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JAN 15 2013 | Baptism Plunge at SHINE1 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisAMTC’s Winter SHINE 2013 recently concluded. It’s year 31 for AMTC, but only year two as a Christian non-profit. A ministry called Actors, Models & Talent for Christ seems like an… Continue Reading > |
DEC 18 2012 | School Shootings1 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisThe tragic shootings in Connecticut turned Christmas a different shade of red—a color no one wants to see. The world cries in outrage, shame, and sorrow. Families mourn. Reporters dig.… Continue Reading > |
NOV 17 2012 | Alma Connock: A Hero2 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisAlma Connock left this earth on November 15, 2012. She was 43. Alma Connock was a hero to me. Although fragile in appearance, her strength was unequalled. Although confined to a chair, she soared… Continue Reading > |
JUL 24 2012 | AMTC Grad Shot in Denver Massacre10 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisCaleb Medley is an AMTC grad. He was shot in the face at the Denver theater massacre and is in stable but critical condition today. AMTC is making a callout for prayer and donations for the young… Continue Reading > |
MAY 11 2012 | Jermaine Paul Wins The VoicePosted by Carey LewisAMTC was heavily vested in Season 2 of NBC’s hit show, The Voice. Two AMTC grads made it to national television: Eric Macek and Sharon Mathai. Sharon made it all the way to #12. We are… Continue Reading > |
APR 02 2012 | I disagree with President CarterPosted by Carey LewisI believe President Carter is a man of God. He led this nation through turbulent years, and he is famous for seeking peace worldwide. He is a vocal Christian who never tried to be politically… Continue Reading > |
APR 02 2012 | Tim Tebow’s Extraordinary Marketability1 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisTebow More Marketable Than Everyone but Oprah, Adele, and Princess Kate From The Christian Post by Jeff Shapiro Tim Tebow was recently announced as a backup quarterback for the New York Jets… Continue Reading > |
FEB 09 2012 | Victoria’s Secret Model Honors God & Husband8 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisOne Victoria’s Secret angel might be turning her back on lingerie modeling but she’s not giving up her modeling wings. Model Kylie Bisutti, 21, has decided to leave Victoria’s Secret… Continue Reading > |
FEB 03 2012 | Tyler Perry: How To Succeed7 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisAMTC applauds God in Tyler Perry. We commend Mr. Perry for giving God the credit for his success and for giving Godly advice to dreamers everywhere. Continue Reading > |
JAN 01 2012 | Raise the Banner1 comments. | Posted by Carey LewisPass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations. Isaiah 62:10 (NIV) Announce and proclaim… Continue Reading > |
DEC 29 2011 | Who Will Feed the Culture?Posted by Bryan Cruteby Bryan Crute, Senior Pastor, Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church, Marietta, GA I grew up watching my Mom prepare hundred and hundreds of meals for any and everyone who stopped by our home.… Continue Reading > |
AUG 21 2011 | Turning Wine into WaterPosted by Carey ArbanWe live in an age where truth is spun like Russian roulette, where people-pleasing determines conscience, where political correctness hides righteousness in the closet, where Christians turn wine… Continue Reading > |
JUL 07 2011 | Christian Performers Rise – Why?3 comments. | Posted by Carey ArbanThe Bible gives us many scriptural messages about a time such as this, a time when deep darkness covers the people (Isaiah 60:1-4), a time when “naughty” behavior is so publicized and… Continue Reading > |
JUL 06 2011 | Real Stars Give Back1 comments. | Posted by Carey ArbanActors, models, and talent for Christ know the best roles are off stage. God calls us to fill these roles, and they require the heart of a Servant King: one of love, responsibility, and sacrifice.… Continue Reading > |
APR 19 2011 | AMTC Applauds Sherri Shepherd1 comments. | Posted by Carey ArbanI recently watched an interview with Sherri Shepherd on www.withjosh.com and I say, hurray! Look what God’s people are saying now. Sherri is an Emmy award winning actress and comedian who… Continue Reading > |
APR 06 2011 | Facing an R-rated film audition: a mother’s insight2 comments. | Posted by Melissa TierceI wanted to share with you what God has laid on my heart……… while we were in L.A., one of the early auditions Tristan had was for a feature film that will be rated R for language and adult… Continue Reading > |
MAR 11 2011 | An AMTC Dad4 comments. | Posted by Adam SheAs a new dad and a relatively new Christian (2.5 years ago), I’ve been looking in the Bible for advice. It’s easy to see that God is the Ultimate Father. He loves us unconditionally,… Continue Reading > |
MAR 10 2011 | Charlie Sheen…thanks to God!1 comments. | Posted by Carey ArbanWhile Charlie Sheen swings his machete from a rooftop and screams astounding vulgarities, I say ‘Thank You, God.’ Thank You that the plastic veneer of a desperate entertainer has… Continue Reading > |
FEB 23 2011 | Media Mystery Meat3 comments. | Posted by Kim TurnerLet’s face it, the world we live in is a roller coaster turned up on maximum momentum. I’m still dizzy by all of the apps we can add on our iPhones! It never fails; every month… Continue Reading > |
