STUDIO

Have you ever wondered what took place for the early church which was a dynamic, revolutionary, grassroots Christian movement that was everywhere in culture and society to what it is today? Even as the the early church faced heavy persecution and there was ongoing continual efforts to get rid of this rogue movement, it thrived and grew exponentially. This week, listen to Pastor Eric as he shares s...

Listen today as our good friend Nate Edwardson, pastor of The Stirring in Redding, CA was with us. In his talk, he shares that one of the most spiritual things we can do is be “honest” and that God doesn’t expose you to embarrass you but to reveal you. He challenges us to be a community who choose to live without secrets. God delights in honesty and He is not looking for perfect people but he is l...

One of our pillars for STUDIO is Creativity. Listen as Pastor Tinasha talks about why and how creativity is a significant part of being human and the redemptive plan for humanity. Looking back to the moment of creation we see He brings into existence what was unseen. If he brought everything into existence through creativity. He can heal what’s broken through creativity and His restoration plan in...

We are dynamic people and we can live life in so many different ways. We can choose to live from our heart or if things get too painful, we can shut it all down to survive. It might not be the highest form of living, but it’s an option. Pastor Candace encourages us to go higher and invites us out of survival mode to bring ourselves before the Lord, and ask Him to awaken our hearts. She helps us to...

George Lucas understood it. J.R.R. Tolkien understood it. Solomon understood it and Jesus showed us the way. What’s happening in your soul creates the spaces and places around you. Have you noticed, out of you can come good and evil? Our souls are like an incubators, a greenhouse of sorts and if the conditions are right, whatever is in there will grow and mature. In this talk, Pastor Eric challeng...

Listen to an interview with Pastor Bill Johnson on the topic of Generosity. The conversation ranged from defining Generosity to tackling the question "is it easier to be generous when you have nothing or harder to sacrifice when you have everything." Pastor Bill shares some of his personal journey regarding this important topic which is essential in creating a culture and a lifestyle of generosity...

Pastor Banning from Jesus Culture takes us through a journey of when God speaks to you and how we are to respond and partner with him. Listen to this practical and powerful teaching on learning how to partner with what is on God's heart and take it to place of creating momentum and movement in your life. He encourages us to take ownership and responsibility for what is on the heart of God and our...

The Zero Place is you. It’s a powerful moment when you take stock of what’s happening in you. When you get to the core of what’s happening in your soul you will find your life, environment and the spaces and places you create are directly affected and shaped by what’s happening in your soul. Pastor Eric shares part 2 of A Home for Humanity and challenges us to take a look at what's happening in ou...

Starbucks used a theory of the "third place" to build their business. The idea that we all have a place in our lives outside of home and work where we interact with humanity. The common denominator in all of these places is you, This week Pastor Eric shows us that we are the "zero" place. We are everywhere we go. We bring ourselves to home, work and the third places in our lives. Understanding we...

At the heart of worship is God’s continuous movement towards His creation and our continuous response of faith and obedience. It's in this sacred beautiful dance between God and his people a lifestyle is created where our devotion, attention and our lives find its purpose. It's in him we find our purpose and existence. Pastor Rheva's talk, shows us the way to go beyond a Sunday gathering. She take...

In the movie Truman Show, a man finds out he has been living in an artificial world that someone else made. Once he realizes this, he finds a way to leave that world and steps into the whole world. Pastor Eric's talk this week is helping us to understand many of us are living with only part of the story and not realizing there is a much more wholistic story of what God wants to do. What if redempt...

Pastor Candace's talk this week confronts the reality of the world we live in and recognizing it's not all about going fast and far, but it's about developing grit, perseverance and depth to who we are as humans. Often times we miss what God is building in us for the sake of what's of happening outside of us. God is not in a hurry is teaching us to embrace the testing and trials we face so we can...

