Forefront 360

Discussion: Thoughts on Switchfoot

Forefront team members Nate Mancini and Sean O'Hare sit down with Switchfoot aficionado Dan Becker to talk about the impact and evolution the band — and how they meld faith and art.

Arts Review: May It Be So, Joy Ike, Josh Garrels, Hulvey

Rich, Nate and Cody are back for a new arts review episode.

• 00:26 - Names and their mispronunciations
• 03:56 - Rich reviews May It Be So: Forty Days with the Lord's Prayer by Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson 
• 15:18 - Nate reviews Bigger Than Your Box by Joy Ike and Early Work, Vol. 1 by Josh Garrels
• 19:34 - Cody reviews BRKNHRT by Hulvey

Interview: Pastor Kevin Maloney (Part 2)

The Forefront team continues their interview with Pastor Kevin Maloney from Grace Road Church in Rochester, NY. Topics include whether we can know God through the beauty of music, what the Ten Commandments say about art used in worship, and what kinds of art Christians shouldn't consume.

Interview: Pastor Kevin Maloney (Part 1)

The Forefront team interviews Pastor Kevin Maloney from Grace Road Church in Rochester, NY. Topics include the art of preaching, whether the church should patronize art, and whether Christians' art should have an agenda.

Arts Review: Prayer & Vulnerability, Lowland Hum, Hulvey, The Christian Imagination

The Forefront team is back for a new arts review episode.

• 00:56 - Nate reviews Strahan's book Prayer, Vol. 1 and album Vulnerability
• 10:40 - Zack reviews music by Lowland Hum
• 19:54 - Cody discusses the rapper Hulvey and the book The Christian Imagination

Interview: Mike Swanson from CCO

The Forefront team talks to Mike Swanson, Assistant Director of Training at CCO.

Discussion: Jubilee Day 2 Recap

The Forefront team gathers late at night to recap their experience at day 2 of Jubilee, a conference about faith & vocation that happens in Pittsburgh, PA.

Interview: Jake Meador from Mere Orthodoxy

During Jubilee 2020, Nate and Sean sat down with Jake Meador (editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy) to discuss how churches can encourage artists, how to inspire young people to appreciate great art, and how our view of the end times impacts our creativity today.

Discussion: Jubilee Day 1 Recap

The Forefront team gathers late at night to recap their experience at day 1 of Jubilee, a conference about faith & vocation that happens in Pittsburgh, PA.

Discussion: Timeless Stories & Good Theatre

Cody, Nate, and Sean talk to Rich about his new post on the Forefront blog, Timeless Stories and Good Theater: Revisiting The Crucible. Topics include seeing yourself reflected in a story's characters, Fantastic Beasts, metaphysical villains, chronological snobbery, not just writing what you know, and odd English words.