An Army Arising: Why Artists are on the Frontline of the Next Move of God

"I met Christ Otto a few years ago in Boston after a brief introduction on Facebook. When we met, we both knew we were kindred spirits, cut from the same cloth. As I've gotten to know Christ over the years, I've come to value what the Father has put within him to release to the nations of the earth regarding prayer and the arts. So should you. As one who has a mandate from the Lord to raise up an army of artists, I'm excited to wholeheartedly recommend Christ's "An Army Arising".

Matt Tommey
Executive Director/Founder, The Worship Studio
Author of "Unlocking the Heart of the Artist" & "Crafting Your Brand"

An Army Arising is about this moment in history, and God's secret weapon to change the world. Today is the moment of the story, and artists are the best equipped to seize this moment.

In the past seven years there has been an emerging renaissance movement in the church. God is raising up arts ministries and artists in a new way.

An Army Arising includes a study of the artist in the Bible, a review of how Christian doctrine impacts the arts, and practical tools for artists and creative people to be warrior artists.

In 2006 Christ John Otto experienced several months of extraordinary encounters with God that became the nucleus of his ministry, Belonging House. During that season he received a clear call from God to "raise up an army of artists to build Jesus a throne in the earth." For the past seven years Belonging House has prayed, pondered, and preached those words. This book is the result of the past seven years. An Army Arising distills all we have learned about the call of God to the artist.