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Creativity Within The Church and the Christian Artist
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A journey into Christian Art By Helen de Borchgrave Helen de Borchgrave's lavishly illustrated book guides the reader on a vast visual pilgrimage along the paths of Christian art -- through the ages and into the heart of Christianity itself. Searching for the spirituality that inspired their work, De Borchgrave's fascinating narrative shows us how Christian artists through the ages strove in mosaic, paint, and stone "to enrich the mind, touch the heart, and feed the soul." |
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A Wounded Innocence: Sketches for a Theology of Art By Alejando R. Garcia-Rivera What is theological significance of art? Why has the Church always encouraged the arts? What is so profoundly human about the arts? In this book, the author answers these questions in a series of "sketches" that are mixed spiritual and theological reflections on various works of art written in a poetic style. These reflections explore the relationship between the spiritual and the arts in its many dimensions. The first "sketch," "The Beginning of Art" introduces the rest that go on to explore further the human, artistic, and theological implications of a wounded innocence. Each "sketch" reflects on a particular human work of art. Some are conventional works of art. Others may never find their way into a museum but, then, that is one of the implications coming out of this book. A museum does not define what a work of art is, its human depth does. In these deeply studied yet spiritually written reflections on each work of art, it is hoped that the reader will find his and her own creative depth described, perhaps even revealed. This book is both inspiring and informative. Readers will learn about art, spirituality, and theology, and will find themselves inspired to look at works of art, and even to produce a work of art. It sets a new way of doing theology that is at the same time spiritual. More importantly, Garcia-Rivera describes a theology of art. |
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Art and Worship By Anne Dawtry More and more churches are bringing works of art into their buildings in order to enhance their worship and provide a focus for prayer and reflection. This book explores the relationship between religion and the visual arts and provides advice on how to commission works of art, how to place them, and how to hold art exhibitions in church. In this book, Anne Dawtry and Christopher Irvine survey theological agenda for art and the Church. The authors also explore the need for communication between the Church and artists and for skill and sensitivity to the artistic dimension of worship. This book offers practical examples in commissioning works of art and shows how worship itself is art, a creative expression of our adoration and praise of God. |
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Art in the Service of the Sacred By Catherine Kapikian Kapikian, seeing her art as a form of ministry, strives to bring a sense of God's presence into the worship space via symbol, color, and design. Her innovative banners, stoles, vestments, paraments, and installations are wonders to behold and can beautify even the smallest church. 176 pages, softcover with DVD. |
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Reinventing Sunday: Breakthrough Ideas for Transforming Worship By Brad Berglund / Judson Press Break out of the box and lead your congregation to new heights of creative worship. Dusting off time-honored traditions and suggesting brand-new ones, Berglund offers a wealth of hands-on ideas to help you revitalize every aspect of the church service---from gathering and greeting to singing, Scripture reading, preaching, communion, giving, and more. 123 pages, softcover from Judson. |
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Names of Jesus Flag, Large In calm night blue hues, our art flag features a Bethlehem landscape backdrop with the Christmas star shining overhead. Names of Jesus are boldly displayed Prince of Peace. King of Kings. Immanuel. Counselor. Son of God. Messiah. Created exclusively for Christianbook.com, this is fashioned of 100% polyester and displays beautifully indoors or out. 25 1/2" x 38" approximately. More Church Flags, Banners and Christian Worship Supplies |
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Seasons for Praise: Art for the Sanctuary By Eleanore Fuecht Sudbrock, Kenneth Manglesdorf, Sally Beck Seasons for Praise is a richly illustrated 72 page collection of ideas for adding visual interest to your worship space and to the worship that happens there. Ideas range from easy and temporary projects to more complex, permanent works of art. Directions range from thought starters to projects with detailed instructions. |
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Arts, Theology, and the Church: New Intersections By Kimberly J. Vrudny & Wilson Yates Why should the church be involved in the arts? What are the roles that the arts play in the religious life? How does art reveal the presence of God? What is the relationship between the spiritual and the aesthetic? What is the connection between Christian symbols and their artistic expression? How can the arts be used in the practice of ministry and worship? A renewed interest in this fertile and provocative interplay between religion and the arts is causing these questions to be posed more persistently now in both academic and church settings. The essays in Arts, Theology, and the Church provoke and ponder such questions and combine to create this foundational work that offers new understandings about the relationship of the arts to theology, history, and the practice of ministry in the church. Contributors:
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Design Matters Creating Powerful Imagery for Worship w/CD By Jason Moore & Len Wilson How can you communicate effectively in today's image-driven culture? How can you reach a world that is conditioned by television and videogames? Learn to create powerful images that will move your congregation through meaningful worship experiences. Projected images used in worship provide a unique opportunity to communicate the gospel in "visual language." |
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Planning Blended Worship By Robert Webber Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New is a guide to planning creative worship for congregations that follow the traditional fourfold pattern of worship (gathering, word, table, and dismissal), as well as for those who prefer a free-church, evangelical style or more contemporary or blended approaches to worship. Robert Webber designed this volume to show pastors, music director and other worship leaders the practical, structural, and theological steps for designing worship services characterized by biblical depth, historical awareness, and contemporary relevance. The author includes charts and forms at the end of each chapter that clearly show how music and other arts can be integrated with liturgical texts. |
