Creativity in Churches Birthed Out of Their Mission
Featured Wednesday, January 18th, 2012This guest blog is by Stephen Brewster. Stephen is the Creative Arts Pastor at Cross Point Community Church.. Passionate about creativity, leadership, church and how those live together. Dad and husband. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @b_rewster.
Should the Church be in the business of creativity?
Absolutely.
God is the master Creator. He created the entire universe. For years, the church was the epicenter of creative culture. Then something happened and culture shifted. When it did, the Church gave up its voice as the leader in creativity. God didn’t change, someones focus on creativity in the Church changed. And on that fatal day, the church began to imitate. We traded our voice and seat as the center of creative culture and started to imitate a replica of the Creator rather than being inspired by the Creator himself.
Creativity in our churches should be birthed out of our mission. Our mission to change the world and tell the greatest story ever told. To find new ways to tell the story. To share love, grace, hope, and healing with people who need it more than we can imagine.
The Church should be the most creative place in the world. Don’t confuse creativity for trendiness. Creativity is the ability to think differently about something and see what the masses miss. Creativity is inspired and inspiring. Creativity is a new way to communicate an old thought. Creativity is responsibility, not a luxury.
When it comes to business, churches often feel that it’s dirty. But what if the creations we create just bring in more resources – a creative way to fund ministry – so that people’s lives can be changed? The business of creativity is God’s business. It’s the business of ideas, execution, momentum management, and changing lives; a business the Church has been in forever.
What do you think about churches being in the business of creativity? Leave your comments below.
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Posted by Stephen Brewster
on Jan 18 2012. Filed under Featured.
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