The God and Gigs Show | A Podcast for Christian Creators

What if the key to your next creative chapter isn't a strategy, or a career hack - but instead opening yourself up to a new relationship? 
In this episode, Allen sits down with Wendy and Derek Hadinger, the husband-and-wife duo behind the Create A Way Today Podcast, for a conversation about what happens when creators give each other permission to explore their gifts in their God-given design! 
 Wendy is an author, illustrator, book publisher and caricature artist with 30 years in the business. Her husband Derek is a registered nurse, musician, and author. Outside his medical profession, he builds and wires custom instruments, records music, and recently finished writing a nearly 400-page memoir. Together they run Create-A-Way Publishing and their podcast among many other creative pursuits. 
Their story isn't only about being married to your perfect creative match. It's about what becomes possible when you let another creator see the whole picture of who you are. If you've ever felt misaligned or out - of -place with your creative gifts, this episode will show you that there is a place for your creative gift when you connect with the right people. 
In this episode, we explore:
What it looks like to build the kind of partnership where your gifts compliment each other
How music and creativity can open the door to healing and family restoration
How a creative gift can stay hidden until someone you trust names it out loud
Why openness, not talent alone, tends to be what God uses to move you forward
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Website  - www.cawpublishing.com
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In our 360 Creator Community, you get focused encouragement, guidance, and training on how to thrive as a God-centered creator. 
Joining gives you access to our app, workshops and community conversations, so you can stop being isolated and frustrated and start enjoying creative confidence! Join today!
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© 2026 Paul Creative Solutions

Ever feel like a dry season in your creative life means something's wrong between you and God? 
In this episode, Allen breaks down why writer's block doesn't actually equal spiritual disconnection — and walks through four practical moves for what to do when the ideas stop showing up. 
If you're a Christian creator who's ever judged yourself for an empty page, this one's for you.
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Have you ever found yourself in conflict as an artist with the church you want to serve - either because you didn't fit the mold, or the church didn't know how to develop your skill? 

Is there a solution? Rick Sorenson thinks so. 

As a lifelong artist, and now author and speaker, Rick has relentlessly explored the connections between faith, creativity, and worship. In this conversation we explore all three to help you realize the key to finding your place in a congregational setting as a creator - and to help churches better shephard their creative members.
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Rick Sorenson's Website
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Don't Build Your Creator Lifestyle Alone. Join the Community! 
In our 360 Creator Community, you get focused encouragement, guidance, and training on how to thrive as a God-centered creator. 
Joining gives you access to our app, workshops and community conversations, so you can stop being isolated and frustrated and start enjoying creative confidence! Join today!
GodandGigs.com/membership
Support the show
Download our FREE 7 Day Prayer Devotional for Creators
https://godandgigs.com/prayer
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Want to be a guest on The God and Gigs Show? 
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© 2026 Paul Creative Solutions

It seems EVERYONE is calling themselves a 'creator' these days - and they are using A.I. and all sorts of tools to do it. But what does Scripture say about being a creator? 
Are we missing the true meaning and power behind the word, and actually dumbing it down by applying it to anyone that it seems to fit? 

In this episode, we unpack a surprising Scripture verse that reveals the heart behind God's title as a Creator, so we can truly operate in the full confidence and authority we have as faith-focused creators. 
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Download our FREE 7 Day Prayer Devotional for Creators
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Negotiating a deal. Protecting your brand. Understanding contracts. Sound intimidating? In this episode, Allen sits down with entertainment attorney Amy Oraefo to explore why legal strategy isn't something you do after success—it's something you build before the opportunity arrives.
Amy has over 13 years of experience negotiating multi-million dollar deals for musicians, producers, podcasters, and content creators. She's an adjunct professor at the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Program at Kennesaw State University, an active member of the Recording Academy, and founder of Creative Passport—a platform designed to help emerging creatives navigate the entertainment industry and protect their brands.
In this conversation, you'll discover:
What protecting your creative platform actually means (and why it's essential, not cynical)
The critical legal and business moves to make before your big opportunity shows up
How sound judgment about deals is part of stewarding the gifts God gave you
Practical strategies used in six, seven, and eight-figure deals—without needing an expensive lawyer
If you're building a creative career, navigating potential deals, or wondering what you should actually know about contracts and brand protection, this episode will equip you with the foundation, confidence, and clarity you need.
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Website: https://www.creativepassport.co/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyoraefo/
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Don't Build Your Creator Lifestyle Alone. Join the Community! 
In our 360 Creator Community, you get focused encouragement, guidance, and training on how to thrive as a God-centered creator. 
Joining gives you access to our app, workshops and community conversations, so you can stop being isolated and frustrated and start enjoying creative confidence! Join today!
GodandGigs.com/membership
Support the show
Download our FREE 7 Day Prayer Devotional for Creators
https://godandgigs.com/prayer
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL! 
Instagram
Facebook 
YouTube

Want to be a guest on The God and Gigs Show? 
Send us a message on PodMatch, here! 

© 2026 Paul Creative Solutions