Theresa Dedmon
Don’t Let Anything Stop You
Don’t Let Anything Stop You
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Theresa Dedmon
Prophetic Word for August: Relational Abundance

As summer begins to wind down, we are nearing the beginning of a new season, fresh with possibilities and moving forward towards a great awakening because of the pressing needs that are being confronted because of a godless culture that is collapsing before our very eyes.

READ MORE FOR AUGUST’S PROPHETIC WORD AND A DECLARATION OF BLESSING.

Prophetic Word for August: Relational Abundance
Creative identity, Creative Transformation
Theresa Dedmon
How Are Giant Slayers Made?

How are Giant Slayers Made?

It’s crazy that a teenager named David was the only one who had the courage to fight and kill a giant when all the fiercest warriors were afraid (I Sam. 17). Courage and having faith like David are the key ingredients for raising up children and youth to slay giants that stand up against them in the cultural pressures and wars that are now raging around the world for their identity.

Let me share with you what made me a giant killer when I was young.

Join me this summer for an interactive live online summer camp for children and adults!

Click here to learn more

How Are Giant Slayers Made?

Don’t Let Anything Stop You

When I was overseeing Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry for over 8 years and raising up the Creatives at Bethel for over 19 years, I would be so touched by the stories of how people from around the world would sacrifice everything to come to Redding, California in September to start their school year. It didn’t matter their age, ministry experience, or financial means-they saw what they wanted and sacrificed everything to get there.

Vision gives pain a purpose.

I want to encourage you to take the time to go after your dreams and become all that God has called you to be as well this September. When I started my online Create Academy over 5 years ago, I never dreamed that people from around the world could stay in their own home and not travel to Redding to find their purpose. Now I have students who are starting creative arts ministries, writing books, discovering strategic business plans, becoming creative in their family lives, bringing healing through art to their communities, and so much more- all because they joined my Create Academy online.

Don’t let anything stop you!

I am starting our Create Academy School Level 1 Sept 14 (goes through to June 1) where I meet weekly with my Create Academy students from around the world and we dive into identity, learning to create with God, and how to break off defeating mindsets- and it’s all online!

After I mentor you weekly, you will join a small group with one of my trusted leaders, so you can grow in support and comradeship throughout my courses. We are offering two-time slots on Thursdays so that wherever you are around the world- you can join in (Thursdays 9-10 AM PST or 6-7 PM PST).

How do you join? Just go to Theresadedmon.com and scroll down to Create Academy to join through the monthly subscription base and then you can start your school year by joining Create Academy Live in the student portal- that’s it! There is no added fee in fact it’s so affordable and yet so life-changing. I don’t want you to miss out!

I believe in you- but more importantly, God believes you and has created you for community, mentorship, and to fulfill His dreams for you- it just takes guts- and the power of faith to take that first step and find out that NOTHING is impossible with God! Remember, it doesn’t matter your age, your ministry or creative experience, or what has stopped you in the past -NOW is your time to step out and grow.

I can’t wait to see you in Create Academy on September 14th and hear your story.

So, whatever you are called to do- DON’T LET ANYTHING STOP YOU~ Remember, you are born to CREATE!

Theresa Dedmon

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Prophetic Word for August: Relational Abundance

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Prophetic Word for August: Relational Abundance

As summer begins to wind down, we are nearing the beginning of a new season, fresh with possibilities and moving forward towards a great awakening because of the pressing needs that are being confronted because of a godless culture that is collapsing before our very eyes.

READ MORE FOR AUGUST’S PROPHETIC WORD AND A DECLARATION OF BLESSING.

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How Are Giant Slayers Made?

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How Are Giant Slayers Made?

How are Giant Slayers Made?

It’s crazy that a teenager named David was the only one who had the courage to fight and kill a giant when all the fiercest warriors were afraid (I Sam. 17). Courage and having faith like David are the key ingredients for raising up children and youth to slay giants that stand up against them in the cultural pressures and wars that are now raging around the world for their identity.

Let me share with you what made me a giant killer when I was young.

Join me this summer for an interactive live online summer camp for children and adults!

Click here to learn more

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New Year’s Day—“Finding the One”

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New Year’s Day—“Finding the One”

Call me crazy, but I LOVE to push through impossibilities when it comes to partnering with God’s compassionate nature.  As Kevin and I headed to the beach on January 1st after a huge storm had hit Southern California, we were elated because Sunday held a break in the rain and it was “suppose” to be sunny in Huntington Beach, where we were doing our Artreach at the base of the pier. But as we got closer, we saw gale winds almost bowing the palm trees to the ground and traffic lights bobbing, which reminded me of buoys bobbing in the water.  

