The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode. Hey everybody welcome to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of

God and the good of others. Every week I host a conversation with a

Christian who's pursuing world-class mastery of their craft. We talk about

their path to mastery, their daily habits, and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ

influences their work.

Today's guest is my dear friend Kristen Joy Taylor. She is one of the most spiritually attuned and exceptional

artists that I know. And by the way, if her name sounds familiar, it's likely because I told

her story in the very first pages of called to create.

So Kristen Joy and I finally sat down on the podcast to talk about why play is so crucial to mastering our crafts and experiencing the joy of the

gospel. We talked about what God's promise to Abraham has to do with our work today

and we talked about why Kristen Joy and her friend drove 16 hours to thank a pastor in person for how his sermon changed their life and how I think that message can

change your life in this episode. Please enjoy this conversation with my friend, Chris, enjoy Taylor.

Christ enjoy my friend, welcome.

Hello, Jordan. Great to be here.

So if my listeners recognize your name, it's probably because yours was the very first story I told

in my very first book called The Great.

Do you remember when I was like prepping for this conversation?

I was like, I don't even know if I fully remember where that was.

Do you remember where we was sitting down for that?

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