Tip #2 for Pastoring Artists: Never Stop Learning
All of us can get into a rut. As a pastor, I sometimes find myself struggling to be creative. I play the same worship music and I forget keep learning. I forget to write and as I do I realize it feels dry. As a pastor, my focus on discipling others sometimes keep me from growing as an artist as I focus on teaching and encouraging and forget to make time to create. If you have ever been in a dry spell, my encouragement to you is to Never Stop Learning! Here are a few suggestions.
Don’t act like an expert ask questions instead. I find people like to show you what they do and enjoy helping you learn about their particular artwork.
Discover art in unexpected places. Look for creative people who may not create for their calling but as a hobby or avocation. One friend is an architect but is also a visual artist and has lots of different artwork in his home. I would have never have known it.
Try something new yourself. Try a form of art that is unlike what you enjoy. Take a class in a community art center or local store. Stretch yourself.
What are some of the ways you have kept learning? What ways do you like to stretch yourself? Do you ever find yourself in a rut? What did you do to get out!
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