King of the Middle #2: Growing Up The Hard Way (Origin Stories Part 2) - Ministry Videos

00:10 Michael intro

02:05 Chris’s track and field story: a great metaphor for his brokenness

11:19 Michael’s football dream hit a blockade / The experience led him towards a career in music and an ideological stance against quitting

18:02 We distinguish between failure of grandiose dreams vs failures of personal passion projects

20:41 Michael’s expands on a story from episode one: an actress he knew was hurt by external forces that attempted to force her down an improper career path

23:11 Chris reveals how painful it is when art we create with passion doesn’t impact others / It’s hard to be a good self-critic

29:27 Michael’s difficulty listening to his own recordings / A cautionary tale: how to navigate the temptation to correlate success and accolades as an actor with one’s true self-worth

32:04 How finding your identity in the Father frees you as an artist

35:40 The push to be a constant self-promoter can be a pitfall, especially for believers / How to guard yourself from this risk

41:52 Chris’s need for Christian relationships to ground him and direct him away from over-focusing on around-the-clock career advancement / The difficulty in forming new church friendships in Los Angeles / Being a workout-aholic

47:26 Michael talks about the true calling of believers and shares a beautiful story about an interaction with a resident during his service at a homeless shelter

55:30 Outro
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