{"id":1940,"date":"2024-12-04T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T05:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2024-11-27T11:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:56:23","slug":"s11-e23-matt-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2024\/s11-e23-matt-black\/","title":{"rendered":"S:11 E:23 | Matt Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ministry From Behind the Lens<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:165,&quot;335559739&quot;:165}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Matt Black is a young entrepreneur with a creative eye and a heart for Christ. As the founder of Matt Black Media, Matt balances the growing demands of his burgeoning career as a performance photographer with his studies at Cedarville University, where he is a junior majoring in broadcasting, digital media, and journalism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:165,&quot;335559739&quot;:165}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After high school, Matt served as an intern with Word of Life Fellowship, where he discovered his passion for the artistic and ministry possibilities that lay within the lens of his camera. Matt soon thereafter recognized his ability to assist musical artists in conveying the message of Christ.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:165,&quot;335559739&quot;:165}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On this week\u2019s episode of the Cedarville Stories podcast, Matt offers valuable insight to fellow young photographers, encouraging them to \u201cembrace opportunities and say yes.\u201d In 2023, he heeded this advice by responding to a last-minute text invitation to photograph Winter Jam in Tampa, Florida.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:165,&quot;335559739&quot;:165}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This decision opened his eyes to the potential impact of his work and future opportunities. 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