DEC 21 2010 | Lights, Camera, Action!Posted by Allie ReevesThe AMTC Offices are buzzing getting ready for our 29th year! We are excited to see another group of talented performers pursuing their dreams. It’s important that over the next week you do all… Continue Reading > |
DEC 08 2010 | Appearance3 comments so far. | Posted by Stephanie KeelHe was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.” 1 Samuel 16:12 Often times when we think of our… Continue Reading > |
NOV 11 2010 | AMTC Gives Back3 comments so far. | Posted by Kim TurnerToo often we under-estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. … Continue Reading > |
OCT 08 2010 | ‘Christians’ Who Do Not Follow Christ4 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanMaking headlines is Pastor Fred Phelps from a small church in Kansas, as he and his house head to the U.S. Supreme Court. Pastor Phelps ‘believes God is punishing the United States for… Continue Reading > |
OCT 01 2010 | High Fashion3 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanI am Carey Lewis Arban, AMTC’s CSO, and I am 55 years old. I was raised by a high fashion model, Millie Lewis, who walked her way into the Models Hall of Fame. My daughter, Glynis, living in… Continue Reading > |
JUN 26 2010 | Hiding Your Talent3 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanAnd I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Matthew 25:25 (NAS) The biblical use of the word ‘talent’ refers to a measure of currency—something precious and valuable.… Continue Reading > |
JUN 26 2010 | Call Out To Provocative Performers9 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanI am calling out to stars whose performances are sexually super-charged. When anyone from the press or public dares question their blatantly provocative words, music, or shows, these stars profess… Continue Reading > |
MAY 18 2010 | NBC Dallas prepares story on AMTC10 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanAn NBC Dallas reporter, Grant Stinchfield, emailed me on May 6 to say he wanted to do a story on AMTC. He planned to come to an AMTC search in Dallas on Friday, May 14. Yeah! I was excited, because… Continue Reading > |
MAR 26 2010 | Tim Urban: David v. Goliath1 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanOn March 24, 2010, Tim Urban prevailed. Against a veritable army of 100,000 performers who auditioned, Tim won a spot in the ‘Top Ten’ of the most popular show in the world, American… Continue Reading > |
FEB 12 2010 | The Heart’s Desire1 comments so far. | Posted by David Hansen, AMTC Creative DirectorA recent USA Today article set its focus on the crop of current television shows, noting the proliferation of content not merely suggestive, but downright explicit (and it would seem, unavoidable).… Continue Reading > |
JAN 21 2010 | Third Day: No Excuses2 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanI am a big fan of the Christian rock band, Third Day. Some talented kids from famous families attend AMTC. Recently, a young girl named Scout Powell, daughter of Third Day lead singer Mac Powell,… Continue Reading > |
JAN 18 2010 | The Megan Fox Complaint20 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanI recently received a letter of complaint from a mom who said, ‘I am wondering why you promote yourselves as a Christian Company and have Megan Fox on your Top 100 success stories. I… Continue Reading > |
DEC 08 2009 | More Than Just a Pretty Face?7 comments so far. | Posted by Allie ReevesToday’s fashion industry is full of beautiful people all hoping to grace the covers of Vogue and walk the runways of Paris and Milan. But modeling isn’t just wearing beautiful clothes. Modeling… Continue Reading > |
DEC 04 2009 | Happy Birthday Glynis!16 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanToday is my daughter, Glynis’, 28th birthday! Many AMTC Contestants have shot with Glynis, as have many supermodels. She is a daughter of the Most High God, a product of AMTC, and our… Continue Reading > |
OCT 15 2009 | Bollywood on the merge!1 comments so far. | Posted by Kim TurnerDiversity is important to AMTC. One of the new phrases we use to describe what we do is “The New Face of Hollywood”. By that we mean God will include people in all parts of the world to… Continue Reading > |
OCT 09 2009 | Who’s More Famous: Jesus or Paris Hilton?4 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanI am asking a serious question. Since I am in AMTC, a talent development business that launches stars, I wonder. If we asked 100 kids in New York City and 100 more in Bombay, India, what would they… Continue Reading > |
AUG 17 2009 | The Talent TemptationPosted by Carey ArbanAnd no man taketh this honor unto himself, but that he is called of God… (Hebrews 5:4 KJV) Oh, how tempting it is for us to forget from Whom our talent came. God gives each of His children… Continue Reading > |
AUG 06 2009 | Supermodel Bible Study4 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanAnd your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord. (Ezekiel 16:14 NIV) God made certain… Continue Reading > |
APR 01 2009 | Christians in the Talent Industry1 comments so far. | Posted by Carey Arban“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not… Continue Reading > |
JAN 15 2009 | John Sierra’s Journey of Faith through AMTCPosted by John Sierra“Christ’s might does not lie in making a believer and then leaving him to shift for himself; but He who begins the good work carries it on; He who imparts the first germ of life in the dead… Continue Reading > |
