<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/articles/anthony-powell-ma-13-dmin-25-from-the-entertainment-industry-to-church-planting/index.html" dsn="blogs"><title>Alumni Feature: Anthony Powell MA ’13, DMin ’25: From the Entertainment Industry to Church Planting</title><pubDate>04/07/2026 01:00:00 AM</pubDate><author>Bella Youssefian</author><intro>Anthony Powell, MA ’13, DMin ’25, followed his passion for performance and discovered his calling in ministry. Today, he serves as the founding pastor of Redeemed Life Church in Azusa, creating spaces for transformation through both recovery and the arts. “I felt God ask whether I would surrender not just my life, but also my dreams, to the plans He had for me,” said Powell.</intro><image><img src="/_resources/images/articles/Anthony%20Powell.webp" alt="Anthony Powell MA ’13, DMin ’25"/></image><cap/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag></tags></item>