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God and the Art of Seeing: Visual Resources for a journey of Faith By Richard Kidd and Graham Sparkes The authors of this book invite us to accompany them in walking around an imaginary gallery which exhibits the work of six artists--Edvard Munch, Marc Chagall, Stanley Spencer, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence and Vincent Van Gogh. Along the way the authors draw widely on their own experience, essentially one of joy in the presence of visual forms--pictures, sculptures, landscapes, seascapes and city-scapes, and other memorable art-objects. Their conviction is that too much Western Christianity, with its strong emphasis on words, creeds and doctrines, has forgotten just how important the visual can be for human development; we 'look and see' long before we 'speak and hear with understanding'. The authors urge that the same seeing-skills used on a tour of a gallery are those also needed for the ' spiritual ' journey, as we seek to discover God's elusive presence in the world around us. Their hope is that, through looking carefully at the work of these six artists, readers will find fresh resources to enhance their own experience, both as viewers in an art gallery and as voyagers on a journey of faith. |
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Psalms in Community: Jewish & Christian Textual, Liturgical & Artistic Traditions
by Harold W. Attridge, Margot E. Fassler The Psalms, initially shaped by the experiences of ancient Israel, served to express the hopes and fears, the yearnings and devotion, of two religious traditions, each diverse in time and space. To study the Psalms, therefore, it is necessary to move beyond their initial cultural context and to see how they were appropriated by and contributed to the religious lives of . Jews and Christians across the centuries. These essays provide that complex diachronic perspective on the Psalms. They were originally presented at the Yale Tercentennial Conference "Up with a Shout: Psalmody in the Jewish and Christian Traditions" and represent a spectrum of pertinent scholarly disciplines including biblical studies, liturgical form, musicology, art history, theology, and literature. The result is a richly textured appreciation of the way the Psalms have functioned in communities of conviction for more than two thousand years. |
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Praising God Through the Lively Arts By Linda Goens Praising God Through The Lively Arts is a practical guide for pastors and other worship leaders on how to incorporate the lively arts into existing worship patterns in congregations. Linda Goens provides easily adaptable ideas and specific guidance on how to use drama, choral Scripture readings, clowning, liturgical dance/movement, Scripture interpretation, and so forth. The book includes a variety of short dramas and skits, each tied to scriptural texts, and a chapter devoted to planning a creative arts workshop. |
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Saying Yes: Accepting God's Amazing Invitation to Artists and the Church By Cindy West Artists play a unique role in the life of the church. Whether you're a painter, dancer, actor, writer, singer or musician--your gifts can be used to glorify God and edify the body of Christ. In "Saying Yes" Cindy West ecnourages and challenges you to find your place as an artist. She gives practical advice on identifying roles in creative ministry and developing a worship arts program in your church. Say yes to the creative call. |
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The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community By Robin Jensen While the average person rarely sees it, the visual arts play a subtle yet profound role in the teaching and formation of faith, both for individuals and religious communities. The Substance of Things Seen explores the intersection of art and faith, offering thoughtful reflections on the way art functions in Christian life and practice. Highly readable and featuring instructive illustrations, this book is meant to engage church leaders as well as artists in constructive conversation about the critical role that art can play in the renewal of Christian education, worship, and study. It also challenges anyone who thinks the arts are only of marginal importance to the religious life. Robin Jensen considers here a broad range of topics relevant to Christian faith and culture, including the construction of sacred space, the use of art in worship and spiritual formation, the way that visual art interprets sacred texts, and the power and danger of art from a historical and contemporary perspective. |
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The Worship Workshop: Creative Ways to Design Worship Together By Marcia McFee Break out of the traditional worship box with this "seminar in a book." You and your staff will learn how to evaluate your current services and get more people involved in the planning process; explore liturgical history and various forms of congregational praise; and discover ways of using the arts and artists to create meaningful, memorable worship experiences. 128 pages, softcover from Abingdon. |
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Thriving As an Artist in the Church: Hope and Help for You and Your Ministry Team By Rory Noland Thriving as an Artist in the Church is a practical guide, full of wisdom and pastoral guidance, that will help you surmount the obstacles and flourish in your ministry. It's packed with examples, discussion questions, personal action steps, and mega-doses of encouragement. Most important, it tackles the real-life issues ever artist in the church has to deal with:
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Video Ministry Using Media in Worship Without Going Hollywood By Constance Stella Purpose…Values…Culture…Vision…Excellence…Meaning… Media in worship is part of the life of many churches striving to serve Christ in this time and place. Through personal experience, real-life illustrations, and techniques tested in the local church, Video Ministry offers practical tools and foundational principles for starting or growing a media ministry. Focusing on the powerful ways God can use media to deepen people’s faith, Video Ministry encourages and offers real help to the thousands of people who serve by creating video, graphics, and other media for worship. |