Only one question This is a different kind of "Creator Checkup"... ..because I'm the one that needs checking on. I'm sending you this in the midst of the recovery period after a tough two weeks with my family. And while I know everyone in our community is facing something...it's important that I'm open and honest with you. Because it doesn't make sense to call this a "Checkup" if we don't admit when things are going right and when things are going wrong. My wife and I use this method all the...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Just how many hats are you wearing? I don't mean fedoras, sombreros or trucker hats, of course. I'm referring the metaphorical 'hats' that we all wear in our different roles, both in our creative work and in our families and personal lives. I experienced the hat-switching at a brand new level just this week, as I found myself coordinating a band for an artist 400 miles away, while simultaneously working on our church's podcast recording and publishing. Surely this is a sign of potential...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Maybe you feel like the year has flown by and you can hardly believe that we're nearly 20% done with the year. We're all feeling time rushing past us...but my question to you is... ...have you been making the most of the first 2 months of the year? If you're like me, it's hard to even pause to take stock of how things have gone in just the 1st eight weeks of 2026. But both personally and in our community, there have been a lot of wins. We've welcomed 3 new members into our 360 community and...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
The Value of Keeping Quiet Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. - 1 Peter 4:8 NASB “So…what do you think of ________’s playing / work / attitude?” If you’re an artist and someone has asked you this question, you’ve felt the pressure of deciding how to respond. How do you share your honest feedback without intentionally damaging another creator's reputation? As working artists, our careers depend on being authentic and honest. If we...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
By now, I'm pretty sure you've heard of Bad Bunny, whether you wanted to or not. Every year I'm repeatedly astonished by the amount of press coverage and conversation generated by a 15 minute Super Bowl halftime show - which incredibly seems to be more impactful than the football game itself. Don't worry, I'm not writing another cultural thinkpiece on the meaning or impact of Bad Bunny's performance. Instead, I want to draw attention to what every one of us as creators has to wrestle with -...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Time Waits For No One (especially creators) I've been asking our 360 creator community about what they are struggling with the most as they design their unique creator lifestyles, and time management was mentioned over and over. Clearly, our lives are filled with responsibilities and distractions, and in the midst of all that, we want to do fulfilling and inspiring creative work. While this challenge could take an entire lifetime to manage (and it will), here's a couple of quick concepts from...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
What's In a Name? I was barely getting back on Instagram after a 21 day social media fast when I saw the reel. It was Andy Mineo, a fixture in the Christian hip-hop community, on a podcast explaining why he no longer wants to be known as a Christian artist. Of course the comment section was full of both support and dismay. Now this discussion has been had over and over in our industry, but here's why it touches a nerve specifically for me. For years I didn't use "Christian" in our branding...
2 months ago • 1 min read
The First True Reality Show Raise your hand if you started 2026 with a goal of reading your Bible more consistently. You didn't see it, but my hand is raised. Like many of you, I often struggle to maintain my daily Scripture reading habit. Some weeks are perfect where I'm taking in the Word daily. Others, I'm kicking myself and feeling the malnourishment and disconnectedness of not refueling with God's truth. So to remedy this, I've switched back to listening to the Bible via the audiobook...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Perfection or Progress? My wife reminded me of this - again - as we drove up to Orlando from Miami last night for this year's Podfest Conference. I've been blessed as I've been a featured presenter at nearly every Podfest since 2021. If you're unfamiliar, Podfest is the largest independent podcaster community and conference in the world - and this community meets once a year in a fantastic 4-day event in Orlando. This year, I'll be sharing on the same stages as luminaries like Dave Ramsey,...
3 months ago • 2 min read