A lot of the conversations and dialogue we are engaged in today, is largely focused on the world and culture we live in. It's important to know the culture in us is what creates the world outside of us. The Culture in you is a talk about the internal world and the external world. If we really want to see the the world change, then changing the culture in you is priority. Jesus teachings and saying...

As we look at the last few years it is clear the landscape of humanity, society and the body of Christ has been impacted. Pastor Tinasha invites us to recapture something that Jesus brought to a broken world: BELONGING. In this talk she shares about Jesus in a volatile time drew near to the ostracized, marginalized, wealthy, poor, orphaned, widowed and foreigner. She reminds us we are people who n...

Pastor Candace shares that in this moment we get the privilege to be a part of what God is doing on the earth, He is doing something new! Can we follow Him even if it requires us to step out of our comfort zone? Will we embrace whatever it takes to grow, morph, and change? We are designed to go from one thing to another. We were created for The New. For more info you can go to our website and also...

Pastor Eric's mom, Beni Johnson passed away this past week after battling cancer for over a year. Listen to this vulnerable talk about what we do in the face of great loss. There are certain things we only experience in this life and our response to them can only be done on this side of Heaven. Eric talks about how STUDIO is a part of Beni Johnson's legacy and the importance of faith, mourning and...

“Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.” Mark Twain. In this weeks talk, Pastor Eric weaves the conversation around imagination, divergent thinking and SCOTUS recent decision on Roe v Wade. Our ability to imagine and create from imagination is what separates us from all other creatures. We create worlds with our imagination. We have this amazing ability to take an idea and make it tangible...

One of the most integral parts to the human experience is the role of a "father" in your life. Pastor Eric talks about the range of experiences regarding Fathers and the importance of Dads in today's society. Learn how Ironman, Loki, Mrs. Doubtfire and Antman all have one thing in common. The heart of this talk is to encourage and challenge Dads to step up and recognize they are vital to creating...

Everything God creates is a masterpiece. We learn that we are God's masterpiece and you are designed to touch and inspire humanity. Pastor Eric continues the talk on what to know and expect when God is living inside of us. Kindness, goodness, patience, long-suffering, joy, self control, faithfulness are attributes which come from us as a result of him living in us. The question is posed, are you e...

We were not designed to be stuck in life. Pastor Candace shares about the human desire to be free and whole. The journey to freedom and wholeness can be found in the way of Jesus. There are areas in our lives that he is emphasizing and addressing, the question is are we willing to let him in those areas to lead us into the freedom he desires for us. For more info you can go to our website and also...

Light not only creates shadows but it also creates life. We know that light has little packages of photons where plants and trees are able to take light and turn it into energy. Just as light brings energy, what does the Spirit of God bring into your life? What takes place? This talk is part 2 of 93 Million Miles x God from last week. Pastor Eric talks about packages God brings into our lives call...

As light emits from the sun it travels 93 Million Miles across space to create a shadow on earth. Imagine what happens when God moves through all the dimensions of everything in existence to meet you. Pastor Eric takes us through scriptures to show us what happens when the Spirit of God intersects with humans and how this is indicative to what he desires for each of us. In this talk, he also raise...

One of the great challenges of the human experience in this day and age is rest and sabbath. Pastor Tinasha teaches us that rest is spiritual practice and Jesus was an avid practicer of being alone. We learn in Genesis when God created the heavens and the earth that rest is part of the equation of creativity. In this talk, she gives some practical steps along with the revelation of how rest is int...

One of the great complexities of life is grappling with Faith and the human experience. How do we reconcile what we know is true when our life experiences say otherwise? Do we know how God defines faith in our lives? Pastor Eric talks on how the scriptures tell us faith is as small as a mustard seed and it's as big as a tree. It’s dynamic, it moves, it shrinks and grows. It’s not static and fixed...

In I Corinthians 3:3, Paul writes "are you acting like mere humans?" This question is an invitation to live the way you were created to live. God isn't designed to think like us, we were designed to think like him. We have a choice to live as "mere humans" or we can live in the way God had in mind. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook . Have a gre...