October 2007 - Posts
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Org Chart for Worship Arts Ministries
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I’ve had some intriguing and stretching conversations with pastors and arts leaders recently concerning the best way to structure leadership for the worship and creative arts ministries. Often the conversation centers on the dilemma of whether the “up...
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Free Download: A Reason to be Thankful
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Chasing Francis by Ian Morgan Cron As we reflect on the many blessing in our lives … of course being artists we are thankful for art – the songs, images, and stories that God brings into our lives. We are thankful for how they move and inspire us to see...
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Celebrating Everyday Life
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A few weeks ago I was given a pre-release of the book Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist . I couldn’t wait to read it. I have had the privilege of occasionally serving along side of Shauna for the past 10 years. She is an insightful, thoughtful and gracious...
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The First Green Room Event
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Saturday, I had such a life-giving day among dozens of church artists who gathered with me at Christ Church in Montclair, New Jersey. The team from that beautiful church, led by Worship Pastor Marlinda Ireland , guided us in worship from the stage of...
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Inspired!
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Today was a great day!… Leaders from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Missouri and Wisconsin gathered in a hotel in Saddle Brook, New Jersey to dialogue about some of the ministry issues they are struggling with and encourage each other....
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The Talk
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I was sitting around the table the other day with a group of friends...they all just happen to be artists. One of them was telling us about the challenges she was facing. We listened carefully. There were nods of understanding. And then one of the guys...
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Coming Together
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Last Friday I spent a few hours with several worship arts leaders who gathered in Dallas at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship Church . Our host was Scott Dyer , the Worship Arts Pastor there. What inspired me most was to see how these leaders support one another...
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A Moment of Beauty In Worship
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Last night I hurried over to church for our mid-week worship service. Because my husband is on a ministry trip to Costa Rica, I slipped into a seat alone and weary from a long day. The worship leader invited us to stand, and we began to sing. Honestly...
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Why Are We Here?
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We’re a small team of five part-timers and one full-timer who get to focus on the Arts Ministry of the Willow Creek Association. I know that many of you would be thrilled to have that many people dedicated to your weekend services. However, there are...
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The Green Room
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Every artist knows what a Green Room is, and when I think of those words, I think of a place for gathering, preparing, unity, refreshment (including food!), and prayer. For two decades our Green Room was a highly unattractive set of rooms in what was...
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Free Download: What does love have to do with it?
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In the Name of Love: Creating a Safe Place for Artists Ross Parsley Let us love one another, for love comes from God. I John 4: 7 What does love have to do with an arts ministry? When that ministry exists to serve Jesus Christ, who called His followers...
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