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• Season 9 EP 7: A Spiritual Practice of Peace

  Host, Libby Johnson, will guide you through a spiriutal practice that focuses on peace.  Through prayer, lectio divina style reading, and question prompts to ponder, this episode will lead you in a devotional style practice of gathering your scattered thoughts and calming your anxious heart. This is an episode you can return to again and again as a way to start your day by centering your throughts on scripture and prayer.  [email protected] Follow Me On Instagram @artandfaithpodcast  @vividartistryco Connect with Libby and the Podcast

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• Season 9 EP6: The Artist & Burnout w/ Andrew Nemr

  Andrew Nemr is an international tap artist, TED Fellow, speaker, mentor, and writer.  Andrew started tapping at the age of 3 being mentored by Gregory Hines starting at a very young age. He’s a solo artist in dance, visual art and music but also travels the world as a speaker, mentor, and coach in a variety of settings and has had his life story featured in an independent film by Windrider called Identity.   We discuss a significant moment in his life when he hit a wall and experienced burnout throughout his whole body, mind, and spirit in a visceral way. Andrew shares vulnerably what that expereince was like, how he got through it, and offers insight to artists who may be close to experiencing burnout themselves.  Andrew regularly offers a 4 week spiritual formation course you can find more about and connect with him at: https://andrewnemr.com Andrew's TED Talk Libby and the Podcast  

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• Season 9 EP 5: Embodied Preaching w/ Jaclyn Williams

  Jaclyn Williams is a preacher, chaplain, educator, and performing artist. She is an assistant professor of the practice of preaching and chaplaincy at Fuller Seminary. She joins the podcast to talk about embodied preaching and the unique style she has of integrating her performing art skills to enhance her pedagogical practice with students. As well as her MDiv and PhD in theological studies, she also holds an MFA in theater and has a background in dance. We discuss the connections between the process of craft as an artist and the process of spiritual formation and how artists can be significant contributors to teaching formational practices.  Donate to support new episodes Sign up for podcast updates Instagram @artandfaithpodcast  Email: [email protected]      

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• Season 9 EP 4: Embodying the Pace of God w/ Mark Buchanan

  Mark Buchanan is a professor of pastoral theology at Ambrose University. He has authored several book on spiritual formation and rhythms of the soul. He joins the podcast to talk about his book, God Walk-Moving at the Speed of Our Soul. We discuss the spiritual practice of physically walking and how formative it is for our faith when we slow down enough to keep pace with a 3mph God. We talk about how walking affects our memory and our attention spans and rehumanizes us in an increasingly digital world.  Mark Buchanan  Order the book God Walk Donate to support new episodes Connect with host Libby John Instagram @artandfaithpodcast Email [email protected] 

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• Season 9 EP 3: The Embodied Language of Dance w/ Julianna Rubio Slager

  Julianna Rubio Slager is the artistic director and co-founder of Ballet 5:8 dance company out of Chicago. She returns for the second time to the podcast to talk about the powerful language of the body through dance and how it can speak in ways words cannot. We discuss misconcenptions about the body and dance among church culture and the importance of making peace with our bodies in surrender to God's work in our lives. Julianna is known for her unique ability to engage audiences in discussions of life and faith through her choreography. She has created over 50 works for the Company and School during her tenure at Ballet 5:8. In 2023 she was awarded the coveted position of National Visiting Fellow at the School of American Ballet. Ballet 5:8 Support the Podcast Connect with Libby Instagram @artandfaithpodcast  

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