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Article | December 01, 2009 Projected Images in Worship: Illustrate or Illuminate Artist Sandra Bowden compiled a CD of contemporary visuals for worship, Images of Faith. It's more important to focus on what an image means for worship than on the technology for projecting it. A feature story exploring projected visuals in worship. Feature Story | May 11, 2009 Drama on a Budget Just in time for the holidays, here’s an easy one for all you sewers and weavers and other overworked "banner people." Article | March 01, 2009 All Stars Involvement in the arts is an important way for kids of all ages to find their place in congregational life. Article | September 01, 2008 Kids Creating Art for Worship Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” Christ Community Church takes this quote by cultural critic Neil Postman seriously. Article | September 01, 2008 How to Plan Art Used in Church Worship Is your church commissioning liturgical art, creating art for cross cultural worship, or designing a new building? A feature story on how to involve more people from your congregation in planning and creating art for worship. Feature Story | February 29, 2008 Using the Lenten Triad A familiar feature of Advent and Christmas worship both at home and in church is the Advent wreath. Each Sunday of Advent another candle is lit, culminating in the lighting of the Christ Candle on Christmas Day. Article | December 01, 2007 Digital Storytelling: Use multimedia in worship to enhance, not replace Biblical storytellers Tracy Radosevic and Tim Coombs and liturgical media arts expert Eileen D. Crowley explain how to tell God's stories in a digital age. They show how to add layers of images, sounds, and experiences to enhance worship. A feature story exploring the use of multimedia in worship. Feature Story | November 30, 2007 Getting Started with Liturgical Media Arts Whether you think of it as digital storytelling or liturgical media arts, your congregation probably has—or has thought about buying—multimedia equipment to use in worship. Feature Story | November 30, 2007 How Church Architecture Affects Lord's Supper Practices Does your church visually convey a message that contradicts your theology of communion or mass? Mark A. Torgerson explains how church architecture and sanctuary design can inhibit or enhance a more full and communal Eucharist celebration. A feature story on how Church architecture affects Lord's Supper practices. Feature Story | August 17, 2007 So Many Leaves One option for incorporating visual arts in a Thanksgiving service. Article | June 01, 2007 Solidarity with Christ Images often say more than words ever could. A gripping example of this is a sketch titled Christ Helps Hungry Children created in London in 1945 by Oskar Kokoschka. Article | March 01, 2007 Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste Talk about worship aesthetics need not polarize people. Frank Burch Brown tells how to be more inclusive in arts and worship, yet also more discerning. A feature story exploring the idea of "taste" and aesthetics in Christian Worship. Feature Story | January 05, 2007 Designing New Churches to Build a Sense of Community Building a new church lets you rethink the message you send through its interior and exterior design. Good architectural choices can improve worship participation, promote a sense of community, and offer your church as a welcome "third place." A feature story exploring the design of new churches to promote community. Feature Story | October 27, 2006 Renovating Churches to Build a Sense of Community Good architectural choices can improve worship participation, promote a sense of community, and make neighbors feel more welcome. A feature story exploring how church renovations can build a sense of community. Feature Story | August 04, 2006 How Congregations Create Worship Visuals As Catherine Kapikian and other Christian artists have discovered, understanding the visual arts process is key to creating church imagery that builds community and deepens worship. A feature story exploring how congregations create worship visuals. Feature Story | March 17, 2006 How to...Commission Visual Art A look at visual art in worship. Article | March 01, 2006 On Worship Education, Helpful Themes for Discussion, and Choosing Carpet Colors One of the major stumbling blocks we face is that most members of our congregation know very little about worship. But we don’t want to make worship didactic. Any advice? Article | March 01, 2006 How to use Visual Communication in Worship Andre Daley explores using visual communication in worship Article | March 01, 2006 William Dyrness on aesthetically challenged Protestants Moses saw God and then gave the law. Contemplating God in the temple inspired David to write songs and psalms. On Pentecost, Peter affirmed what Joel prophesied, that the Holy Spirit moves the faithful to dream dreams and see visions. And, till the Reformation, all Christendom celebrated the link between faith and the visual in worship. Article | February 03, 2006 « Previous 4 5 6 7 8 Next »