Welcome to the Online Extras and Resources for
The Creative Church Handbook: Releasing the Power of the Arts in Your Congregation.
What you’ll find here is material that is helpful and important, but couldn’t be included in the specific chapters or appendix because of space constraints. Some thoughts include a reference to the specific page they would have appeared on.
For information and discussion on similar topics see The New Renaissance Arts Movement site at TheNewR.org. For questions, comments, or use permissions you may contact the author directly at: Scott (at) TheNewR.org.
Visit our CreativeChurchArtsIdeas.org website for more ideas for creativity and arts ministry in the local church!
Chapters
(Click on a chapter to open its page.)
Chapter 1: A Renewal of the Arts and Creativity in the Church
Chapter 2:Ten Ways the Arts and Creativity Support the Church’s Mission.
Chapter 3: Envisioning the Arts and Creativity in Your Church
Chapter 4: How to Launch an Arts Ministry in Your Church
Chapter 5: Inspiring, Empowering, and Leading Artists in the Church
Chapter 6: Crafting a Creative Arts Community
Chapter 7: Structure for Arts Ministry
Chapter 8: Building a Creative Congregation
Chapter 9: Applications for the Arts and Creativity in Sermons
Chapter 10: Five Interactive Art Projects for Churches
Chapter 11: Live Art in the Church
Chapter 12: Dance in the Church
Chapter 13: Media, Film and Video
Chapter 14: Creating an Art Studio and Workshops to Foster Creativity
Chapter 15: Displaying Art: In the Gallery and the Sanctuary
Chapter 16: Creating Sacred Space Experiences
Chapter 17: Beyond the Church Walls
Chapter 18: Your Church as an Arts Patron, and Working with Outside Artists
Chapter 19: Artists-in-Residence in the Church
Chapter 20: Working Around Barriers to the Arts and Creativity in Your Church