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Tag: Visual Faith

Discipleship Tools…

Lettering Video Tutorial, Part 1

30 Jun 20207 Jul 2020
By Valerie Matyas If you flip through the book Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence you will quickly notice how often the artists use lettering as part…
Discipleship Tools…

Tip-In/Tip-Out Video Tutorial

23 Jun 2020
By Valerie Matyas In the “How to Use This Book” section of Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence, I offered six different ideas or launching points to…
Discipleship Tools…

A Reluctant Visual Faith-er

22 Jun 2020
by Kim Longden About a year ago, I reluctantly signed up to go to a Visual Faith™ presentation at our church. I was there to support friends who had coordinated…
Discipling Leaders…

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 2: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"Date: 16 June 2020Guest: Emily Adams, one of the illustrators for Ponder AnewAlso available on: iTunes…
For My Friends

Dipping Your Toes Into Creativity

15 Jun 202015 Jun 2020
By Katie Helmreich It is such a joy to be part of the Ponder Anew Facebook community, sharing as we go through the Hymn Journal together! I absolutely love seeing…
Discipleship Tools

Cloudy, With a Chance of Jesus

12 Jun 202012 Jun 2020
By Justin Rossow, with an instructional video by Karen Hunter Our Facebook group has just begun walking through Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal of Trust and Confidence and already I…
Discipling Leaders…

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

9 Jun 20205 Jan 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 1: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"Date: 9 June 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step…
Discipling Leaders…

Artist Round Table

15 May 202010 Jan 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 13: Bonus Episode! "Artist Round Table"Date: 1 May 2020Guest: Visual Faith Illustrators Ann Gillaspie, Katie Helmreich, Karen Hunter, Pat Maier,…
Discipleship Tools

Visual Prayer: How to Begin Before You Know Where To Start

12 May 2020
By Katie Helmreich Some days prayer feels daunting. Where to begin? We struggle to focus. We can't seem to slow down. We don't know how to verbalize what's most on…
Discipleship Tools…

See and Remember

28 Apr 2020
By Pat Maier People ask, “Why visual faith? What is the purpose and benefit?” When we share about the blessings behind this spiritual discipline, we point to the underlying principle…
Discipleship Tools…

Created to Share

26 Apr 202012 Jan 2021
By Justin Rossow, with an instruction video by Karen Hunter We follow Jesus better when we follow Him together. That means we all have something to learn, and something to…
Discipleship Tools…

Family Doodling Devotions

23 Apr 202028 Dec 2020
By Katie Helmreich Great family devotion time was a unicorn I hunted for a long time. We've managed to get to Advent devotions a couple years, but we never really…
Discipling Leaders…

We Will Rise

19 Apr 202010 Jan 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 12: "We Will Rise"Date: 19 April 2020Guest: Visual Faith Illustrator Karen HunterAlso available on: iTunes The closing chapter of When…
Discipling Leaders…

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

12 Apr 202010 Jan 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 11: "I Know that My Redeemer Lives"Date: Easter Sunday, 2020Guest: Visual Faith Illustrator Ann Gillaspie Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora,…
Discipleship Tools

Hymn Journal Book Tabs

6 Apr 20209 Jun 2020
By Valerie Matyas Happy Holy Week! In celebration of Holy Week 2020, Next Step Press is delighted to offer you Book Tabs for your Hymn Journal. The Book Tabs were…
Discipling Leaders…

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

1 Apr 202010 Jan 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 07: "When from Death I'm Free"Date: 1 April 2020Guest: Pat Maier, Co-Founder of Visual Faith™ Ministry Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
Discipleship Tools

Dining Room Sanctuary

27 Mar 202028 Dec 2020
By Valerie Matyas This weekend we embark on Round 2 of social distancing at home worship. I will admit, last Sunday was rough.  Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful…
Discipleship Tools…

Bible Margin Art: Comfort In the Midst of Crisis

27 Mar 202028 Dec 2020
By Ann Gillaspie In the midst of this health crisis, I find myself drawn to my faith art. It pulls me to God's Word and invites me to share that…

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