Faith in the Spotlight: Christians in Entertainment and Media

Faith in the Spotlight: Christians in Entertainment and Media

October 17, 2025

Host: Dr. Jamie Mitchell

Guest: Megan Alexander

Note: This transcript is taken from a Stand in the Gap Today program aired on 10/17/25. To listen to the podcast, click HERE.

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Jamie Mitchell:

Good afternoon and welcome to another hour of Stand in the Gap. Today I am your host, Jamie Mitchell, director of church culture at the American Pastors Network. As a child of the sixties and seventies, one of the greatest influences of those decades was the entertainment and media world. TV really began to grow and expand that by the late seventies, cable TV came on the scene, and now you went from five or six channels to hundreds movies, sports reality shows, even commercials had a cult following. And during this time, there were few people involved in the business of entertainment who were open about their faith. I was thinking about this this morning, Dale Evans and Roy Rogers, boy, I am dating myself. Were the first Christians in the entertainment world that I remember. Those in the entertainment world were viewed as flashy, worldly usually demonstrate signs of excessiveness.

Jamie Mitchell:

In most vices, there was pressure to conform, making it very difficult to stand for the things of God or to express a biblical worldview, and if you had one at all. But all of that has changed. There are more and more believers in Christ making their commitment known and taking a stand to live out those commitments. No matter the cost. Faith-based movies and TV is being sought after more and more by the mainstream production companies. But like any profession, it has its challenges. And today we want to talk with someone who is living out her love for Jesus and shining his light among those in the media and entertainment world. Megan Alexander has worked as a national host for CBS Television for almost two decades, regularly seen on Inside Edition and Thursday Night Football. She’s an author of three bestselling books, faith in the Spotlight, and some kids’ books called One More Hug and The Magic of a Small Town Christmas. She’s created hosts and executive producer for a holiday travel show, small town Christmas that aired on Fox Network. She owns a production company’s working in tv, film, the media projects, but Megan loves to speak on the topic of faith and work. She’s a sought after keynote speaker. She also works as a media consultant. She’s a graduate of Westmont College, but most importantly, she’s a married mama of three and lives in Franklin, Tennessee. And Megan, it is a joy and an honor to have you on Stand in the Gap today.

Megan Alexander:

Hey, wonderful to be here.

Jamie Mitchell:

Hey, Megan. I want to look at the world of entertainment and the unique challenges believers are facing, but also the incredible opportunities. But before we do that, I want our listeners to get to know you a little bit, share just a little bit about your upbringing when you came to faith and how you got interested in the entertainment world. Give us a little peek at who Megan Alexander is.

Megan Alexander:

Sure. Well, born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Always loved to perform theater, church choir, and just knew I wanted to do something in this space creatively. But I raised in a Christian community, Christian school my whole life, K through 12, a wonderful school in Seattle called Kings, but I didn’t necessarily have all the support of my family and friends. In fact, one family member said, why would you want to pursue entertainment? That’s Satan’s playground. But as I studied my Bible and I grew in my faith, I saw countless stories in the Bible of very imperfect, messy people who didn’t have it all figured out and went to a very dark place. And God showed them what to do if they just asked for help. You think of Daniel, you think of Esther, you think of Moses. I think Hollywood and tech is kind of the modern day Babylon now. So I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and just said, Lord, if this is what you want me to do, please guide me. And it’s taken me on an incredible career journey that has showed me that we need believers to take a seat at the table in all industries of influence, but especially entertainment because entertainment is highly influential for our young people. And if we aren’t a part of it, somebody else will be and they will influence it in a way that we don’t agree with.

