Creativity

Article Ignite Holy Week with Creative Stations of the Cross
- By Mary Beth Franklyn
- Posted on February 14th, 2013
Our worship team was discussing the Holy Week noon day services, a longstanding practice for Holy Week. The group debated whether to continue the services, because while they were …
Article God, What Can I Do?: Shaping Creative Worship on a Budget
- By Dottie Escobedo-Frank
- Posted on February 8th, 2013
Creative worship is nothing new. It is an old, rich tradition that began with the Israelites carrying around a holy tent with an arc of the covenant, and stone tablets and regular …
Article Setting the Stage for Series
- By Kim Miller
- Posted on January 18th, 2013
I come from a long line of furniture rearrangers. My earliest memories are of my mom and her mom sitting in my grandmother’s living room (actually a remodeled one-room…
Article Series that Resonate: Crafting a Compelling Hook
- By Len Wilson
- Posted on January 17th, 2013
Many preachers now preach almost exclusively in series, and promote them as such. Some use a series framework on which to build sermons but don’t reveal that to their…
Article Creative Sermonizing
- By Dottie Escobedo-Frank
- Posted on January 2nd, 2013
What I learned over time and through much trial and error is that there are some recognizable patterns of creativity. These elements of creativity are building blocks that can…
Article Baby Jesus, Come to Save Us
- By Jenny Youngman
- Posted on November 26th, 2012
A simple, creative worship experience for Advent. Theme: The need for salvation. The Scripture expresses the “God, save me” cry to which we all can relate…