his new production, 'Mark Illuminated'. 

'Mark Illuminated' is a musical production based on Mark's account of the life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark. This is the first part, named "Who is this?" (Jesus' friends, Mark 4:41).

A really good story set to music, this production will be performed at three venues in Adelaide across August. These are: 

Fri ...

Welcome to Episode 1 of 'The Japan Diaries', covering The Art of Ministry's visit to the wonderful country of Japan! 

This first episode covers the flight and first stopover, Singapore, before the journey to Japan begins. Hear the highlights of this first leg of the journey, including a Singaporean church and sights of God's beautiful creation - both in real life & on Changi Airport ceilings! Also, a rooster that circles the ho...

Greetings wonderful listeners, this is Jon from The Art of Ministry Podcast. 

Welcome to a trailer for something quite exciting; The Art of Ministry Podcast recently went to Japan, taking in such places as Tokyo, Kyoto and Electric Town... all culminating in a final journey to the World Expo Osaka! 

On the way, plenty of amazing art was seen, and some fascinating examples of Christian history in Japan. One of the questions I was in...

Oooooooooyeah it's a big show today BECAUSE.... Freezedream is here! 

The Adelaide based electronic musician is making waves with his new album 'Lazarus'... but he's been innovating and creating in the electronic music field since being a young musician and setting challenges for himself in sound experimentation. 

We were blessed to have a fantastic chat with Nathan (Freezedream) about his new album 'Lazarus' and how he uses his mu...

Hi! Jon here - just a quick PSA that Engage Work Faith (a group I work with) is holding a movie and discussion night in Adelaide, South Australia, for the new Bonhoeffer movie! 

It will be held at Capri Cinema. Full details about the movie and tickets can be found at the Engage Work Faith website:https://engageworkfaith.org.au/bonhoeffer-movie-night/

About the event: Dietrich Bonhoeffer is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating fi...

Have you ever watched a movie about Jesus, or seen a stage show that portrays the gospels? Or maybe you've read a book that is really strong in how Jesus is portrayed?

In this episode, Lochy and Jon explore the world of cinema, musicals, stage shows and the written media. From the cinematic movie ‘The Nativity’ to recent handheld phone/tablet applications - like ‘The Bible App for Children’ - this show is about looking at artistic ...

Hi everyone!

This is our 'goodbye to 2024, hello to 2025' episode! You'll find a thank you message for each of the guests we had on the show in 2024, and a little bit about what Lochy and I are currently doing; as well as plans for 2025! 

Keep checking out Lochy's 'God In 60 Seconds' video series at The Art Of Ministry Facebook Page (click link)

Play Jon's new music EP for free here (click link): JM@C on Spotify

We'll be back with ...

Hi everyone! Great to have you listening from around the world. We love learning about where everyone is listening from! We hope you are all well. 

Dr Pete Court (P H Court) joins us today to discuss his book all about CREATIVITY! 

We had loads of laughs and also some amazing discussions about theology, creativity, the writing process, academia, and much more. 

Pete's book 'Distilling Creativity: How to Live Your Highly Creative Li...

Hi everyone, here's another invitation to come to an event I am involved with - 'Embracing AI: The Future of Work & Other Minor Issues' - with Engage Work Faith, Adelaide.

Event Link & Tickets: https://engageworkfaith.org.au/ai-are-we-all-in/

Here's a brief summary of the event: 

"In 2021, Engage Work Faith staged Better than Us, a discussion of the burgeoning AI industry.

Four years on and we are saturated with LLM’s, var...

Have you ever been tasked with creating something really punchy, brief, but with a lot of impact?

Well, in my (Jon's) opinion, our next guest is an expert at this. Lochy Cupit has been making short, powerful presentations for a long time, and this time we talk about his newest creation - the God in 60 Seconds video series!

Lochy has crafted both video and social media reels that share about Jesus in a way that is striking, thought-...

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to experience the story of Easter firsthand? 

James Krieg, pastor of Bethel Christian Church in Adelaide, created an Easter experience unlike many ever seen in churches across Australia and the world. Using the church building, he and the church community assembled elements representing the significant moments in Jesus' journey to the cross, his death, and his resurrection. 

Lochy...

Hey everyone! WOA! Do we have a special guest for you today!

With great excitement, Lochy and I interviewed Jordan from the Aussie band 'River Movement', a hip-hop/acoustic group who shares Jesus with their audiences by means of some awesome grooves. 

The show covers the band's origins, concerts, songs, style and inspirational stories from the musical odyssey that they've been on for some years. PLUS! Below, in the show notes, ther...

Hi everyone, before the next show comes out, here's an invitation to come to an event I am involved with - 'The Work of RESToring' - with Engage Work Faith, Adelaide. It's going to be a great event all about rest, and the rest that Jesus provides.

Blessings, Jon

Tickets: https://engageworkfaith.org.au/upcoming-events/

Tickets close soon (Monday 27th May 2024) - so grab one quick for an event not to be missed! :)  ABOUT THE EVENT: ...

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We welcome you to Episode 22, where Lochy takes us through Bible memorisation!

How did Lochy memorise the Book of Mark? Why did he do this? What did he learn? And how can we all memorise Scripture as well? All of these questions and more are discussed in this exciting episode, where we consider the importance of remembering Scripture. A key takeaway we hope you see is that anyone can begin Bible memorisation, and t...

Howdy! It's so good to see you! All of Christ's blessings to you this Easter! 

Today's episode is all about Art Therapy - with our special guest Michelle Krieg. She is an Art Therapist, and has worked across Adelaide (South Australia) in group art sessions and also within a hospice environment with many different patients. 

She has amazing stories to tell, and shows us that Art and the Christian faith are so ever present in the Art...

Greetings friends! Well, what an opportunity and privilege it was to speak with Alaina Frost from One50 Dance for episode 20! We hope you love the show this week!

We cover God and dance, the Bible and dance, the organisation One50 Dance, and even touch on some famous dancers too. Also explored is creativity around dance, and how we can all dance before the Lord, just as David did. What a celebration it is to serve God in such diver...