JAN 05 2009 | The Callback ListPosted by Carey ArbanWho hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began… (2… Continue Reading > |
NOV 25 2008 | AMTC Bible Study?2 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanI began sending out an AMTC Bible Study and Daily Devotionals in May, 2008. I believe the Holy Spirit asked me to do so. Background: I became a committed Christian relatively late in life, or so I… Continue Reading > |
OCT 27 2008 | AMTC’s Christian Values Attacked As It Is Shut Out of Europe by Lynne MillarPosted by Carey ArbanAMTC Europe was shut out of the soon-to-be Paris Convention by Lynne Millar, former licensee of the AMTC Europe name. Ms. Millar forced AMTC out of the management of the November event by the… Continue Reading > |
OCT 23 2008 | AMTC Europe loses AMTC AffiliationPosted by Carey ArbanWe are sorry that AMTC Europe has lost the AMTC name and affiliation. Lynne Millar, event owner, did not fulfill the vital terms of the licensing agreement designed to maintain AMTC standards and… Continue Reading > |
SEP 14 2008 | How Talent Glorifies God!8 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanHerein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit: so that ye shall be my disciples. (John 15:8 KJV) In Jesus’ own words, we are told to bear much fruit. What type of fruit? Our fruit… Continue Reading > |
SEP 08 2008 | Glynis Arban’s Show Package for Marilyn- Ethereal!Posted by Carey ArbanI am Glynis Arban’s Mom! So, I am far from impartial. Yet, it’s great to see Millie Lewis’s granddaughter living and thriving in the New York modeling scene six decades after her… Continue Reading > |
AUG 09 2008 | The World’s Loss of Shelby Allegood9 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanAMTC Regional Director and Owner of Touch of Class, Shelby Allegood, passed away on July 28, 2008, following surgery for intestinal complications. Shelby loved the fashion, modeling, and talent… Continue Reading > |
JUL 18 2008 | What’s AMTC really like- Macey’s Story5 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanAfter the show, Stephanie, our director, told us she would meet us around 9pm to “wait on callbacks”….(After all the competitions are over, the agents/managers/casting directors… Continue Reading > |
JUN 04 2008 | Austen is the bomb.com in Jesus Land3 comments so far. | Posted by Carey Arban*Please see an email that tells a little about Austen’s story from the world of fashion, TV, and beauty to seminary school! “How is everything going? I’m really bad at keeping… Continue Reading > |
MAY 31 2008 | How Can a Christian Rapper Get Started?Posted by Carey ArbanMeet Ashley “Rayne” Moore One AMTC Contestant’s Story! “I met Ian Burke at the 2008 Winter AMTC Convention. I had completely bombed my one opportunity during the talent… Continue Reading > |
APR 07 2008 | New amtconline.com website is launched!6 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanThe entirely updated AMTC curriculum website, amtconline.com, is now live! amtconline.com is a fun, up-to-date curriculum website designed to educate AMTC contestants. In it, you will find the… Continue Reading > |
NOV 16 2007 | The Industry: A Mom’s Perspective & Son’s Journey2 comments so far. | Posted by Debb ShowalterNote from AMTC Staff- This letter was so moving & full of great advice, we could not put it in the reading room alone. Instead, this is an active blog where any questions or comments you have… Continue Reading > |
OCT 15 2007 | Singers: Get the 4111 comments so far. | Posted by Marion WebbI LOVE being a Regional Director for AMTC! My job allows me to travel and meet so many wonderfully talented models, actors, singers, and dancers. Growing up in this industry as a model and a… Continue Reading > |
OCT 11 2007 | Leaving AMTC Land: What Happens Next?Posted by Lexy Arban7 Steps to Help Guide You Down Your Path: The fast paced, exciting, adrenaline-filled week of AMTC has ended. You say goodbye to your newly made friends, take a breath in and realize you did it!… Continue Reading > |
SEP 25 2007 | Be Careful of Franchise Schools1 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanAMTC conducted a Talent Search in Birmingham last weekend. We met some great families! I had the opportunity to see promising actors, singers, dancers, and models. However, watching the local… Continue Reading > |
JUN 04 2007 | Photo Shoot 101: Posing1 comments so far. | Posted by Glynis ArbanI am Glynis Selina Arban, a NYC photographer for agencies like DNA and NY Models. I shoot for Nylon Magazine. I am also Millie Lewis’s granddaughter and part of “generation #3”… Continue Reading > |
APR 17 2007 | Janet Kyle: a Tribute15 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanJanet Kyle, Owner of Turnabout Talent in Stuart, FL, for over 40 years, passed away April 14 after a brief illness. Janet was one of 4 AMTC “Lifetime Ahcievement Award” recipeints in… Continue Reading > |
MAR 27 2007 | Lose the glam- Learn to look like a real model!9 comments so far. | Posted by Lexy ArbanIn todays society young girls are bombarded with overstlyed ads, sexy icons & peer pressure to look like their friends. The big secret- modeling and the industry encourage just the opposite.… Continue Reading > |
MAR 26 2007 | How do we reach AMTC-qualified teens and kids?6 comments so far. | Posted by Carey ArbanHow should AMTC advertise? AMTC is looking for new advertising ideas. While we’ve always enjoyed good word-of-mouth from successful AMTC grads, top 40 radio ads have been our primary means… Continue Reading > |
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