Imladris

The Courtyard

Hall of Counsel

Faith, craft, and calling — live, then recorded.

“Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance.”
— Proverbs 11:14 HCSB

The cloister keeps the fire. The courtyard is where the work is heard.

Once a month a maker stands up in this hall and tells the truth about the job: how a story is built, how a studio lives or dies, how a disciple stays a person while the build is on fire. Live sessions include Q&A. Recordings go to YouTube shortly after.

This is not a conference circuit. It is counsel — the kind you get when someone who still has ink on their hands will sit with you for an hour.

Stained-glass council in a forest hall

How you get in

The list, then Discord

Live seats are in the community Discord. The email list is the key to that room. Recordings are public once they are posted.

Talks come from members, allies, and friends — across the spheres, from the deeply spiritual to the strictly professional.

Sign the roll →

On the record

21 May 2026. Ben Bond — Leveling Up Inclusion: Disability, Faith and Representation in Gaming

18 June 2026. Craig Meredith — Toward a Redemptive Blockchain

16 July 2026. Tim Cleary — The Best Storyteller Wins

20 August 2026. Joel Balyeat — Finding The Problem You Were Born to Solve

The YouTube playlist holds the recordings.

Third Thursday, 1:00pm Pacific. Dates can move; the list hears first.

Still ahead in 2026

17 September. Jaclyn Parrish — Why Games Matter

15 October. Brad Hickey — Critical Connections: A Theological Perspective on the Christian Gaming Industry

The House

You found the Hall of Counsel.

The House Rules hang on the door.

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