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

Staying Relevant as a Christ-Following Artist

I recently got an email from a young art instructor friend who asked some interesting questions about being “in the world but not of it” as artist. Thought I’d share it and my reply. Scott, Recently I have really been trying to dig deeper into pursuing my career as an artist while still seeking the Lord.  I got all psyched … Read More

A New Renaissance in the Arts: Why Now?

By J. Scott McElroy A New Renaissance is rising. A movement to reintegrate the arts (music, visual art, dance, film, etc) into churches and reengage the culture with spiritual art is growing in many areas of Christendom. Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Charismatics, Catholics and others are seeking to rekindle the relationship between faith and art. The Vatican is meeting with world renowned … Read More

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