We just posted an updated version of the Creative Church Conference schedule, June 15-17 in Indianapolis. It’s gonna be fantastic!
Check in and last minute registration starts at 8:30am Friday morning. The first session gets underway at 9:30am.
Friday and Saturday will focus on teaching and workshops, with panels and round-table discussions.
Workshops include:
- “Releasing the Healing Power of the Arts”—Theresa Dedmon
- “Creating Sacred Space Roundtable”
- “Awakening Your Senses: Cultivating Sensory Worship in a Congregational Setting”–Beth Booram
- “Painting Live During Services”–Cathy Feeman
- “Starting an Arts Ministry and Building Arts Community in Your Church”–Jessie Nilo
- “Opening and Maintaining an Art Gallery in Your Church”–Jessie Nilo, Kyle Ragsdale
- “Having Standards, while Being Inclusive: Helping all Levels of Creativity Flourish in Your Church”—Jessie Nilo, deAnn Roe
- “How to Create a Drama Ministry in Your Church”–Amy Christie
- More!
Rory Noland will be the main speaker Friday night and Saturday morning.
Theresa Dedmon will be the main speaker on Saturday night.
Then on Sunday morning we’ll “take over” both services (9:30 and 11:30) at the Indy Vineyard Community Church! It will be a time to dream what it might look like for the arts to be fully integrated into Sunday services, with a healthy dose of experimentation, as well! The conference will end after our Sunday services.
All three days will feature loads of inspiration, prayer, and encouragement for artists and art ministers, with practical, creative ideas on ministry, and open discussions where you can share what it looks like to love God and people through the arts in your church.
We’ll explore questions like: How can our churches manage the tension between inclusiveness and excellence in the arts? How can the arts be used in outreach? How can we be intentional about giving artists a place in our churches? How can we disciple and encourage them, and avoid burning them out? How can we facilitate true community among artists?, and more.
There will be opportunities to share and hear different ways churches can embrace the visual arts, film, street art, dances, writing, poetry, theater, and much more.
We’ve designed this conference to be not only a unique time of gathering ideas and inspiration from creative leaders, discovering resources, and sharing with peers, but also a time of spiritual and mental refreshing. In addition to the many valuable workshops, each day you’ll have the opportunity to take a creative break in the Creative Room, connect with other attendees, or get specific prayer. And from the time you register for the Indianapolis conference, someone will be praying specifically for you what God has called you to. We hope you leave spiritually energized and full of new ideas and inspiration.
Here is a schedule of the conference timing and main sessions topics.
Creative Church Indianapolis
Conference Schedule
Friday, June 15
9:30am- 10:45am Session One—J. Scott McElroy–“A Vision for the Flourishing of Art and Creativity in the Local Church”
10:45am-11:00am Break
11:00am-12:00pm Session Two—Beth Booram–“Awakening Your Senses: Cultivating Sensory Worship in a Congregational Setting”
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm-2:30pm Choice of:
- Workshops
- Peer Round Table Discussion
- Creative Room
- Prayer Rooms
2:30pm-2:45pm Break
2:45pm-3:45pm Choice of:
- Workshops
- Creative Room
- Prayer Rooms
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
4:00pm-5:30pm Session 3–Panel Discussion–“The Power of the Arts in Community Outreach”–Theresa Dedmon, Jessie Nilo, Joe Boyd, Kyle Ragsdale, Christopher Greco
5:30pm-7:30pm Dinner Break
7:30pm–8:00pm Worship—Steven Potaczek and 1000 Generations (Plus the Grace Community Church drama team)
8:00–9:30pm Session Four—Rory Noland–“Thriving as an Artist in the Church”
Saturday, June, 16
8:30am-9:30am (Registration for single day attendees only)
9:30am- 10:45am Session Five—Rory Noland–“Cultivating the Heart of the Artist and Dealing with Perfectionism”
10:45am-11:00am Break
11:00am-12:00pm Session Six–Joe Boyd–“Telling the Kingdom Story Creatively: Thoughts from an Artist/Pastor”
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm-2:30pm Choice of:
- Workshops
- Creative Room
- Prayer Rooms
2:30pm-2:45pm Break
2:45pm-3:45pm Choice of:
- Workshops
- Creative Room
- Prayer Rooms
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
4:00pm-5:30pm Session Seven–Panel Discussion–“Group Brainstorm: Ideas and Inspiration for the Arts in the Church”–Rory Noland, Theresa Dedmon, Joe Boyd, J. Scott McElroy, Jessie Nilo, Christopher Greco, Cathy Howie, deAnn Roe, The Audience
5:30pm-7:30pm Dinner Break
7:30pm-8:00pm Worship—Jason Barrows and The Heritage
8:00-9:30pm Session Eight—Theresa Dedmon–“The Creativity of God Released in His People to Change the World”
Sunday, June, 17
9:30am-11:00am Special Arts Service
11:30am-1:00pm Special Arts Service
1:00pm Conference officially ends
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