Visual Artists, Musicians, Creative Writers, etc.

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One of my operating assumptions about missional communities is that they allow space for creative types to breathe... or to allow the Spirit's breathing through them. This group is for all self-identified artists to connect, & maybe collaborate.

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Planning for worship for TransFORM conference

Started by Amy Moffitt. Last reply by Ben Buss Feb 27, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Howdy all! First off, my apologies to those of you whom I contacted ages ago about being involved in the creative worship bits at TransFORM conference (I'm thinking particularly of Callid and…Continue

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Artistically, what are the challenges of bringing together the creative and the communal?

Started by nic paton. Last reply by Jay Smith Nov 10, 2009. 11 Replies 0 Likes

One of the dichotomies experienced especially in church life, is that of the demands of the community (to agree, cohere, empathise) and the artist (to challenge and create). It might be expressed as…Continue

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Comment by Katie Jo Suddaby on December 28, 2009 at 11:41am: Hey Amy,
Sweet. I'd love to be kept in the loop. I don't really play an instrument (at least not well) but I sing, paint and write. I'm excited to see what you guys are cooking up. Let me know if i can help.
Also, as a side note, I think one of the real benefits of this kind of gathering will be the realization that I'm not/you're not/ we're not the only one doing the work we do. The above post is a prime example: I spend time explaining something I think few people have done, and bam you are already doing it! I hope the conference is full of stuff like that.

Comment by Jamie Lee Hess on January 18, 2010 at 4:43pm: You have to find a good and common goal and bring together all talents to participate. Then you have a complete functioning body.

Comment by Amy Moffitt on January 19, 2010 at 1:44pm: Hey Jamie,
Thanks for the input! Any examples of goals that have worked for you in the past? Right now I'm working with some folks on a framework for how the worship at TransFORM will work, and I have a visual/aural image of what I think we can do, but I'm definitely up for suggestions on process.
Peace.

Comment by Bill L. Seiber on January 22, 2010 at 5:00pm: Hey Y'all! Am a once aspiring poet, producer of street life vignettes, leaning toward postmodern & absurdist lit. what does that have to do w/ my spiritual sensabililties? Just not sure. DC sounds great, though I'm fairly bound to my neighborhood. Still looking about & trying my might. Glad to have found y'all (I can say y'all w/ authority as I was born in Harlan KY).

Comment by Existential Punk on February 12, 2010 at 1:03am: Can i read some poetry at worship services at transFORM?

Comment by Amy Moffitt on February 20, 2010 at 1:45pm: Hey Adele! Sure, we're hoping to incorporate spoken word into the worship... do you think you'll be able to participate in a tokbox call with a few of us? I've posted a discussion on this if you want to hop on it.

Comment by Existential Punk on February 20, 2010 at 2:03pm: Never used tokbox before and have no idea how to use it.

Comment by Existential Punk on February 20, 2010 at 2:04pm: BTW im not a spoken word artist where i perform my poetry. i am not able to memorize but rather have to read out of my journal!

Comment by Sarah Lydic on April 26, 2010 at 7:05pm: hi! :)

i still have issues with calling myself an "artist" (see art & fear by bales & orland), but i draw/illustrate/design/write/publish/print stuff.