Jamie Mitchell:

Amen. We talk about that here at American Pastors Network. We’re not just to focus on those who are in full-time ministry or vocational ministry like pastors, but ministry in general. We want to see God’s people understand what a biblical worldview is and apply it to wherever the ministry, whether it’s in the legal field, in the school as a plumber, as a mom at home, or as an entertainer, being able to express and live out that biblical worldview. And that’s why I wanted to have you on today because of the unique nature of the entertainment world. But no matter the profession you pursue, Megan, most everyone can identify somewhere along the way getting a divine break that opens the door of the career path. As you look back, can you identify a moment as a Christ follower? How did you see God working in your journey in the entertainment world?

Megan Alexander:

Sure. Well, a pivotal moment for me was when I moved to Nashville, Tennessee out of college. I saved all my money to take one voice lesson from at the time it was Beyonce’s vocal coach, actually Destiny’s Child’s vocal coach. I’m going back a bit here to when she was in a girl group, but her name’s Kim, incredible woman, very expensive, very highly respected in the industry. And I thought if I could just get around her and listen to her for an hour, I might glean some insight. I was singing, she’s playing scales on the piano and I’m singing. And she stopped and she said, well, Megan, you sound great, but let’s talk about who you are. Who is Megan Alexander in this industry? And I said, well, I have no idea. I thought you could help me with that. And she said, no, Megan, no one can tell you who you are.

Megan Alexander:

You need to decide for that yourself. And if you don’t one day you’ll wake up, look in the mirror and not be crazy about what you see. And that was a moment for me because I really thought, oh, all these people will just help me figure out who I am. No, you need to be solid in your identity in Christ as a daughter of the king, what does that mean? And so I tell young people, what are your black and whites? What will you do? What will you not do? Where will you compromise? Where will you not? And as I went about my career, I saw that unfold in real time where I had to make decisions on set, on the spot about who I was as a follower of Jesus Christ. I didn’t do it perfectly. I don’t have it all figured out, but I’m convinced that if we are solid in our faith to begin with, and being a follower of Jesus Christ is number one, that you will have guidance for how you can make those choices in your career.

Megan Alexander:

And if you don’t know what to do, we’ve got to talk about it. We’ve got to talk about it. We in sports, these kids are watching film. They’re flipping through playbooks, they’re watching other teams. We got to be that way as believers. We’ve got to talk with our kids and say, Hey, what are you going to do if you’re on a movie set one day and the director asks you to go a little further in a scene than you want to? I’ve been there and I had to make that decision and nobody ever talked to me about it. So let’s just be open and honest about it and have that dialogue.

Jamie Mitchell:

Oh, that is outstanding because that’s where the rubber meets the road in any profession. But certainly when you’re under the spotlight, friends, no matter the work God calls us to Ephesians two 10 teaches us that it is God who has ordained what he has for us. He has prepared a good work for us for all of eternity. So when we come back, I want to examine the challenges and perils Megan has faced in the entertainment world and how it has tested her faith. And remember, when we have a test, it leads to a testimony. So we’re talking about living out a biblical worldview in the entertainment world today here, stand in the gap today. Well, thank you for staying with us. My guest today is Megan Alexander, best known for her work on television, but also when I read your resume that you used to be on Thursday night Football, I wanted to ask you who your favorite team was, but I didn’t want to get you in trouble, Megan, but with all kidding aside, rooting for your favorite team or player is probably the least of the challenges that you encounter as a believer in the field of media, and that’s what we’re talking about today.

Jamie Mitchell:

How do you live out a biblical worldview in the entertainment world? Megan, can you help us understand the pressures and the difficulties that you may be confronted with throughout your work in the entertainment media field?

Megan Alexander:

Sure. Well, I will give you my favorite team. My favorite team is the New Orleans Saints and it’s the Drew Brees years because I have a fun Drew Brees story. Listen, I’ve interviewed a bunch of players. I’ve covered 12 Super Bowls, I’ve interviewed a ton of those players. Anytime we have a great role model, I want to be so excited and feature them in any way possible because our kids look up to these players so much. And so I tell my boys my favorite story is interviewing Drew Brees, I believe it was Super Bowl 51. And his team was not there, but he came and he was representing the Microsoft Surface, which at the time was kind of like a brand new iPad that they were using on the sidelines instead of the notebook playbooks through ring binders, they were going digital and tech savvy and using the Microsoft service.

