Thriving as an Artist in the Church
eBook - ePub

Thriving as an Artist in the Church

Hope and Help for You and Your Ministry Team

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Thriving as an Artist in the Church

Hope and Help for You and Your Ministry Team

About this book

• Great for individual or group use• Includes provocative discussion questions and practical action steps• Features four-color art plates and literary quotesIt's not easy being an Artist in the church.But whatever your passion—music, visual art, drama, dance, writing, technical arts—you can not only survive, but thrive. And the rewards far outweigh the pressures of weekly services, artistic differences, and relational conflicts. After all, where else could you consistently make a contribution of eternal significance, experience deep community with other artists, and grow closer to God as a result? Thriving as an Artist in the Church is a practical guide, full of wisdom and pastoral guidance, that will help you surmount the obstacles and flourish in your ministry. It's packed with examples, discussion questions, personal action steps, and mega-doses of encouragement. Most important, it tackles the real-life issues every artist in the church has to deal with: • Sustaining passion • Developing key relational skills• Dealing with rejection and failure• Cultivating confidence• Resolving artistic differences• And much more! Written by an artist for artists, this book will help make your ministry experience sustainable and life-giving so you can fall in love with the church all over again.Rory Noland is director of Heart of the Artist Ministries (www.heartoftheartist.org), an organization dedicated to turning teams of church artists into communities of grace. A composer, songwriter, author, and speaker, Rory is a graduate of the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University and served for twenty years as music director at Willow Creek Community Church.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Also By Rory Noland
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction: It’s Not Easy Being an Artist in the Church
  9. Chapter One: How to Keep Your Passion Alive
  10. Chapter Two: Five Relational Skills Every Artist Needs.
  11. Chapter Three: Coping with Rejection and Failure
  12. Chapter Four: Working Through Relational Conflict
  13. Chapter Five: How to Develop a Genuine “Can-Do” Attitude
  14. Chapter Six: Cultivating Confidence.
  15. Chapter Seven: Dealing with Your “Stuff”
  16. Chapter Eight: How to Survive as a Leader in the Church
  17. Chapter Nine: Rising Above Our Artistic Differences
  18. Chapter Ten: How to Fall in Love with Your Church…and Stay There
  19. Appendix
  20. Notes
  21. About the Author
  22. About the Publisher
  23. Share Your Thoughts