The Guild Podcast

Jess Ray

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Arts
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Short talks that tend to the hearts of creatives.

4d ago

9. Don't Forfeit Your Birthright [feat. Zach Winters]

As we prepare for GUILD 2026, we're sharing some of the amazing sessions from last year. Friend of the Guild, Zach Winters, shares unique insights and some warnings around creativity in the AI era. He encourages us to protect our birthright as the image of God. This episode will spark thought and conversation. Enjoy! The GUILD 2026 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 13 + 14. Follow ZACH WINTERS. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
Sep 30

8. Lessons from Poetry in Prison [feat. Joshua Luke Smith]

THE GUILD PODCAST is back! As we prepare for GUILD 2026, we will share the amazing sessions from last year. We’re kicking this podcast season off with a beautiful talk from our friend JOSHUA LUKE SMITH. Joshua shares lessons from his time writing poetry with inmates in prison, and he welcomes us into the rhythm they have learned together: lament, repent and ascent. The GUILD 2026 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 13 + 14. Follow JOSHUA LUKE SMITH. Read Joshua's new book: THIS IS THE MAIN EVENT. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
10/06/2025

7. Pay Attention To It All [feat. Andy Squyres]

Our friend ANDY SQUYRES is back on THE GUILD PODCAST today! We hope that you will be inspired by Andy's invitation in this episode to "pay attention" to your life and convey the beauty and truth that you see. The GUILD 2025 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 7 + 8. Follow ANDY SQUYRES. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
09/29/2025

6. Who You Are and Who You're Becoming [feat. Sharlene Provilus]

Our Guild Founder Sharlene Provilus is back on THE GUILD PODCAST. Sharlene is a spoken-word poet and a dynamic speaker. In Episode 6, Sharlene challenges us to check our assumptions about who God can use and how, and to raise our expectations for what is possible through Him. The GUILD 2025 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 7 + 8. Follow SHARLENE PROVILUS. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
09/16/2025

5. This One's for the Resonators [feat. Cary Brege]

Episode 5 of THE GUILD PODCAST features our incredible Guild Conference director CARY BREGE. While Cary would not call herself a "creative" she has always connected deeply with creative work. Instead, Cary would identify as a "RESONATOR" ...someone who does not necessarily generate, but resonates with the frequencies of great creative work. The GUILD 2025 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 7 + 8. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
09/02/2025

4. Permission to Ask Good Questions [feat. Zach Winters]

Episode 4 of THE GUILD PODCAST is here! In episode 4, our friend Zach Winters shares in his one-of-a-kind way — with humor, and questions, and parables, and scriptures, and song. Get ready...you'll laugh, you'll scratch your head, and you'll take a deep breath. The GUILD 2025 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 7 + 8. Follow ZACH WINTERS. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
08/19/2025

3. Will You Reflect? [feat. Jess Ray]

THE GUILD PODCAST is back! In this episode, Guild Founder JESS RAY shares her opening message from the GUILD 2024. The message is an invitation to be a surface upon which God is reflected and made known. The GUILD 2025 will take place in Raleigh NC on NOVEMBER 7 + 8. Follow JESS RAY. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
10/10/2024

2. Reset Your Heart, Reset Your Art [feat. Sharlene Provilus]

This is episode two of THE GUILD PODCAST, an extension of The Guild Conference. This episode features Guild Founder, Sharlene Provilus. Sharlene is a dynamic speaker, Bible teacher and innovator. In this episode, Sharlene goes deep, shares some of her own story and encourages listeners to allow God to reset their heart and their art. Follow SHARLENE PROVILUS. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com
10/02/2024

1. Write What You Don't Know [feat. Andy Squyres]

Introducing THE GUILD PODCAST, an extension of The Guild Conference. THE GUILD, founded by Jess Ray and Sharlene Provilus, exists to provide soul care for the Christian Creative, though an annual conference, an ongoing community, and other resources. We start off with a bang in episode one. We've got friend of The Guild, song & prose writer ANDY SQUYRES with us. We've all heard the saying "write what you know", but in this short talk, Andy makes a compelling case for us to "write what we don't know." Follow ANDY SQUYRES. Attend the GUILD CONFERENCE. WEBSITE | TheGuildConference.com CONTACT | Info@TheGuildConference.com

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Short talks that tend to the hearts of creatives.

Creator

Jess Ray
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

9
Rating

Clean
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