Megan Alexander:

And Drew was promoting it. And my boss said, listen, this is going to have to be a quick interview and do something interesting to get this interview on Inside Edition. And I was standing there talking to Drew, and first of all, it was like 4:30 AM so he was such a champ to get up so early. But we were standing there and I said, tell me all these features of the surface. And Drew’s like dah, dah, dah, dah, it’s waterproof. And next to him was a giant jug of ice in a Gatorade container, the kind that they dump on the coaches when they’re about to win the game. And I said, will you dump that Gatorade container on my head when you say the Microsoft Surface is waterproof? And Drew’s like, are you sure? I said, yes. That’s how we get this story on television. So we did it.

Megan Alexander:

It was a one take wonder. He dunked me. It’s hysterical, but this is the best part of the story. When we yelled cut and the camera got turned off and the lights got put away, there was ice all over the floor. It was such a mess. And who gets down on his hands and knees and helps me clean up. But Hall of Fame quarterback, drew Breeze, super Bowl winning quarterback, drew Breeze gets down on his hands and knees scoops up ice hands me a towel. He’s just helping me totally clean up until it was all said and done. And then he shook my hand and went his merry way. And I just tell my boys that is a leader. The first Shelby last. The last Shelby first. That is why I am forever a New Orleans safe fan.

Jamie Mitchell:

There you go. I just moved to West Lafayette, Indiana of Purdue University and Drew Bees is a hero throughout this whole town. But beyond Drew Brees, what are some of the challenges, Megan, that you’ve experienced the pressures of being in the entertainment world?

Megan Alexander:

Yeah, that’s a great question. I would say honestly, it’s not so much the glaringly big ones as it is the small little ones. I think Satan gets a foothold by distraction, by giving us things that we’ve always desired and maybe our ego gets a little bit built up or inflated. For me, I would say that Daryl Green, who played many years for the Washington Redskins, now the commanders, he’s a very strong believer, connected to my church here in Brentwood, Tennessee, Bethel World Outreach Church. And Daryl Green was asked, how did you maintain your faith in the NFL with all the lights and the attention and the billion dollar industry that is the NFL? And he said, keeping close to people of faith kept me close to Christ, and I think he nailed it. I think it is your influences. When I’m rocking and rolling and covering all these Super Bowls and achieving all these things, who’s around me?

Megan Alexander:

Am I continuing to fellowship with fellow believers that are going to keep me in check and push back when I get a part in a movie, I’ve got a good group of girlfriends that if I get a part in a movie and I think, oh, well this might justify or this might compromise my morals just a little bit, but that’s okay, right? I have a girlfriend that’s like, Megan, no, I don’t think you should take that part. And this is why you have those types of friends. I think keeping close to people of faith keeps us close to Christ, and I really think it’s the little distractions. Casting Crowns is a song called It’s a slow faith for me. Am I keeping my family number one, my husband, my kids? I just think anchoring yourself in your identity in Christ is so huge. And then I’ll just give you one more story.

Megan Alexander:

So when those moments do come up, who’s going to remind you? Who’s going to encourage you of who you are? I was on set for an independent movie many years ago. I’d been given the script. It was a great script. I agreed with the whole character arc, and it ended with just a sweet little hug between the two co-stars. And I’m on set and the director yells pet, and he walks over to me and he says, Hey, Megan, I’d like to push this a little. Why don’t you start slipping off your clothes? I’d like to go in for a kiss. And I just was like, wait, what? That’s not in the script. And everyone’s staring at me and my face is getting hot and my co-star is no help. And the director’s like, yeah, I think we should do this. And I just took a deep breath and I just thought, I don’t have time to call a pastor or a friend.

