Art Pastor Live is where faith and creativity meet in real time.
I periodically go live to explore scripture through drawing and painting—offering a unique space to reflect, imagine, and be spiritually renewed. Whether you’re a visual learner, a fellow artist, or simply seeking a fresh way to engage your faith, you’re invited to watch, wonder, and grow with me.
Catch the latest episodes on YouTube, or browse the full collection below.
Coming Up Next…
Advent is almost here. It is my favorite season of the year. I would love for you to join me on a contemplative journey through this season. Every Tuesday evening at 8:00pm Central Time I am going live for a series of contemplative art sessions. Each week I am going to visually explore the scripture and theme for the upcoming Sunday of Advent. We will meditate on Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. And then, on the Tuesday before Christmas I’ll do a final meditation on the Nativity.
You are invited to create your own work of art along with me, or simply allow my creative process to open a contemplative space for you.
In a world that is moving so fast and full of so much pain and division, I hope this will open up a space for us to simply rest together.
Head over to artpastor.com/advent to find out how to tune in and join the creative process.
We’ll see you there.
Past Episodes
Using Toon Boom Storyboard Pro to Visually Think through Why There are So Many Worship Styles
This week I share the work I’ve been doing around the subject of worship. Two things converge for me this week: First, I am the new Dean of the Chapel at Luther Seminary and it is my responsibility to cultivate, steward, and shepherd the worship and spiritual life of our Seminary. Second, I am writing a course called Loving God with our Spirit for Faith+Lead Academy in which I talk about the spiritual practice of worship.
I spent all day on Friday visually thinking through the question, “Why are there so many worship styles, and how do I choose one that’s right for me?” I find that Toon Boom Storyboard Pro is an excellent tool to create multi-dimensional mind maps. If you’ve read my book The Visual Preacher then you know that I love creating mind maps to visually explore a sermon, or any presentation. This livestream is an example of that.
I hope you find this session interesting and helpful. I get rambling a bit, and definitely run out of time to go deeply into all the ideas I drew about.
Drawing the Science of Photosynthesis in Trees on the iPad
In this livestream session I talk about the Two Books that we read to learn about God: the book of nature and the book of scripture. I also work on an illustration for Science and the Church of how photosynthesis works in trees.
Framing Discipleship in Clip Studio Paint on the iPad
What does it mean to frame a subject? Join me as we discuss different frameworks for discussing discipleship and watch as I begin to draw the frames of our conversation in Clip Studio Paint on the iPad.
Visualizing Discipleship: Exploring the Metaphor of Disciple-ship as Being an Apprentice of Jesus
In this session of Art Pastor Live I define the term discipleship and then play with the metaphor by drawing a disciple ship in procreate on my iPad. Enjoy!
Drawing the Why Jesus Images in Photoshop
In this episode of The Art Pastor Live you are invited to watch me create the images in Photoshop for the Why Jesus presentation. We geek out about the theology of discipleship and the process of creating digital paintings
The Universe in Your Backyard
In this session of Art Pastor Live I interview photographer Ethan Thomason and am filled with awe and wonder as we view his gallery of photographs in which he captures the vast universe of the tiniest life forms that grow in our backyard. You don’t want to miss it.
Listen to the Trees | How to Draw a Tree Mandala
In this Livestream Session I do three things: 1. Explore biblical imagery of trees, 2. Show you my gallery of tree drawings and paintings, 3. Draw a Tree Mandala in Procreate on my iPad.
A Gallery of Plen Air Paintings and a Live Pencil Portrait
In this livestream session I do three things. 1. I walk through a gallery of the plen air paintings I made while at Camp House. 2. I show you a pochade box and how to use it. 3. I spend about 20 minutes drawing a portrait with pencil. Enjoy!
An Interview with Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson about Pottery and Spirituality in Ordinary Time
In this episode of Art Pastor Live we are on location at Camp House where I interview Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson. She is a pastor and a potter. We talk about ordinary time and how she sees pottery as a spiritual practice.