Abiding Creatives

Hayley Rawnsley
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The place where we talk about art, faith and caring for your creative soul. This is the podcast for all of us makers, dreamers, and ones created to create who are ready to let go of striving and discover the joy and freedom of creating with Jesus.

  1. 2D AGO

    This is how God transforms us in spiritual winter

    In Season 2, Episode 7, we’re talking about how God creates in us and through us during spiritual winter seasons. I’m also excited to announce the theme for our first of hopefully many monthly creative prompts: Frozen in February, Longing for Spring. So in this episode, we'll be exploring: What is spiritual winter and how to know you're in it. Why there's purpose even in these often painful winter seasons. How God transforms us through spiritual winters and how creativity can help us through. May this episode encourage you if you're feeling stuck in the winter of your soul. And make sure to go to Substack to find out how to participate in our monthly creative prompts! After listening, try reflecting on: What thoughts or feelings arise with the idea of spiritual winter?What has been the most difficult or most encouraging things for you in those seasons?How has Jesus met you in the winters of your soul? How might he want to meet with you now?Dive deeper: ⁠⁠Join our Substack community⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Abiding Creative Workbook

    12 min

  2. JAN 20

    Creativity is for: Cultivating community

    In Season 2, Episode 6, we’re talking about creativity can be used to cultivate community. I’m becoming more and more convinced that God gave us art not just to make beauty but to help others connect and heal. I’m so excited to reveal what he’s been showing me along this journey of building creative community. So in this episode we’re exploring: The very real obstacles to community in 2026. How God creatively weaves community into our lives. The ways your creativity can be used to build community. After listening, try reflecting on these questions: What challenges have you experienced in cultivating creative community? Where have you seen God moving in your friendships? How might Jesus be inviting you to extend a sense of community through your creative work? I hope this episode inspires you to see the subtle and creative ways God is partnering with you in cultivating community. Dive deeper: Join our Substack community The Abiding Creative Workbook

    10 min

  3. JAN 6

    Creativity is for: A path to healing

    In Season 2, Episode 5, we’re talking about how creativity can be a way God brings healing to our hearts and lives. This episode gets a little personal, as I’ll be sharing some things that happened last year and what I’ve learned from it. So in this episode we’re exploring: How connecting with God through creativity brings true healing. What I’ve learned about creating with God in healing from grief. How we can participate in others’ healing through the art we make. After listening, try reflecting on these questions: What role has creativity played in healing in your life? Where have you experienced God’s hope and restoration through art and creativity? How might Jesus be inviting you to extend healing to others through your creative work? I hope this episode encourages you to explore how creating with God can play a part in your healing journey. Dive deeper: Join our Substack community The Abiding Creative Workbook

    9 min

  4. 12/10/2025

    Creativity is for: Revealing your true identity

    In Season 2, Episode 4, we’re talking about how our creativity reveals our true identity as God’s beloved kids. I’m excited to talk about this because it’s such an important key to living out our creative callings. We need to be rooted in our identity to withstand the highs and lows of the creative life. But getting to that place of feeling confident and secure in God’s love is a journey. So in this episode we’re exploring: How seeking purpose before identity can backfire as creatives. What gets in the way of embracing our creative identity. How God brings healing of our identity through our creative practice. After listening, try reflecting on these questions: What aspects of your creative life do you tend to seek your identity? In what ways do you struggle to accept your God-given creativity? How might God be inviting you to heal and embrace your true identity as his creative kid? I hope this episode inspires you to get curious about who God says you are as a creative in order to fully embrace your identity and calling. Dive deeper: ⁠Join our Substack community⁠ ⁠The Abiding Creative workbook

    9 min

  5. 11/12/2025

    Creativity is for: Knowing the heart of God

    In Season 2, Episode 2, we’re talking about how creativity offers us a way to know the heart of God. One of the most important parts of our journey in following Jesus is growing in our knowledge of who God is. While in the West, we tend to think of knowledge as engaging our minds, this isn’t the only way we can know God. In fact, creativity invites us into knowing him through our hearts and bodies, and can teach us so much about the nature, values and character of God. So in this episode we’re exploring: The different ways we gain knowledge of God. What creativity can reveal to us about God’s heart and our purpose. How God invites us to use our creative gifts to help others know him. After listening, try reflecting on these questions: Which pathway of knowledge, the mind, body or heart, comes most naturally to you in knowing God? How has creating helped you grow in your understanding of God and yourself? How might Jesus be inviting you to use your creativity to help others know him? I hope this episode inspires you to get curious about how you’ve come to know God and the role creativity plays in growing closer to him. Dive deeper: Join our Substack community The Abiding Creative workbook

    11 min

  6. 10/29/2025

    Creativity is for: An altar of encounter

    In Season 2, Episode 2, we’re talking about how to actually start encountering God through your creative practice. You may hear me and others talk about connecting with God through creativity and it sounds like a great idea, but there’s this gap between the idea of it and making it something you personally experience. Something I’ve found helpful is learning about altars and how our creative practice can become an altar of encounter with the Lord. So in this episode we’re exploring: What actually is spiritual formation. How God shapes us through our creative work. The transformation I’ve seen in my soul as I create with Jesus. I hope this episode inspires you to keep exploring how the projects and creative practices Jesus is drawing you into may also be the way he’s refining and healing you. Dive deeper: ⁠Join our Substack community⁠ ⁠The Abiding Creative Workbook Keywords: altars, creativity, consecration, commitment, spiritual purpose, creative work

    10 min

  7. 10/15/2025

    Creativity is for your spiritual formation

    In season 2, we’re talking about the connection between creativity and spiritual formation. So in this episode we’re exploring: What actually is spiritual formation. How God shapes us through our creative work. The transformation I’ve seen in my soul as I create with Jesus. After listening, try reflecting on these questions: What does spiritual formation mean to you?How has God used your experiences and maybe even your creative work to shape your heart?How might Jesus be inviting you to allow him to transform you through your creative work?I hope this episode inspires you to keep exploring how the projects and creative practices Jesus is drawing you into may also be the way he’s refining and healing you. Want to dive deeper? Join our Substack community The Abiding Creative Workbook

    13 min

  8. 10/13/2025

    Abiding Creatives Season 1, Episode 8: Called to the abiding creative life

    In episode 8 we’re talking about the abiding creative life. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about what it looks like to be an abiding creative. I’m going to share about the importance of caring for your creative soul and some of the practical steps I’ve taken to consistently create from this space of abiding in Jesus. In this episode we’re exploring: How you live impacts what you create. What are some ways Jesus calls us to create. How caring for your creative soul transforms your creativity. After listening, try reflecting on these questions: What does it mean to you to be an abiding creative? What do you know deep down you need in order to flourish in your creativity? How might Jesus be inviting you to care for your creative soul in this season? I hope this episode inspires you to start to consider what rhythms and steps you might be sensing the Lord inviting you to take to become an abiding creative. Want to dive deeper? Join our Substack community The Abiding Creative Workbook Creative Clarity Sessions

    12 min
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The place where we talk about art, faith and caring for your creative soul. This is the podcast for all of us makers, dreamers, and ones created to create who are ready to let go of striving and discover the joy and freedom of creating with Jesus.

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  • Creator
    Hayley Rawnsley
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hayley Rawnsley
  • Show Website
    Abiding Creatives