April 2008 - Posts
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Brown Bag Lunch in Naperville
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There’s nothing I enjoy more (except being with my family) than gathering with other arts leaders and pastors to encourage, sharpen, and inspire one another. This Thursday, all arts leaders from the wider Chicago area (worship pastors, creative arts directors...
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A Story of Hope & Determination
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We all love stories of people who have overcome obstacles and Jason, J-Mac McElwain is just one of those people. Some of you may have already seen the video posted below and know his story but it is worth seeing and hearing again. I recently read J-Mac...
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A Psalm for Artists and Teachers in the Church
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A friend and teammate sent me some verses this morning from Psalm 40. He was highlighting verses 2 and 3, but the more I read the entire Psalm, the more I realized how penetrating all its words are for artists and teachers. Of course, David was an incredible...
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Leaders
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The world needs vulnerable leaders - people willing to take the risk to opening their lives to the influence of others. And to find or develop this kind of leader we need to seek out & create environments that encourage such vulnerability. Environments...
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Changed
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I have been blessed, now I want to be a blessing I have been loved, now I want to bring love I’ve been invited, I want to share the invitation I have been changed, to bring change What I like about the song Changed is it expresses who we are and how we...
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Feeling Hungry
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I’m just 2 full days into our 5 day Solidarity with the Hungry week where our congregation is voluntarily limiting our food consumption to three very small and bland meals a day with no snacks. I’ve also added for myself a fast on Diet Coke, which may...
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The Morning After
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This past weekend we launched a 3-week campaign at our church we’re calling Celebration of Hope. Our focus is on limiting our consumption in order to feed hungry children in Zimbabwe. I had the privilege of speaking about Poverty and Hunger in our services...
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ARISE – Calling all Dancers
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When it comes to ARISE there are many people and experiences I am looking forward to. To name one or actually to name two … Alan Luu and Lisa Jaskilka. These gifted dancers and choreographers from Mosaic Church in Los Angeles have agreed to come and lead...
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ARISE - THE BIG IDEA
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Have you read the book THE BIG IDEA? If you haven’t … you ought to! Either way, did you know that Dave Ferguson , Jon Ferguson & Eric Bramlett , authors of THE BIG IDEA are going to be at ARISE ? That’s right. On Thursday, June 12, they will be leading...
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Churchill and Twain for Church Leaders
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A friend of mine in California, Jeff Brazil, sent me two quotes after we had a conversation about the negative and inaccurate blogging words being penned about Brian McLaren and his orthodoxy. I think both Winston Churchill and Mark Twain have something...
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The Church and the Arts
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The church is realizing that there is an awareness of God sleeping in the basement of the postmodern imagination and they have to awaken it. The arts can do this. All beauty is subversive; it flies under the radar of people’s critical filters and points...
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Wanted: Filmmakers and Video Teams
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One of the experiences I’m most looking forward to at Arise, Arts Conference ‘08, is the Film Festival! This year, it’s open to anyone who created a video or film for their church! So, send us the best original works that you have created this year! This...
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The Last Lecture
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Did anyone catch The Last Lecture: A Love Story for Your Life ? ABC and Diane Sawyer told the story of Randy Pausch. Randy is a husband, father of 3 beautiful children, and an inspiration to many people around the world. In September of 2006, Randy was...
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My Glorius "Trip to Bountiful"
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I just returned from a matinee performance of one of the most beautiful and life-affirming plays I have ever seen – Horton Foote’s Trip to Bountiful . Performed at the Goodman Theatre of Chicago, this play is a classic work from one of America’s finest...
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Passion
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Genuine passion declares that God is good and because He is good, life is good and it’s worth pouring ourselves into. It’s worth taking risks and being creative if we can bring more beauty and meaning to each other and the world. Mary Jenson, Still Life
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