Megan Alexander:

I don’t have time to go pray. And I just said, Lord, help me. And I thought, this is not me. I want my family to always watch these movies with me. I want to feel proud of all my projects. I just said, this is not me. I’m sorry I can’t do this. And the director looked at me again and I just had a piece wash over me and I said, no, I’m sorry. I want to do it the way the script is now. Praise the Lord. The director was okay with it. We ended up filming the movie and moved on. But that’s an example. It’s going to be a quick decision in the moment that will come out of nowhere and you need to know who you are so that you can be ready to answer the call if you put on the full armor of Faith as we’re told in Ephesians six.

Jamie Mitchell:

It’s so true. Now, Megan, you’ve been in this industry in a while and you talk about being around other believers. Have you seen a vast difference in the 20 years you’ve been in the entertainment world about the number of believers who are open about their faith?

Megan Alexander:

Yes. I think thank goodness because of technology, social media, live television, I think there’s many more opportunities to share your faith and not be censored, not be controlled. The typical gatekeepers that we had for so long in this industry don’t nearly have the power that they used to. So I think it’s a wonderful time. Hollywood has woken up to the fact that a large part of this country has not been served in television, film, movies for a long time, and they see faith films do really well at the box office. And so from a purely financial and economic perspective, they’re very interested in tapping into those numbers. But those of us that are believers know that our souls need to be fed. And so I tell people, yes, you vote in this country at the ballot box, but you also vote with your dollar. You vote with your movie ticket, you vote with your computer clicks.

Megan Alexander:

Just be so conscious about where you put your time and talent because you’re making a statement and the industry is listening and watching. And yeah, I really think it’s an awesome time to be a believer right now. I am involved in a lot of projects that I never would’ve thought would be available to me, and I just don’t think you nearly have to compromise your values as people thought that they used to sort of get ahead. I think you can really stay true to who you are and find really wonderful parts and roles and projects to be involved in.

Jamie Mitchell:

Megan, you don’t have to look too hard within the entertainment world to see the sad fact that many marriages have not made it and many of the kids in the business have had difficult times. You mentioned about keeping your family number one. How have you seen in regards to the toll of marriages and families within the industry, what are you doing to protect your family specifically and practically, you got just about two minutes left in this segment.

Megan Alexander:

Yeah, well, my wonderful husband, Brian Cannoyer, I tell everybody he is the key to my success. He’s a wonderful support and cheerleader for me, but he has his desires and dreams and goals too. And so I think you need to constantly check in with each other and say, Hey, is this what the Lord still wants us to do? How are we doing as a couple? Are we putting the kids first? I think it’s a daily choice to show up, and I think again, you’ve got to be solid in your faith with the Lord. You’ve got to surround yourself with like-minded friends. It’s not easy. I have had my bumps in the road. I’m really pulling back on work right now so I can support my husband and be there for him. I mean, Satan wants to go after our marriages and our families, so you really have to stay the course.

Megan Alexander:

But when you ask for help, I believe the Lord shows up. And I’m so grateful that he does. But I would say probably the biggest danger again, is just starting to get everything you’ve ever dreamed of that’s very enticing and forgetting how important it is to have your priorities in order in terms of your kids and your husband. I mean, I was interviewing Beyonce when she was a halftime performer in Super Bowl 47 in New Orleans, and I remember calling home to my husband to tell him about it, and he was like, hang on, babe, changing a diaper talking about a contrast in two lives, and everybody wants to feel special and appreciated. So I think there’s a human element there of just serving the other person and realizing that it’s a dance and sometimes you need to take a backseat and sometimes they do. So I’m still figuring it out. I welcome all the advice possible because I don’t know if I have all the answers.