Dream Conference 2022

Embrace Church, Oxnard, Ca

My BSSM amazing creative revivalists came together from around America to bless Sam and Toni Galluci’s church in late September. We all saw physical healing through creative ways to heal and transform others both during the meetings and out in the marketplace.

 

Workshops

During the 6 workshops, we led, we saw people shift through what they created as they partnered with God’s love to overcome defeating mindsets, experience God’s love through others, and become healed.

 

Testimonies

I asked if anyone had back pain and Anna Maria raised her hand which had severe back pain and had a leg shorter than the other.  I showed her a print I had done and she looked at it and we placed it on her back as Christy held her feet up and all together- we saw her leg grow out.  When she stood up she was totally healed!  Christy had NEVER seen a miracle like this before!

 

Later that day, we went to the nearby park where people from the conference and I put on a Harvest festival with balloon animals, face painting, live art for children to create stations, dream photos, and so much more. Anna Maria who had just been healed and spoke fluent Spanish was able to lead two children to the Lord and see two adults healed! 

 

Later that night, Anna Maria brought her 98 year old father to the church who was dying and he was completely healed through joy and the Presence of God flooding over his body.

What Happened to Anna Maria?

 

So many people received breakthroughs, healing, and restoration in believing in their dreams. But one of the GREATEST miracles that happened is that Oxnard Embrace and Create Academy (my online school) now are partnering with revival all over California!  I now see Anna Maria every Thursday in my Create Academy!

 

Be looking for MORE testimonies this week from this amazing weekend coming in my feeds!

 

Remember, you are born to create and rock the world…

Theresa Dedmon

Love is in the Air

Love is in the Air

Most of us remember being younger and receiving Valentine’s in our classrooms, I know I do. It’s that reciprocal love amongst classmates when you’re 6 years old that then grows into teen roses and then special romantic getaways with your spouse.

If you study the origins of Valentine's traditions, you will end up reading about St Valentine who secretly married couples because of Emperor Claudius’ decree that men should not marry, so that they would be better soldiers in his army. Valentine was found out about marrying couples and was beheaded! It’s crazy how one man stood up for what was right and defied what went against God’s covenant of marriage.


WHAT IS THE NEW NORMAL FOR KINGDOM CREATIVES?

WHAT IS THE NEW NORMAL FOR KINGDOM CREATIVES?

I feel like COVID 19 is the enemy’s plot to detonate fear into the heart of every person and to dismantle hope for our future. But we know whenever the enemy comes in like a flood, we know God will raise up a standard greater than the enemy’s loudest roar.

Get ready. The massive harvest is coming, and God is awakening Kingdom creatives to start to create hope that counters the enemy’s plans.



Racial Tension Tells A Story

Racial Tension Tells A Story

It’s time to rally around those who ARE making a difference within our Church community, like TD Jakes, who is speaking out and giving hope to so many through his messages on racial unity, and helping to Father so many through his empathy, compassion, and unwavering integrity to the Word of God. The Kingdom of God will be the bridge for reconciliation, forgiveness, and love to unify all peoples who have lived without hope for so long.

This isn’t a white and black issue, but this is about the sons and daughters of God being the reconcilers in our communities. For too long, so many believers have been comfortable, living out their Christian lives within the confines of their friends and church community without realizing God has sent us to touch the one, like the Good Samaritan, and not pass by those who are hurting in the streets.

What Is The Answer To The COVID Pandemic?

What Is The Answer To The COVID Pandemic?

All across the world, people are wondering what’s going to happen next. With the COVID updates consuming 95% of the news. Restrictions and bands are changing faster than a Porsche 911 changes lanes on the freeway.

We are experiencing trauma whiplash.

Not to mention riots and looting over racial injustice threatening our US cities’ safety. And then there is the threat of China looming over Hong Kong and other nations, as it vies for control and power. Through all this, we have to know that the one thing the enemy is trying to do more than anything else is separate us from one another. The name devil comes from the word “diabolo,” which means to divide in half. This is his identity.

This shouldn’t be a surprise. This has always been the enemy’s plan from the beginning of time. He wants to separate us from God and from one another because he knows that only together will we be able to stand against the wiles of the enemy. As we know, two are better than one, and we are safeguarded by our dependence on God, one another, church, and our communities. This is why prayer and hearing God together is so crucial at this time.

