The Worship Network

Artworship offers worshippers the opportunity to connect with God, and with the others in the worshipping community, by creating art. This can take the form of “professional” artists creating a piece during a worship event or by facilitating the creation of art for 10 to 1,000 participants. In the latter format, people use blank canvases and pastels to create banners confessing sin or expressing praise. The banners are later hung for the congregation or group to continue learning from and enjoying.

"People are asked to create," Artworship writes. "And they are not given a formula. This can be a frightening experience for some. For this reason, we walk people through this experience and assure them that being created in the Image of God, we all have a creative capacity within us. The hope is not an end result of beautiful paintings. The hope is that through this experience Christ will be allowed to touch what has been hidden away and the process of healing and forgiveness can begin.

What makes the God of Christianity different from the deities of other faiths is His extremely personal interest in knowing us. Our response to this should be worship which allows this personal God to search us out, to test us and to know our thoughts. Many times we don't give ourselves this freedom or we are scared to delve into these areas and thoughts. Artworship is a place where we can come before this Holy and Loving God.  We can express though creative means our love, devotion and the truth of who we are.”

Find out more at www.artworship.org.