0014 - The Weight - Lo Alaman - "Lo The Poet"

Christianity is often exhibited as a guide to truth and morality, but descriptions often fall short of its ability to help us access the fullness of beauty. Creatives are needed in Christianity to help guide the Church on a journey to engaging the fullness of God’s own creative power. 

One creative who does this faithfully is Lo Alaman. Lo serves as the Director of Community Life at The Harvest Church in The Woodlands, Texas. In addition to his day job, Lo is well known for his spoken word that he crafts to help people have a fuller grasp of the beauty offered to us all through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Lo has performed throughout the country and is emerging as one of the utmost creative leaders within Wesleyan movements in the South. 

In today’s episode, Lo helps us discern the essential nature of creativity in the Church’s work of guiding people to an holistic understanding of the love of Jesus Christ.  We also discuss the ways in which the creative skill sets of the emerging generation should be more valued by the Church as it continues to grow in size and mission.


The Weight - Afterthoughts:

We've realized that a lot of great conversation actually happens AFTER we say goodbye to our guests and turn the microphones off. So, we decided to turn the mics back on (and a camera) and create a new segment called, Afterthoughts. 

This will live on our new YouTube channel and you can find our Afterthoughts on this episode NOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_VemjLVyPw&feature=youtu.be

Resources:

As mentioned, Lo’s spoken word performance for his wife during his wedding went viral on Facebook and Youtube, serving as validation of the reach that creative expressions can have. Watch it here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rbC1uq4hwmA3Ax8_B_TvoQGH7hyO6Fc2b9XLc5KqQ_M/edit?usp=sharing

Here is a curated list of his performances at the church he currently serves, Harvest Church.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhvjAmHgkApShZrd7pHcQucXs5aIG6bx

One of his most shared pieces, Lo performs “The Gospel” at RHETORIC 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuG5aRgtCKk

Follow Lo on social media:

Tik Tok:  @lohasgoodnews

Instagram:  @lothepoet