Download or read book Creating with the Creator Connecting People to the Heart of God Through Art written by Ashley Rogers and published by Ashley Rogers. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create. This can be a terrifying word for so many. And yet, somewhere along the way we forgot we were designed to do just that. We increasingly miss the beauty of reflection, creativity, and the intimacy with God that creating brings as our world often values productivity and product. We were created to create, from craftsman to novice; from ministry leader to searcher. Not only for our own healing and joy, but for the freedom it brings to the world around us. This forgotten tool of creativity has been tucked away in our closets with our kindergarten crayons and longs to resurface. These stories offer simple tools and ideas to help engage people with the arts so they might be used for their God-given purpose: freedom.
Download or read book Discovering God Through the Arts written by Terry Glaspey and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does art have to do with faith? For many Christians, paintings, films, music, and other forms of art are simply used for wall decoration, entertaining distraction, or worshipful devotion. But what if the arts played a more prominent role in the Christian life? In Discovering God through the Arts, discover how the arts can be tools for faith-building, life-changing spiritual formation for all Christians. Terry Glaspey, author of 75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know, examines: How the arts assist us in prayer and contemplation How the arts help us rediscover a sense of wonder How the arts help us deal with emotions How the arts aid theological reflection and so much more. Let your faith be enriched, and discover how beauty and creativity can draw you nearer to the ultimate Creator.
Download or read book Painting with God written by Grace Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community Arts for God s Purposes written by Brian Schrag and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People communicate by speaking words in over seven thousand languages around the world. They also sing, dance, paint, preach, dramatize, and design communication that enlivens heart, soul, mind, and strength. God gave every community unique gifts of artistic expression to enable its members to proclaim the Truth and to bring healing, hope, and joy to others in the fallen world in which we live. Community Arts for God's Purposes highlights the CLAT (Creating Local Arts Together) method, a seven-step process that inspires artistic creativity and collaboration with local musicians, dancers, storytellers, actors, and visual artists. In this manual, the arts are treated as special kinds of communication systems, connected to specific times, places, and social contexts. As local communities use the creative gifts developed in their particular culture to worship God and extend his kingdom, a beautiful example of the Lord’s complex artistry emerges. This book helps communities draw on examples and insights from over two thousand years of church history to understand and improve the present. It motivates people by painting a vivid picture of a better future: the kingdom of Heaven. Contributors also apply expertise from multiple academic disciplines, such as ethnomusicology, performance studies, anthropology, biblical studies, and missiology. Experiment with this manual. Adapt it to your setting. Let it be an aid in creating astounding bits of artistry on earth that you’ll recognize in Heaven.
Download or read book Images and Idols written by Thomas J. Terry and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians ought to be leading the way in creativity, but we rarely do. God is the Creator of all things, and He created us in His image. Creativity is woven into the very fabric of our humanity. Therefore, Christians should value and champion creativity as a vital part of our image-bearing role. Instead Christians often don’t know what to do with creatives and creatives don’t know what to do with Christianity. On one side you have Christians who neglect or discount art, imagination, and beauty altogether. On the other, you have artists who make idols out of each of these good things. Ryan Lister, a theology professor, and Thomas Terry, a spoken word artist and founder of Humble Beast, team up to help restore the connection between creativity and theology. Images & Idols is a theological and artistic exploration of creativity in the Christian life. It will help creatives build a strong theological foundation for their art, while challenging the church to embrace a theology of beauty and creativity.
Download or read book Creator Spirit written by Steven R. Guthrie and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines areas of overlap between spirituality, human creativity, and the arts with the goal of refining how we speak and think about the Holy Spirit.
Download or read book Art Sozo written by Gail Spooner and published by Gail Spooner. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Sozo: Painting with God offers a unique way to discover God's truth. Embark on a surprisingly healing journey as you express emotions to God and allow Him to reveal Himself through acrylic paint and journaling. The good news is that fine art skills are not needed! This process is less about the end product and more about healing at a heart level as you paint, bringing freedom, breakthrough, and lasting connection with God.Thousands of people around the world have already experienced the simple, yet powerful process of Art Sozo in it's original group workshop setting. This activity book is designed to give individuals an opportunity to use Art Sozo as a devotional practice at home and for previous participants to continue their inner-healing journey with paint beyond the workshop.You will paint and journal through 14 "Encounter Art" activities exploring:° Father God as your Protector, Provider, and the One who gives you identity° Jesus as your Companion, Friend, and Savior° Holy Spirit as your Comforter, Nurturer, and Teacher° God's desire for you to be authentic with Him° Rest, worship, desires of your heart, and dreaming with God
Download or read book Art and Soul written by Michelle Sanders and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church is in major decline in the Western world. We cannot continue to use past evangelistic models to reach out to our modern world. Art and Soul explores ways of generating missional conversations in the community through the medium of art, offering theological reflections as well as practical strategies on how to connect with people outside of the church. This book surveys several approaches, including "Art and Soul," a course that teaches people who suffer from depression and anxiety to paint, and introduces youths, refugees, prisoners, and other at-risk people to art in order to better connect with their own personal narrative. Readers will learn about "Art for Justice," or how to use art in the marketplace to begin conversations in their local community. Art and Soul's initiatives for connecting with people through art will inspire and encourage Christ followers to step out and create places to engage with their community.
