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Arts Fellowship Comments
These thoughts came in from one of the participants in the recent Arts Fellowship: 1.I haven’t listened to Steve’s (Curtis) talk yet, but I was hoping to hear his testimony of how God developed his gift of writing and composing…. Read More ›
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More Arts Feedback 2010
1. What new things(s) would you like to see us do? a. Increase the diversity of the music to reflect different musical types, much like your “Arts Fellowship” seminars. We have tons of individual talent at our church that we… Read More ›
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More Arts Feedback 2010
1. What new thing(s) would you like to see us do? Would like to call my friend Bill Saffo and arrange an outdoor Christian concert down town by water, get donations to help with expense. I think we could touch… Read More ›
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God’s Sovereign Plans
God empowers evil people for a time, but only to accomplish His purposes. Then He takes away their power. For example, when Assyria’s king threatened to invade Jerusalem, Isaiah reassured King Hezekiah with these words. “And the LORD has spoken this word against him: “The virgin… Read More ›
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Benefit Concerts as Outreach
I’ve been thinking about outreach and the arts. It occurred to me that artists often put on concerts to benefit causes they wish to support. For example, a group of musicians recently re-recorded the song We Are the World to… Read More ›
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Looking for Ideas to Combine Outreach, Youth and the Arts
I’m currently thinking about incorporating outreach into the arts and about how to actively involve youth in the arts. I’m wondering if all three might be combined. I found a worship musical called Help Is On the Way that might… Read More ›
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Arts Fellowship
In May, we held our first arts fellowship with about a dozen attendees from several churches. Some heard about it on the radio, others received my email invitation. Violinist Beverly Andrews spoke about her involvement as the current concertmaster with… Read More ›