Growing a Paradise for Creativity and the Arts in Boise

The first thing I noticed when I walked out of the airport in Boise, Idaho was an unusual sweet scent in the air, kind of like marshmallows and flowers.  My hosts didn’t smell it so I wondered if it was my imagination or maybe the hand soap I used in Salt Lake City. Either way, I like being greeted by a nice scent in a new … Read More

How to Start an Arts Ministry in Your Church

By J. Scott McElroy and Jessie Nilo Just imagine if the local church became the place in culture to experience beauty, creativity, and transcendence. Hundreds of years ago churches were, in many ways, centers for these experiences. Somehow, over time we’ve abdicated that role. Now, many churches are moving in that direction again and there’s a growing desire to begin … Read More

INFUSE Conference, July 30-31st

Here is info on the INFUSE conference in the Denver area later this month. I’ll be giving the keynote. Hope to see you there! Holy Spirit-Led Worship, Instruction and Community. Workshops include: -Journaling and Psalms -Spirit-Led Collaborative Painting -Redeeming Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror –Writing a Personal Bible Commentary –Character Matters: When Your Creative Side Gets You in Trouble –Introduction … Read More

The Bethel School of Kingdom Creativity, 2010

If you follow this blog, you know that recent exciting signs of a New Spiritual Renaissance in the arts have shown up in the Church and the culture.  The Pope invited artists to the Sistine Chapel last November to reconnect the Catholic Church with the arts, Evangelicals have become adept at electronic media arts, film and drama, Charismatics have been … Read More

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