Download or read book Art and Faith written by Makoto Fujimura and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—role in the spiritual life “Makoto Fujimura’s art and writings have been a true inspiration to me. In this luminous book, he addresses the question of art and faith and their reconciliation with a quiet and moving eloquence.”—Martin Scorsese “[An] elegant treatise . . . Fujimura’s sensitive, evocative theology will appeal to believers interested in the role religion can play in the creation of art.”—Publishers Weekly Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura’s broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritual aspects of “making.” What he does in the studio is theological work as much as it is aesthetic work. In between pouring precious, pulverized minerals onto handmade paper to create the prismatic, refractive surfaces of his art, he comes into the quiet space in the studio, in a discipline of awareness, waiting, prayer, and praise. Ranging from the Bible to T. S. Eliot, and from Mark Rothko to Japanese Kintsugi technique, he shows how unless we are making something, we cannot know the depth of God’s being and God’s grace permeating our lives. This poignant and beautiful book offers the perspective of, in Christian Wiman’s words, “an accidental theologian,” one who comes to spiritual questions always through the prism of art.
Download or read book The Art of God written by and published by Tyndale House Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this premier gift book, acclaimed author/photographer Ric Ergenbright reveals God's awesome and loving character through stunning nature photography.
Download or read book Deepest Thanks Deeper Apologies written by Stephen Shortridge and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for those of us who have failed at being doubt-free but whose passion for God remains steadfast. It's for those who have been confused by the world-and perhaps even by their own desires-and still long to connect with a loving God who forgives and embraces us. It's for those who wonder at how our personal failures and uncertainties can make our faith mature -and yet who can believe that somehow these wrestlings also make our need for God complete. Combining incredibly candid reflections and insights from the author with rich reminders for every man and woman's spiritual journey, Deepest Thanks, Deeper Apologies springs from a deep desire not to explain mystery, or to remove doubt, but to encourage mystery and raise doubt-for all who dare to be honest.
Download or read book Letter to Artists written by John Paul II and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting House Essays in a series of papers reflecting on the mystery, beauty and practicalities of the place of worship. This popular series was begun in 1991, and each resource focuses on a particular aspect of space, design or materials and how they relate to the liturgy.
Download or read book How to Connect with God to Create and Sell Your Art written by Matt Tommey and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this practical guidebook for Christian artists, Matt Tommey shares clear, actionable steps that will help you learn how to start thinking about your life and art the way God intended, walk in both anointing and excellence as you create and authentically connect with people who want to buy your art for top dollar. You'll learn how to start renewing your mind, growing in your artistic gifting and selling your work without feeling like you're selling out. These aren't just pie-in-the-sky ideas, but proven processes that have worked for the thousands of artists that I've had the privilege of helping go from struggling to thriving. If you'll take these principles and apply them to your life, they will absolutely help you do the same. Everyone's story is different and I can't wait to see what God does in your life!
Download or read book Born to Create written by Theresa Dedmon and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creatively Supernatural! Offering a launching pad for you to burst into the realm of creative expression—that fun, fantasy world where the Creator is waiting to welcome you. There is a connection between creativity, your identity, the Church, and the world—and it is an important connection. Creativity is tied to all believers’ identity, all who are made in the image of the Creator, all who are born to create! Overflowing with many thrilling, modern-day testimonies, Born to Create emphasizes the magnitude of both craft—practice and excellence—as well as anointing. Many who have been freed to embrace their creative ideas and passions, whether in the art fields, business, or education, share their amazing stories with you. Their freedom allowed them to powerfully release healing, the prophetic, and the knowledge of God’s love into the marketplace. Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law… (Galatians 6:1 The Message). You will learn how the supernatural can be activated through what you create, and you will explore hindrances from understanding your creative destiny—your true identity.
Download or read book Art Needs No Justification written by Hendrik Roelof Rookmaaker and published by IVP Books. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Author] examines recent art, showing that its insignificance is due to the collapse of cultural values. At the same time Christians have lowered their aesthetic standards and failed to interact with contemporary culture. Ours is certainly a time for a response from Christian artist with the highest of aestihtic sensitivity"--Back cover.
Download or read book Made to Create with All My Heart and Soul written by Lauren Duncan and published by Tyndale Kids. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ECPA 2020 Christian Book Award Finalist! For girls who like to draw, sketch, imagine, explore, paint, smudge, color, write, and bring ideas to life! You are a wonderful work of art, a unique creation put together by a loving God who has big plans in mind for you! Paint, doodle, and craft your way to a better understanding of who God created you to be! You'll learn art concepts and do fun projects with Lauren, an art teacher who wants to show you how to use your God-given talents to worship Him! Each day, you'll read a Bible verse and a short devotion from Lauren, and then you'll make a work of art that will encourage your creativity and teach you something about your Creator! Special Features Six pages of full-color patterns to cut out and use in art projects Lay-flat binding for easy reading and doodling Printed on uncoated paper to encourage coloring in the book Space for doodling and journaling throughout Learn art concepts like perspective, composition, color theory, and more Practice skills like hand-lettering, painting, line-drawing, and more
Download or read book Create the Connection written by Tammy Cinzio and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an 'Art Journal' especially designed with the purpose of creating a connection between you and God, through creating. Art journalling is whatever you imagine it to be - it is you creating however you want to create, with whatever you want to create with, for the sole purpose of creating. To inspire your creating, each of the pages in this Art Journal provide a prompt. Each of these prompts provide an opportunity to create in a different way. Each prompt also includes a 'creation connection' idea - an inspiration to take your art from just being art, to being an expression of worship. A creation inspired by God, Himself, thus creating the connection. God is the ultimate Creator, so what better way to connect with Him than through creating! When complete, this journal will be a unique and artistic expression of love - your love for God and His love for you.
