{"id":394,"date":"2008-12-04T05:20:04","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T05:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/12\/a-message-about-using-your-art.html"},"modified":"2008-12-04T05:20:04","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T05:20:04","slug":"a-message-about-using-your-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/12\/a-message-about-using-your-art.html","title":{"rendered":"Using your artistic gifts for God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/obPheYev2vw&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/obPheYev2vw&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object>As regular readers of this blog know, I often feature videos from my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/guest-blogger-pastor-dave-weis.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pastor Dave Weiss.<\/a> He&#8217;s an incredible artist and a bivocational pastor &#8211; which means he has a full time job, plus he pastors a small church in Reading, PA.Dave and I have talked often about how to use our gifts (assuming that I can figure out what my gifts are) to glorify God without getting burned out or veering off onto our own paths. Dave recently went through a fast from art, which I know was a struggle for him, so I was excited to see the project that he just finished now that the fast is over.The message he shares in this video is something I think every artist needs to see, because we all struggle with the &#8220;what am I supposed to do next&#8221; question. Dave&#8217;s desire is to really serve his fellow artists &#8211; visual artists, musicians, etc. &#8211; and to encourage and inspire them. If you&#8217;re a musician looking for a pastor, or if you&#8217;re an artist looking for inspiration, I really encourage you to connect with Dave. He has a servant&#8217;s heart and real calling to minister to artists.You can visit him online at his <a href=\"http:\/\/radicallyreal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AMOKarts.com website<\/a> (AMOK= Arts Ministry Outreach for the Kingdom) or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/runningamok.mypodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">his ministry podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As regular readers of this blog know, I often feature videos from my friend Pastor Dave Weiss. 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