by Chuck Smith | Oct 12, 2021 | Equipping
In my more than 3 decades of working with churches, ministries, and non-profits, I’ve seen a lot of financially challenging times. During the energy crisis, the falling dollar, the S&L crisis, right up to the last housing collapse, I’ve helped guide our non-profit...
by Chuck Smith | Sep 23, 2021 | Encouragement
For those of you reaching for the creative stars—who want to direct a feature film, write the great American novel, create the ultimate app, or turn the world upside down—early in your career, that’s all you can think about. But before long the rising need to pay our...
by Chuck Smith | Aug 3, 2021 | Equipping
We often think that creativity is something that’s inspired, beautiful, and only happens when the spark strikes or the muse speaks. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. I’m a proponent of what I call “practical” creativity – which means creativity on a...
by Chuck Smith | Jun 3, 2021 | Equipping
We are a visually-driven generation, but then again, we’ve always been. Filmmaker Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption) says: “Visual storytelling of one kind or another has been around since cavemen were drawing on the walls.” Today, toddlers have iPads and play with...
by Chuck Smith | May 10, 2021 | Equipping
As a television and film producer and director based in Burbank, California – the home of global entertainment giants like Warner Brothers Studios, Walt Disney Studios, NBC, Nickelodeon, The Cartoon Network, and more, I meet a lot of Christians who come to Hollywood...