"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players..." What does it mean to embrace your calling in the performing arts, and where does God exist in the midst of it? This week, Elliott sits down with Luis Tirado. Luis has been a part of the church since the beginning. He was part of the original Bridge leadership team, serving our youth, and today he is a full-time employee of Christ Fellowship and the church's Production Director. He is directly responsible for everything you see and hear on Sunday mornings during our worship service as well as for all aspects of the church's performing arts work. Luis shares about how he first got invovled with performing arts in a church play as a child and how the love he found in it was developed in middle and high school, eventually leading to formal training in New York. We learn what he was up to while he as away from the church for a few years getting his education and how he came back to Christ Fellowship to start Connection Productions. Elliott and Luis discuss the creative process, how to draw out the best in others, and reminisce about the long list of productions that the church has put on through Connection Productions. We also learn how his work on stage directly led to his marriage to his wife, Ashley. We also learn a list of Luis' favorite things relating to acting and performing arts. This is Luis Tirado's story. Jump to a Segment: 00:00:00 Opening 00:00:33 This Week on CF Stories... 00:01:17 Introducing Luis Tirado 00:04:37 Getting starting in pursuing acting 00:16:10 Coming back to Christ Fellowship 00:23:59 Connection Production is born 00:28:34 What were the challenges of directing your first production? 00:34:36 A brief history of Connection Productions and the arts in Christ Fellowship 00:37:20 What is your favorite show that you've done? 00:42:26 The creative process in theater 00:47:25 Good acting vs. bad acting 00:51:38 Lightning Round: Luis' favs 00:57:10 How can we pray for you? 00:59:01 Outro / Thanks for listening ========== Hosted by: Elliott Johson | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/john_elli/) Guest: Luis Tirado | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/luis_alex/) Produced by: William Hartz | Twitter (https://twitter.com/williamhartz) Instagram (https://instagram.com/williamhartz) Audio Engineer: William Hartz Music by: Giancarlo Cordon | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gc_music) ========== Christ Fellowship of Elizabeth is a Christian community whose mission is to love God, make disciples, and change the world. We hope you enjoyed this week’s message. Make sure you subscribe in Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify, or your favorite podcatcher so you never miss an episode. Follow us online: Website: https://cfofelizabeth.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/cfofelizabeth Twitter: https://twitter.com/cfofelizabeth Facebook: https://facebook.com/cfofelizabeth YouTube: https://youtube.com/ChristFellowshipofElizabeth Subscribe to our other podcasts at: https://cfofelizabeth.com/podcasts You can join us in person every Sunday. We gather for worship at 10:30am at The Liberty Center at 1121 Elizabeth Ave, Elizabeth, NJ. You can also join us virtually on our livestream by visiting https://cfofellizabeth.com/live or visiting our YouTube page. To give your tithe or gift online, you can visit: https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithe or text "Give" to 856-317-6679. To contact the church by phone, call 908-289-6322. If this is your first time with us or you just want to learn more about our church, please visit: https://www.cfofelizabeth.com/im-new ========== ©2021 Christ Fellowship of Elizabeth Love God. Make Disciples. Change the World. Special Guest: Luis Tirado.