Who We Are
Anistemi is a Greek verb used many times in the New Testament. It means, "To raise, to rise, to stand up, to resurrect," (click for definition in Strong's).
We're a community of Christian creatives, we know creativity thrives on collaboration—and we'd love for you to join us!
Think about it: Christians are uniquely qualified for creative excellence because they're called to commune "without ceasing" with THE CREATOR—their creator! That kind of exchange can't help but overflow into creative expression...and we're living in the age of the creator.
But boldly pursuing your God-given creative call can be overwhelming when facing it alone; all kinds of challenges pop up and pull you away from your mission. That's where we come in: our members gain access to encouraging community, resources, live courses, one-on-one coaching, publishing opportunities, and more.
The call to create doesn't mean chasing pipe dreams. We help young Christian creatives purposefully pursue their creative call in Christ by:
encouraging them to recognize & use the gifts God gave them
helping them grow in confident application of those gifts in light of scripture
providing edifying input directly from publishing professionals
offering strategy support for building an online portfolio & presence
hosting multi-media collaboration projects for Christian creatives
giving networking with Christian creators working in other mediums
teaching young creators how to find and nurture their audiences &
leading a movement to uplift worthy words (Phil. 4:8)
We Believe
Our distinctives are upheld in our certainty that the Bible is inerrant, that Christ is who the Bible says He is, and that Christ accomplished what countless eye witnesses testified to, many at the cost of their lives: Jesus Christ lived a sinless life (1 John 3:5), "gave himself for our sins to deliver us according to the will of God the Father (Galatians 1:4), defeated death (2 Timothy 1:10), rising from the grave (Romans 8:11), and ascended to heaven (Mark 16:19) where He currently intercedes for all those who believe in His name, accept His offer of salvation, and follow Him (John 17 & Romans 8:31-39). Thus, we confidently affirm:
Every person was designed in God's image, and that our call to sub-create is a good gift from God (Genesis 1:26-27).
Christ-followers have exceptional creative insight because they regularly communicate with the source of creativity in whom all things have their being: Christ the living Word (1 Thessalonians 5:16-21 & John 1:1-5).
The Holy Spirit is The Teacher, and every believer who is indwelled by the Holy Spirit has all they need to be equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Collaborating on creative projects that uphold Christian values offers creatives in the body of Christ the opportunity to love God and love others (Galatians 5:22-26).
Young creatives benefit from mentorship opportunities with older creators who are experienced in discerning how artistic choices and fiction messages help believers fulfill the scriptural call to take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ (1 Corinthians 10:3-5).
Manmade tools and machines (from primitive charcoal to modern AI) are only tools, are innately flawed by the shortcomings of their makers, and can never be truly creative or generative since they are not made in the image of God.
Despite our best and most faithful attempts, all our works are manmade and cannot be equivocated with the works of God (Romans 3:23, James 3:2, etc.).
Christian creatives can rest in the Holy Spirit to accomplish what they cannot and boldly seek to proclaim Christ with the voice, gifts, and perspectives God has given them (Matthew 5:13-16, Philippians 3:12-16, etc.).