Art Project Enables Honest Prayer

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(This project was conceived and contributed by Danica Thurber. Reach her at [email protected].) Concept: A guided art response to help a congregation understand and engage in honest prayer. Background: Cultivating a culture of genuine honesty is always difficult–in a congregation … Read More

The Marionette Nativity Show

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Marionette Nativity show is a throwback that connects with children and adults. Puppetry as ministry fell out of favor with churches as media and children’s expectations for entertainment became more sophisticated. Many churches now lean toward high energy programs and … Read More

Good Friday Art: Crosses Painted Live

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Crosses painted live in Good Friday church services, then defaced, have a powerful impact. (Adapted from Creative Church Handbook) Concept: Provide a visual assist to the Good Friday story by painting three crosses on 4 x 8 Ft. sheets of … Read More

Unresolved Holes Make a Point

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Submitted by Mark Steenbarger of Echoeffectarts.com. Concept: Brief dramatic use of a live acted scene to help a message stick. The scene only brings up questions, and does not resolve anything. How it Works: This approach is to use a … Read More

Personal Prayer Art Ministry

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Personal Prayer Art (PPA) provides exciting and effective means of one-on-one ministry. Explore how to do Personal Prayer Art Ministry remotely during Covid-19 HERE. (Adapted from Creative Church Handbook.) The Concept  Use spontaneous art as a form of personal prayer … Read More

Artful Midweek Advent Services

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One of the benefits of the arts in the local church is that they provide experiential faith moments. They can connect us to deeper meaning when celebrating important traditions of the faith, like Advent. Here is an example of a … Read More

Arts Ministry Helps Envision a Better Future

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The arts and creativity are an excellent means to envision the future. Architects make plans and models of proposed structures, or storyboard artists sketch the scenes of a film well before their subjects exist. Its not uncommon for art to … Read More

“The Path” Creative Photo Exercise for Small Groups

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Here’s a creative visual exercise for small groups that can create an atmosphere where people can connect and share using photos and questions. This can working in arts community or any small group.  Conceived and submitted by artists Allen and … Read More

New Resource for Arts Ministry in Disaster and Crisis

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Will the tragic news of mass shootings ever stop? Certainly we should pray that God would deliver us from this violence, but as God’s people we also can’t ignore the immediate hurt, loss of life, and trauma events like these … Read More

Saddleback CreativeChurch Arts Conference Post-Update

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Here is an update from New Renaissance Arts Movement director, Scott McElroy: Every couple of years I have the privilege of co-producing (through the New Renaissance Arts Movement) The CreativeChurch Arts Conferences, gatherings for leaders and artists who want to … Read More