Published on
December 21, 2020
Julia Start Fletcher demonstrates two versions of the Lord’s Prayer that incorporates simple and accessible movement for deep participation and formation.

This demonstration is excerpted from an interview on the kinetic arts in worship in the fall of 2020 for the Calvin Theological Seminary course: Music and the Arts in Christian Worship. Julia Start Fletcher provides two examples of how to pray the Lord’s Prayer with non-dancer movement that can open up rich formative possibilities for the congregation.

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