Objectives:
Calling artists (from all disciplines of the arts, media & entertainment) to re-engage The Church for God’s Glory and His global purposes in this generation
Calling The CHURCH to re-engage the artists, creatives and innovators for the sake of Christ’s global purposes The CHURCH in this generation
Assisting the current Church, Mission & Academic Leadership, helping reacquaint them to the reality that, for the Body of Christ to express itself fully in line with God’s design, we must re-involve the Church’s artists and creatives as strategic ministry practitioners of the Church in HER biblical mandates for global evangelization
PRAYER:
Pray for Artist Advocates who see the need to affirm and involve the CREATIVES in the life and ministries of our churches, ministries and mission outreaches
Pray for church leaders to affirm the reality and importance of our ‘imaginal intelligence’ and how God designed ‘imagination’ to allow humans to touch HIS Transcendence, and the transcendent realities HE’s created in life and living
Pray for more artistically gifted Christians to recognize the essential role God’s designed them to play in leading people, communities and culture to touch the transcendent reality of God Himself; and the transcendent realities HE’s created in life and living.
CARE:
Touching people through creatively curated contexts where they feel loved, affirmed and helped in the Name of Jesus
LISTEN for people’s needs and dreams while letting them know GOD CARES about them
ASSIST people to take a fresh look at the familiar (think creatively), helping energize them look to GOD for their provision and next steps
CURATE contexts of ‘community’ that are artistically filled with health, joy, beauty and delight
SHARE:
Expressing God’s Truth, Beauty and Goodness creatively in our communities and cultures
AFFIRM our network of family, friends, and colleagues through creative acts of love and service
RELATE God’s love and biblical realities to our family-friend networks in contexts filled with beauty and delight
EXPLAIN God’s love, virtue, and provision for us (through Christ) via transparent and authentic interaction
Articles:
- Natasha Bure: Everything I do, I want it to reflect my faith – Fox News
- 7 Evangelism Environments Artists Create
Resources:
https://www.lausanne.org/networks/issues/arts
http://www.actinternational.org