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Feature Story | October 02, 2014 Colleen Kwong on Using Art to Include Shut-ins When strokes, illness or other challenges keep people from attending worship, they often fall off the congregation’s radar. Here are ideas for using visual arts to reconnect and include such people in worship and church life. Conversation | September 24, 2014 Epiphany Resource Guide Slideshow View a slideshow of visual arts from various churches. Slideshow | September 19, 2014 Advent and Christmas Resource Guide Slideshow View a slideshow of visual arts from various churches. Slideshow | September 18, 2014 Image for Worship - Fruit of the Spirit Download the 4:3 projection slides from the 2014 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium evening worship "Fruit of the Spirit of Jesus Christ." There is a slide for each element of the service. Image | June 26, 2014 How to Use Photos to Spark Worship Conversations Whether you want to go simple or elaborate with these photo ideas, you can follow three steps to get people talking about worship and faithful living. Feature Story | June 06, 2014 Visualizing Worship: Sparking conversations about worship and life Two ideas borrowed from visual sociology researchers—photo elicitation and photovoice—are helping Christians and congregations picture their lived experiences with God. Feature Story | June 06, 2014 Roman Williams on Peeling Back Layers of Meaning in Church Life Roman Williams is a former pastor and church planter who now teaches sociology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He specializes in using visual methods to research the sociology of religion. Conversation | June 05, 2014 Sandra Bowden on Biblical Artist Sadao Watanabe Sandra Bowden is a visual artist who has been interpreting scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more than 40 years. Conversation | November 20, 2013 Denise Weyhrich on Creating her “Beacon” Installation Art “Beacon” is a large, lighted installation of 99 salt shakers illuminated in a sea of rock salt. Weyhrich gave the following interview in November 2012 while installing her work in the library lobby. Conversation | Video | February 20, 2013 Denise Weyhrich on Trust, Churches, and How Installation Art Can Minister Denise Kufus Weyhrich and Cindi Zech Rhodes founded SEEDS Fine Art Exhibits to create conversations between artists and viewers. They know from experience that churches and artists, whether Christian or not, don’t always trust each other. Conversation | Video | February 20, 2013 Artists in Conversation In this workshop, art by well-known Chinese Christian artist He Qi, and other artists, was viewed and discussed with him, especially with special attention to the use of visual images in worship. Video | February 19, 2013 Making Worship Videos: Learning with and from Film Makers Filmmakers seldom feel welcome where their product, process, and heroes are misunderstood, or worse - condemned from the pulpit. Discuss how church leaders can channel these influential artists to contribute videos of beauty and spiritual significance. Video | February 19, 2013 Sermon on the Mount: Proclaiming Scripture through Drama 2013 Symposium presenter and pastor of First Christian Reformed Church Randy Buursma leads his church drama team in proclaiming scripture in worship. Video | January 30, 2013 Image for Worship - Sermon on the Mount A copy of the Sermon on the Mount image is available for download. The artist, Betsy Steele Halstead, comments on how the photo was made. Image | December 12, 2012 Liturgical Dance Dance can be used to highlight any of the liturgical seasons. These videos highlight the many uses of liturgical dance. Article | Video | September 28, 2012 Lisa De Boer on Learning to Appreciate Liturgical Art Lisa De Boer teaches art and art history at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She’s been researching the role of visual arts in North American churches. In this edited conversation, she talks about learning to appreciate worship art that doesn’t match a personal ideal. Conversation | September 10, 2012 Early Christian Baptismal Imagery for Today Robin M. Jensen’s book Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity illuminates and illustrates the multiple meanings and biblical metaphors of baptism. It can awaken imagination for Christians and congregations to live into their baptized identity. Feature Story | August 22, 2012 Lisa De Boer on Changing Roles of Visual Art in Churches Lisa De Boer summarizes her research on the changing role of visual arts in North American churches since World War II. Knowing a bit of this history may help you introduce or strengthen the arts in your congregation. Article | Conversation | Video | May 30, 2012 Visual Arts: Images and the Screen Where does one begin when planning visuals for projection? Google searching images for a service can be daunting task with so much stuff to sift through. Topic Showcase | April 13, 2012 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next »