Visual Arts

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.

May 11, 2009 | 14 min read
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.

May 11, 2009 | 14 min read

Postmodernism, Worship, and Evangelism

While we often associate "postmodernism" with the explosion of communications technology or the outlandish claims of "deconstruction," this workshop suggested that postmodernism might also mean a return to symbols, icons, and ritual. With this in mind, this workshop explored the shape of worship as evangelism in postmodernity.

January 1, 2009 | 59 min listen
Second Life: New Creations

In this hands-on workshop, participants delved into the limitless process of multi-colored mono-prints, working with various found objects that are considered to be dead or discarded and seeking to imbue/resurrect them with life through the creative process, thus making a "new creation" --2 Corinthians 5:17--.

January 1, 2009 | 20 min listen

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.

September 1, 2008 | 1 min read

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.

September 1, 2008 | 1 min read
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.

February 29, 2008 | 15 min read
Panel Discussion on Church Art Galleries

There continues to be a growing interest in church visual art galleries, exhibitions, and educational opportunities related to art within our churches.

January 1, 2008 | 69 min listen