here we find ourselves in a new year. perhaps we could use some fresh thinking in the church.
in the church we have some of the most talented people the earth has to offer. sadly so much of this seems to go untapped because a worship service only involves preaching and a few songs (and communion and scripture if we are lucky). i firmly believe that the church is and should be about finding the most artistic and creative ways possible to express our love to our lord and savior. since he has entrusted creativity and beauty to us we should use it to worship him.
here are some suggestions for possible artistic expressions we could be using in our worship services (and thankfully in some cases we already are!):
- drama (yes it’s already used to an extent. but how could we be more creative with it? integration into the sermon? acted out during songs?)
- painting
- dance
- creative bible/scripture reading
- hearing songs or scripture in different languages
- instrumental solos
these are just a few of many, many possibilities. what can you think of? what do you do at your church?
in so many ways, the church has allowed it’s creativity to operate inside of a small box. perhaps we can reclaim that!
thanks for checkin in!
until next time, be thinking of what art form you can introduce to the church.