Jamie Mitchell:

Well, listen, friends, it doesn’t matter the career you undertake. All careers have occupational hazards and we’ve got a guard against those things that can trip us up. Yet those in the spotlight, those who live in a fishbowl, they have some heightened dangers to face when we return. I want Megan to share some ways that God, the gospel, a Christian witness, is actually making inroads within the entertainment world, not just producing faith-based products like TV and movies, but actually making impact in people’s lives. We’re talking about a biblical worldview in the entertainment and media world here on Stand In the Gap today. Well, one of the things that we always attempt to do here at the American Pastors Network and stand in the gap today is to ask the question, how do we live out a biblical worldview in the place that God has placed us, whether it’s business and schools and teaching throughout government as a mom or dad or even in the spotlight of entertainment world, God is looking for his people to make choices and decisions in line with his word and after his ways, it’s obvious that Meghan Alexander has chosen that path and is attempting to faithfully follow Christ in the world of media and entertainment.

Jamie Mitchell:

Megan, we’ve considered the various challenges that you have encountered, and I guess it was refreshing to me as I was listening to you is that the entertainment world is really nothing different than any other job or profession. Maybe there’s some intensity because of the scrutiny that you’re under, yet God also opens up incredible doors of opportunity within the entertainment world, and should I be so bold to call it a ministry in your circle of influence, can you tell us about how you have seen God use you and your faith to actually impact people’s lives? I mean, you don’t need to share names, and I would never ask you to do that, but I think it would be encouraging to our listeners to hear how that influence of a Christ follower is actually being seen in the world of entertainment and media.

Megan Alexander:

Oh, sure. Well, listen, I believe so strongly that all of us play a part, and I don’t believe on anything special. I just believe there have been countless times when I have been in a room, gotten a seat at the table, and when an opportunity arose, I just raised my hand. And I can give you an example, two examples. Let me start with local news. People often ask me, they say, Hey, how do you guys decide what’s on television? What’s the number one headlines on websites and all these different things? And I say, look, from my experience hosting a morning show called Great Day San Antonio, that was an hour long, similar to like The Good Morning America for Texas. I said, my experience is 85% of it is predetermined. It’s news the night before. It’s sports, it’s weather, it’s local government headlines, I said, and then there’s like 15% where you can offer an idea and it would be something creative, something out of the box where you do get a chance to actually pitch something to get on television.

Megan Alexander:

And in San Antonio, when I came into this show, there was a very popular segment on live TV where a local psychic would come on the television and the audience in San Antonio, they would call in email, in text him questions, and on live television he would answer. They asked him to communicate with their dead relatives. They asked him financial advice, they asked him who to marry, all these things. And he’s answering. He’s giving them answers. And I’m watching this going, what in the world? This is nuts. I’m a believer going, this is crazy. And it’s a very popular segment. And weeks later, we had a cancellation. We needed to fill some time on the show, and my executive producer said, does anybody have any ideas? And I just felt the Holy Spirit telling me to raise my hand. And I went, oh my gosh.

Megan Alexander:

I’m sitting at the table and I am still pretty new, but I felt God saying, you need to offer an idea. So I raised my hand and I said, Hey, that segment you do with the local psychic. Have you ever thought about doing that with a local pastor? It’s San Antonio Max Lucado’s down the road, very famous author and preacher. I said, I think he’d be great at something like that, and I just wonder if it might work a little bit better. And the executive producer said to me, quote, Megan, we don’t do religion on this show. And I went, okay, that’s how it goes. I just got put in my place. And there you go. Well, a couple more days went by, we still had a cancellation, we still needed to fill the time. And I felt the Holy Spirit say, raise your hand again.

Megan Alexander:

And I think my executive producer at that point was just annoyed with me. So he called on me and I said, are you sure you don’t want me to try for Max Cato? And the executive producer said, fine, if you can get him, give him a call. So I thought, great, that’s amazing, but now I need to make sure he’s available. And he tours all over the place for his books. So oh no, called his office, I’ll never Forget, shared the date his receptionist said, yes, max is in town. He’d love to do it. He came on the show, it was phenomenal. People asked questions and he gave such thoughtful, heartfelt answers, why do bad things happen to good people? All these sorts of things. I thought it went great, but all that matters is the ratings. At the end of the day, ratings are king in my industry.

