The By/For Project: An Experiment in Church Patronage of the Arts
Will churches patron artists? And, if they do, will artists give some of the art back to their community? The By/For Project came about…
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Practical Considerations for Hosting a Gallery in a Church
Six years ago, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, a Gen X church plant merged with a 110-year-old congregation to form a new…
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Telling the Story
At Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wisconsin we did a teaching series called “The Story.” The series was designed to tell the story of scripture…
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Visual Art in Corporate Worship: An Interview with Plasso Design
Editor’s Note: Plasso Design is a visual arts ministry operating in North Carolina, USA. For the Art in the Church Workshop, Transpostions interviewed its founder,…
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Tenebrae: Pursuing the Whole Worshipper
The gospels portray the passion of Jesus as more than an atoning transaction. Indeed, Jesus’ suffering was the tragic culminating moment of Adam’s race when…
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The Challenge of a Blended Music Worship Service
What is a “Minister for Classical Music”? This was the big question that faced me when I moved to North London last summer and…
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Planned Presence: Space, Time and Worship
“It is space on earth that is made holy, not because of the place itself but because of what God does for humans in…
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Reflections on “The Spirit of Prophecy”
Editor’s Note: In this post, Elizabeth Noyes reflects upon a show that she curated for St James Cathedral in Seattle, WA. The show was…
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God, Art, and the Local Church: An Art Chaplain’s Reflection
To a preacher who kept saying, “We must put God in our lives,” the Master said, “He is already there. Our business is to…
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