Where story becomes worship

Hazefire Studios is a nonprofit creative studio producing media and events that expand the intersection of story and worship. Funded by generous listeners and patrons, our work continues to find its way into hearts and homes throughout the US and across the world.

We collaborate with artists, churches, and individual saints around the world to tell better stories for God’s glory.

Through independent creative projects and as partners, consultants, and teachers, we’re eager to make beautiful things, to bravely tell the truth, and to invite others to find themselves in the great story of God’s faithful love.

Our flaship offering, Holy Ghost Stories, shares the stories of the Old Testament by way of immersive audio storytelling and a full musical score. Since HGS began in 2021, we’ve published over 50 episodes and together these stories have been downloaded more than 400,000 times by listeners across the world.

“I wonder what we Christians are known for in the world outside our churches. Are we known as critics, consumers, copiers, condemners of culture? Why aren’t we known as creators—people who dare to think and do something that has never been thought or done before, something that makes the world more welcoming and thrilling and beautiful?”

— Andy Crouch, Culture Making

Current Hazefire Projects

Here’s what we’re up to:

Holy Ghost Stories /The Podcast

Storied Family Camp

Holy Ghost Stories /Live Events

Storied Family Workshops

Bonfire: A Guide to Experiencing God in the Exodus

Consulting & Collaboration

The Hazefire Team

Justin Gerhardt

PRESIDENT, STORYTELLING PARTNER

Justin Gerhardt is the president of Hazefire Studios and the creator of Holy Ghost Stories—an episodic, immersive telling of the stories of the Old Testament with an emphasis on character and craft.

After pursuing his education in philosophy and Biblical studies, Justin served for 20 years as a senior pastor and preacher before beginning a 2 year long season of global nomadism with his family in 2021. The places they called home include the south coast of England, a Croatian island, South Africa’s Western Cape, central Belfast, the mountains of southern France, Ireland’s northernmost tip, and the Sinai Wilderness in Egypt. Recently, they unpacked their bags and made the Ozarks their home base.

JL Gerhardt

DIRECTOR OF EXPERIENCE, STORYTELLING PARTNER

JL Gerhardt is the best-selling author of eight books and the bi-weekly email essay The Goodness. Before joining Hazefire Studios, Gerhardt worked as Storytelling Minister for Round Rock Church of Christ, creating a culture of sharing the story of God’s work among God’s people for God’s glory, including serving as creative director for the award-winning photo series Everyday Saints.

JL has more than a decade of experience speaking at conferences, retreats, and events. She has an MA in English from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She’s a former English lecturer and newspaper journalist.

Partnering Artists