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Flash Mob Christmas Caroling?

Last Saturday was a cold, clear day in downtown Atlanta.  Just a few blocks from our church, St Paul’s Presbyterian, is an empty lot at the corner of Pine and Courtland.  This area of Atlanta is known for a variety of crime and homelessness.  Our church has been going Christmas Caroling in recent years, and as . . . → Read More: Flash Mob Christmas Caroling?

American Pickers - a picture of God’s Restorative Work

Have you ever watched American Pickers.  I wonder how these guys see what is valuable underneath all the dirt and junk they seem to sift through.  One thing I realized is that both those guys know what to look for and can see the value underneath the decay.  Sometimes I have trouble seeing the value . . . → Read More: American Pickers – a picture of God’s Restorative Work

Why Your Church Doesn’t Need an Arts Ministry

 

Some Churches start out to have an Arts Ministry hoping that there will be a influx of new creative people; maybe they hope to keep on the cutting edge of church planting. With goals that center around building a program or ministry they forget that Jesus kingdom was about bringing restoration to a . . . → Read More: Why Your Church Doesn’t Need an Arts Ministry

Artists and Friendship

5 reasons you can’t create great art alone.

I recently had a great time with new artist friends at the Southeast Conference on Faith and Art. The keynote speaker was David Taylor.  He made a statement that brought about this blog post.

“No matter how talented you are, how well trained you are, how great . . . → Read More: Artists and Friendship

Southeast Conference on Faith and Art – Saturday August 13

I am getting excited about the conference this weekend. In the last few weeks we have moved from our home south of the city to a small apartment in Decatur to be closer to colleagues and artists as we continue to build the Atlanta Arts Network.

The Southeast Conference will be a great place . . . → Read More: Southeast Conference on Faith and Art – Saturday August 13