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Trusting in the Cure

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Trusting in the Cure

As creatives around the world, I want to dedicate this blog to you and to let you know that the role you have in your country, city, and community will be key for how God’s message of hope can be translated for people to grab on to who don’t know God’s security or nature during times of crisis.

You may be reeling yourself, or may be affected by all the fear and uncertainty that is coming across in the news yourself. I want to encourage you today that He will help you through this.

Wherever you are I pray you don’t listen to the enemy’s plan to create massive fear, but rather turn your affection on the One who has the cure. God is love and perfect love casts out fear.

I wanted to share some pivotal ways that I am cultivating faith both personally and with my creative team at this time. I wanted to see if you would join me so that we can start a campaign on what we believe so that hope can rise up in this moment of crisis.

Face to Face with the Fear of Failure

Face to Face with the Fear of Failure

Fear is afraid, so it speaks. A lot of the time, we listen to its lies and become so frustrated with the creative process that we just stop and we don’t bother trying anymore. This was me and my relationship with creativity up until a few months ago. You see, I used to be best friends with the fear of failure—even the fear of perfection. Breaking up with fear can be terrifying, but it is worth it to see what awaits on the other side. 

The transformative power of Christmas

The transformative power of Christmas

It’s amazing what happens when we understand our place in the Christmas story and reflect back on the heart of our heavenly Father, who sent Jesus to the earth to be born in a manger and later to save men’s souls. He didn’t have twinkle lights lighting up the sky, but He had “the” star leading the way to the manger where Jesus was born. The house He chose to adorn that first Christmas held the greatest treasure that would ever be given to us.

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Keys to Cultivating Thankfulness

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Keys to Cultivating Thankfulness

Whatever we focus on, we have to have- like revival.  It’s funny how I go into the stores around the holidays, see the traditional foods for our American Thanksgiving dinner, and I just have to get it all! Why? Because I want to bless my family with all of their favorite dishes (and mine too)!  

We are wired for remembering special events through the creative traditions we keep during the holiday season and I am so thankful because these traditions point to how extravagantly God loves us! Wherever I am, I am struck by His hand at work. How grateful I am for His generosity and care!


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How can I create with the Holy Spirit?

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How can I create with the Holy Spirit?

One man named David had a severe sporting injury when he was 18 years of age and had only 20% ability to breathe. They had tried to reconstruct his nose, but it was still crooked and smashed on one side. After he looked at the painting, he went back to his seat and his wife said, “David your nose is straight!” He went to the bathroom and sure enough, his nose was perfect! All of the discomfort was gone and he could breathe clearly for the first time in 45 years!

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Why Do You Create?

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Why Do You Create?

All of us have a story.  We have experienced life that has probably thrown us curve balls and challenges to who we are, challenges that have marked us in our creative journey.

In my life, I suffered with a high level of religious abuse, where I was taught that taking care of myself was selfish and that God wanted me to sacrifice everything- and I mean everything- so that I could please Him and live a God-filled life.

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Learn to Create Supernaturally

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Learn to Create Supernaturally

I was one of the instructors at WorshipU in Redding, California where students come from around the world to grow in their walk with God through encountering God’s Presence in worship. The students also spend time building character and a foundation for longevity as creatives.

It’s such an awesome privilege to see what Brian and Jenn Johnson are building as they unite worship leaders to pour into students at this school and to see so many lives changed. 

I wanted to write this blog not only to share about this process, but then to activate you so you can see God move as you create. 

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School of Creativity - Family of One

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School of Creativity - Family of One

Massive upgrade

We experienced so much extravagant love from the Father during the School of Creativity 

that everyone was significantly touched, both those who streamed live and those who came as our honored guests.

One of the greatest treasures, which our guests shared on their feedback forms was that this was an immersive school, where they were able to activate creatively in workshops and interactive booths, as well as receive from our teams during breaks in creative booths, critiques, and other activities throughout our campus.

Life Matters

Life Matters

As I watched the movie Unplanned, I was reminded of my Mom who would go to the abortion clinic every week with my Dad, not only to pray, but to talk to women and share about life.

What would happen if we prayed, supported Pro-Life pregnancy centers, and created relevant and pertinent content to awaken others to the truth on social networks or in our spheres of influence.  My artists and I are dreaming about what we can do at Crisis Prolife Pregnancy centers with Create to be Free eCourses and artwork.  What about you?

Throughout history, there have believers who stood up for the rights of those who had have no one to help them.  This is our hour to rise up and do what we can because life matters!