What are 'aesthetic actions' and what impact can they have?

Brian Chan, professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, is passionate about Biblical beauty that leads to a love for God. Before joining the DTS family, he served for 18 years as a pastor in Los Angeles and taught integration courses for 17 years as a professor at Biola University on a theology of beauty, art, and film. He is a workshop instructor and conference speaker in Hollywood on story, creativity, and beauty. As a pastor, he discipled entertainment industry professionals and innovated creative outreaches to the community. As an award-winning fine artist, Chan has exhibited around the U.S. and is a member of LELA International Artists. As a writer, he is the author of “The Purple Curtain: Living Out Beauty in Faith & Culture from a Biblical Perspective, Not Easily Broken” (a novel), “Shadow” in “It Was Good: Performing Arts to the Glory of God,” and “Movies: Celluloid Sanctification” in “Ordinary Saints.” Here, Brian answers questions from the talk "3 Principles of Creativity from God", given at the 2024 European Leadership Forum.