Megan Alexander:

How many eyeballs are watching, which translates into advertising dollars, which translates into income for the station, the production company, the movie, whatever. It was the highest rated show we had had all year. And that executive producer that said, we don’t do religion, took one look at those ratings and said, okay, we’re going to make that a monthly segment. Make sure Max can come in here once a month. True story, I am nothing special. I just took my seat at the table and raised my hand. And that has worked countless time since in New York City on movie sets, offering ideas for books, collaborations, believers, take your seat at the table and when the Holy Spirit prompts you, raise your hand. God doesn’t call the equipped, he equips the called. If you feel called to do it, he will meet you there. And I just don’t think it has to be that complicated.

Jamie Mitchell:

Megan, we also see within the entertainment in the media world, there is an animus, like you just mentioned, your executive producer, the first thing he says, we don’t do religion. Have you seen and seen evidence of a purposeful silencing or even canceling, believing people who work in the industry from putting their faith forward? It’s encouraging to hear these stories of how God opens doors, but there must have been times where it was very noticeable that because people are people of faith that they get silenced or pushed aside or marginalized in some way. That still is happening within the entertainment community.

Megan Alexander:

Everybody has their own story. And my story has been that I have been very lucky and blessed to be with very, what I would call neutral and fair bosses. My bosses aren’t necessarily believers, but they have always respected that I’m going to do good work. First I’m a good employee, I’m going to make deadline. I’m going to memorize my lines and be ready on set. So I think you have to put in the work first to gain the respect to pitch the idea in the first place. That would be my first advice. And then second, just for me personally, I really don’t think there’s a master plan to marginalize believers in faith. I just think that there’s not enough people of faith in the room when the decision is made and then it just feels like they’re being boxed out. I tell people we need positive peer pressure when it comes to these types of stories.

Megan Alexander:

I’ll never forget sitting on an airplane once coming home from a story, and I was in the aisle and a young man was in the middle, and then another guy was at the window seat, and I remember the guy in the window started ministering to this young man in the middle. He started sharing the love of Christ with him. And the young man turned to me and rolled his eyes, and I smiled at him and I looked at the man and I said, amen, brother. And I started sharing the gospel too, and you could tell the guy in the middle seat was like, oh my gosh, I just got boxed in.

Megan Alexander:

I think there’s just not a nuts of us that have shown up. It takes a commitment. You’re going to have to sacrifice. It’s long hours. It’s not for everybody, but I really believe that it comes down to perseverance and the Lord has won the battle. And even when we feel like Satan is so strong in his influence in these industries, the Lord has won the battle. And I just want to encourage Christians to get in there and show up. We are mighty in numbers or two or more gathered there, the Lord is. So for me, I just think, okay, what young person can come shadow me on the job? What colleague can I bring on set? I just think bringing along the next generation constantly be thinking about how we can multiply our numbers is one of the ways that I look at it. And it seemed to have worked.

Jamie Mitchell:

Megan, you said something that piqued my interest, and that is what I have said to different people about their place of work. You said one of the things that you do is you show up on work on time, you make your deadlines, you do a good job. One of the things that Christians we need to realize is that God will do the extraordinary within the ordinary. We have to show up and be a good employee to have a testimony or at least a platform to give a testimony. And I hear that coming through you. You just do a good job at your work. Isn’t that a part of being a great testimony?

