Why Are We Doing a Community Mural?

Why Are We Doing a Community Mural?

by | Mar 15, 2019 | Art, ministry

Why would a church be interested in a giant paint-by-number project? Imagine an 18’ x 10’ canvas, divided into twelve 3’ x 5’ panels. Now imagine that each of these canvas panels is covered with random shapes, drawn in sharpie marker. Each shape has a number written...
Should A Pastor Be An Artist?

Should A Pastor Be An Artist?

by | Jan 23, 2019 | ministry

Should a pastor be an artist? Can a pastor be a cartoonist (is cartooning even art)? Isn’t a pastor’s job to focus on the people and the business of a congregation? There are hurting people to visit in the hospital, a neighborhood to engage, meetings and staff to...
Taking Visual Notes for the eFormation18 Conference at Virginia Theological Seminary #eform

A Word to the White Preacher

by | Apr 24, 2017 | ministry

Jan Edmiston’s post is called “Preaching While White” and is worth the read. It is timely for me as I am currently reading through the Religious Education Journal issue dedicated to Race and Religious Education. One thing that I am gleaning from...
Taking Visual Notes for the eFormation18 Conference at Virginia Theological Seminary #eform

Reflections on the Experimental Beginnings Class

by | Dec 12, 2015 | ministry

We ran a little experiment in Adult Faith Formation at Grace this fall and I would like to reflect on its effectiveness. This was the experiment. I offered a seven-week course on the Books of Moses titled: Beginnings. We offered it on Sunday night and on Wednesday...