Where Do Art and Church Meet?
How do the arts and church fit together? What would it look like for churches to think about creativity more holistically?
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In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Sophie Killingley (Send Evangelical Church) to talk about her work as an artist and how churches can engage well with creative people in their congregations.
00:00 - Introduction
03:40 - Why is church and art often so separated?
05:55 - How can churches engage with creative people?
08:20 - Sermon notes
13:00 - Artistic response for men
16:58 - Art and church history
18:59 - Inspiration from art
22:41 - Expectations of art
25:03 - Art as evangelism
28:15 - Creating space for creativity in church
29:52 - Resources for art and faith
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Draw Near, Sophie Killingley, releasing delayed - now on Thursday 1 September (goodbookcompany.co.uk)
- The Mark Drama (themarkdrama.com)
- Voyage of Life, Thomas Cole (wikipedia.org)
- Perish & Fade (perishandfade.com)
- The Rabbit Room (rabbitroom.com)
- Keswick Convention (keswickministries.org)
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