Megan Alexander:

Yes, I do. There’s so many verses in the Bible, Ecclesiastes Ephesians, make a careful expert. I think it’s Ephesians six, four. Make a careful explanation of who you are and the work you have been given and then sink yourself into that. There is a time for everything. And Ecclesiastes, do your work heartily as if unto the Lord and not to men. We’re called to do excellent work. That’s how you get a seat at the table in the first place. We’re called to compete at the highest levels, and I’m seeing believers do that now. I think that’s a big part of it is God calls us to excellence. And when you’re doing it for the kingdom and not for man, then ultimately you have a peace that you don’t have to worry about it. God’s already fighting the battle. But yeah, I truly believe go to the best college you can network in the highest circles, especially with tech nowadays. I mean, it really used to be entertainment, but I believe tech is the next frontier that we need to get believers into. Just shining a light in networking and developing relationships, building relationships with people, right? Because then suddenly they don’t look different than you. When you develop something in common and you strike up a conversation, then they become friends.

Jamie Mitchell:

Amen. Hey, here’s what I know. When you walk with the Lord in obedience, boldness, love and excellence, God shows up. The Holy Spirit’s present is experienced, and God leaves a mark on you and who you’re working for. When we finish up, I want to consider what the future looks like for Megan and other Christians in the media world. Welcome back to our final segment. Megan Alexander has been our guest. I want to encourage you to get her book, faith in the Spotlight, thriving in your career while staying true to your beliefs. That’s what we’ve been talking about today. Also be watching for Megan, some of her new projects. Megan, can you take a moment and share where we can find your work and are there any big plans in the months ahead?

Megan Alexander:

Yeah, thank you so much. Well, Megan alexander.com, you’ll have a lot of information there. I’m pretty active on Instagram. That’s Megan, Jay Alexander and the number one. Yeah. So this fall I’ve got another book coming out. It’s a coffee table book called The True Gifts of Christmas, and it’s coming out with Loyola Press. It’s an advent devotional for families, 25 entries about the deep spiritual roots that so many of our Christmas traditions have. I’m a mom of three. I know a lot of people want to put Christ back in Christmas. And so that’s what this book is. And then I was in a movie this spring, hopefully, is coming out in theaters this November, and it’s called The Best Thing About Christmas. And it’s a beautiful story of a family of six when tragedy strikes, who are they? What is their face, who are they to each other?

Megan Alexander:

And it’s a musical, so it’s filled with beautiful music. I sing in it. It’s really a cool movie. So the best thing about Christmas, keep an eye out for it on tv and then theaters this fall. And then my Christmas book is The True Gifts of Christmas. And yeah, faith in the Spotlight. That was the first one that kind of kicked all this off. You can find it on Amazon. I have two kids’ books. One more hug and the Magic of a Small Town Christmas, and I would love to sign them for somebody special in your life. I’d love to encourage the next generation. I know how much my mentors have meant to me.

Jamie Mitchell:

Amen. Megan, in the time we got left, I want to address two issues. First, if there is a person considering the entertainment, television, movie, career, music, whatever it may be, what advice would you give them, especially if they’re Christians and they want to stay true to their faith? And then secondly, how can our audience pray for you and other Christians in the entertainment world? Are there specific challenges that we can be sensitive about for those who are in your industry?

Megan Alexander:

Oh gosh. I would say just pray. Thank you so much. Prayer is powerful, pray. And then like I said, just realize that your choice matters. Your dollar matters. You have more power than you think. Show up for the things you believe in and turn off and do not click on the ones that you don’t. You’re constantly voting in this country by what you participate in. So again, you got more power than you think. And if you feel inclined, join me. We need more people in this industry.

Jamie Mitchell:

If we have a young person who’s in college for the fine arts and those kinds of things, Megan, are there entry level things that they could be doing that will really encourage them in this way? Because I think just like young people being needed to go into politics or education, I think we need to encourage some of our kids who are gifted in the arts to make their move towards the entertainment world.

Megan Alexander:

Yeah, I think so. Again, I think all industries are influential, and I would argue tech is probably the next frontier to really go after. But yeah, pray about it. Pray about it and see what the Lord is telling you to do. You want to have that calling on your life because then you really feel like there’s a purpose and a reason that you’re doing what you’re doing. But every industry needs people that are living for the Lord. We’re all connected. This big world needs all of us. I was walking down New York City the other day and I was a little bit down, and this UPS worker pulled over and the man said, ma’am, are you okay? And I said, oh, yeah, I’m good. And he goes, okay, just checking. And he drove on by and I thought, how cool that he just noticed me. So no matter what industry you’re in, we can notice people, we can build them up and yeah, I just think that’s what we’re called to do. I believe so much that is the great commission. But of course, number one, we got to keep our marriages and our family strong, so don’t neglect that because we can raise up the next generation by how we raise our kids.

Jamie Mitchell:

Megan, we got just a few minutes left. I want to just circle back and I want to touch on something that we didn’t really hear about in the things that you’re doing. You have really have a focus on Christmas, your small town Christmas program that you did for Fox Business a couple of years ago. What is it about Christmas that really has encouraged you or has interest you in that way?

Megan Alexander:

Well, I think Christmas is an opportunity to talk about your faith that you don’t normally get. People are a little sweeter, a little softer. It’s that entry. It’s that entry point to talk about your faith. Obviously through music. So many of our Christmas songs are spiritual movies often include the baby Jesus. Even if they talk about Santa Clause, it’s an opportunity to say, Hey, Santa Clause is based on a man named St. Nicholas, a real life man who loved the Lord and served him and was a bishop in modern day Turkey. So that’s kind of where I wrote my book, the True Gifts of Christmas. It’s an opportunity to take advantage of what Christmas has to offer to share the gospel. And again, I just think stores open up to it. Our world just for a month in December, there is open to the fruits of the spirit and take advantage of it. That’s why I love Christmas so much is I think some of our Christmas songs are the most beautiful worship songs we’ve ever heard. Oh, holy Night, and all these different things. And yeah, it just warms my heart and I’m always looking for those little entry points. And Christmas is a really good one. Plus I just really love decorations and trees and decorating my house. I mean, come on. It’s like overload of sparkle and shine.

Jamie Mitchell:

I brought it up because what you have done with the whole idea of Christmas is you have found a common link to people that it’s almost a bridge to then have that conversation. And I think that’s really what today is about, is that you’re in a profession like anybody else. You have a profession, but you’re in the entertainment and media world. You have to do what everyone else does, and that is find ways to build bridges to then have spiritual conversations. I mean, that’s really the key to any profession, isn’t it, Megan?

Megan Alexander:

Yes, absolutely. I agree.

Jamie Mitchell:

Yeah. The opening of the door to talk about Christ wherever you are and whatever you’re doing is not a difficult one. It doesn’t matter if it’s a glamorous world of the entertainment world. Well, Megan, I just want to thank you. You have been a blessing today to hear how God is working in your life, and would you mind, I want to just take a moment and I want to pray today for you, but also for all of the believers in the entertainment world because I think they are under a spotlight, but they also have a great opportunity to share their faith. So let me pray for us at the end of our program here today. Father in heaven, this has been a unique stand in the gap as we have given opportunity for Megan to share her testimony, share her life experience, but it also has sensitized us that in the world of media, entertainment, sports, there are the same challenges and opportunities that all of us have in whatever profession we have. But we want to pray, especially for those in the entertainment and the media world. Would you keep your hand upon them? Use them, give them opportunities, keep their testimony strong, keep their marriages and families safe and secure and growing, and use them for your glory, we pray in Jesus’ name, amen. Megan, thank you for being with us. God bless you.

Megan Alexander:

Thanks everybody. God bless, appreciate you.

Jamie Mitchell:

Hey, that brings us to an end of another stand in the gap today. We pray that today’s program has inspired you and just like Megan needed courage to live for God, we pray that you will live and lead. Encourage in whatever profession God leads you to do. Have a great day. We’ll see you back here in 23 hours. God bless you.