New Wine’s Spring Conference on faith and the arts, “Created to Create” will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2009, at Mosaic in Portland. The conference will highlight the need to see how the Arts are vital to Gospel witness in the twenty-first century, and will draw attention to current artistic expressions in the region and beyond.
Keynote speakers Martin French (illustrator and arts pastor at Imago Dei Community), Richard Twiss (President of Wiconi International), and Paul Louis Metzger (Director of New Wine, New Wineskins), and many other workshop presenters, will encourage us to take seriously our calling as the triune God’s creation to create.
The church at large is rediscovering the Arts, and we want to celebrate this awakening!
Saturday, April 25th Day Conference Schedule
| 8:30-9:00am | Registration, Check-in, and Networking |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:45am | Opening Plenary Session, featuring Paul Louis Metzger and Martin French |
| 10:45-12:25pm | Workshops |
| 12:25-1:10pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:10-4:05pm | Workshops |
| 4:05-5:00pm | Closing Plenary Session, featuring Richard Twiss |
Registration
| Pre-registration | On-site Registration | |
|---|---|---|
| Students with Current ID | $5.00 | $10.00 |
| Multnomah Univ. Faculty, Staff, and Alumni | $15.00 | $20.00 |
| General Public | $20.00 | $25.00 |
Pre-registration is closed. Please plan on registering on-site Saturday morning.
Workshops
Josh Butler, Musician and Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei Community
“A Creative Lens on Scripture”
When many of us think of what biblical resources we have towards discipling our artists and broader congregation in a Christ-centered understanding of creativity, we often find ourselves limited to the first few chapters of Genesis. While these are important, I have come to believe that the whole of Scripture speaks powerfully to the limitless creativity of our God. This workshop will seek to look through a creative lens on how various broader themes of Scripture might be re-integrated towards a more fully biblical theology of the arts. We will focus on such themes as: the Temple, the Incarnation, the Spirit, the Resurrection and the New Creation.
Dr. Brad Harper, Professor of Theology at Multnomah Bible College
“Why (Evangelical) Christians Do Bad Art: Musings of an American Evangelical Theologian”
A look at some of the philosophical and methodological problems with “evangelical Christian art” in the popular culture from a theological perspective. Is there hope for us?
Jenni (Keller) Lippold, photographer and graphic designer
“Engaging Arts and Faith in Culture: Becoming a Relevant Artist”
Brianna Knuckey, Student Leadership Coordinator at Multnomah University
“From Isolation to Community”
We will dialogue about the value of art, creativity and imagination in the Church, its role in community life and its connection to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Specifically we will discuss how an individual artist can be moved out of isolation and into community through artistic expression and how creativity can be moved from a place of isolation within the Church to a place of primacy in community life and worship.
Richard Fox and Rachel O’Brien, New Wine Interns
“Secular vs. Sacred Art”
New Wine interns present a discussion on their experience through the lense of their shared paradigm in terms of the theology of culture. An engaging dialogue with interns will discuss the New Wine paradigm in conjunction with practice throughout the semester such as immersion events, forums, and experience. Participants will also work together on a collaborative art project, reflecting on their experience and understanding of Christ.
Steve Mitchell, Designer and Trustee of Multnomah University
“Art Is Serious Business”
This workshop explores consumerism’s exploitation of art, and a viable Christian response that bears witness to the artist’s unique role in lifting up Christ.
John MacMurray, Photographer and Adjunct Faculty at Multnomah University
”Beauty, the Arts, and Photography”
We will discuss the nature of beauty in art, specifically nature photography, based on a Trinitarian worldview, and its ongoing proclamation of the Gospel.
Dr. Robert Redman, Dean of Multnomah Biblical Seminary
“Creating Art for Corporate Worship”
This workshop will explore the use of visual art in corporate worship, ranging from low tech traditional art forms and design to digital media, to facilitate an authentic encounter with God. In particular, we’ll look at ways of mobilizing volunteer artists that encourages creativity and builds community.
Jodi Scott-Treviso, Dancer and Support Staff at Wiconi International
“How the Arts Reflect the Core Values and Worldview of Indigenous Peoples”
We will explore how certain qualities and values of a people group can be seen by observing and learning about the cultural art forms within that group. This workshop will have an emphasis on dance but will touch on music and the fine arts.
Richard Twiss, Co-Founder and President of Wiconi International
“Drums, Biorhythms, and Other Christian Ideas: A Native Perspective on Music in the Church”
As a Trinitarian mutuality model/theology of mission, the Missio Dei provides a biblical platform to reconsider the often-negative views that Western Christianity has developed toward indigenous music and its place in the Kingdom of Heaven and life of the church. We will also look at how dualism has created artificial compartments for church music/worship that is both culturally prejudiced against and oppressive of other “forms” of worship, particularly from indigenous communities, but including the creative arts too.
And a Panel Discussion Featuring our Keynote Speakers and special guests!
Please check back for more details as they become available!
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I think this would be good for me. I am the watercolor teacher at East Hill church. We have been challenged to seek the Lord for a creative word/picture to encourage our staff. Thanks for doing this.
I’m so glad to hear that! We hope to see you there!
Sarah,
I cannot tell what this conference, Created to Create, is about. Is it visual arts, music, technical arts? And what are the workshop topics and who is teaching them?
Hi Jo, this conference is about all kinds of arts! “The conference will highlight the need to see how the Arts are vital to Gospel witness in the twenty-first century, and will draw attention to current artistic expressions in the region and beyond”
We’re finalizing the workshops now, so check back soon!
I am looking forward to this conference and have been hungry to see the Gospel and arts merge. I teach a watercolor class, Creative in His Image, at New Hope Community Church and felt for a long time that something like this conference would be a huge benefit to the Christian community and its outreach. Thank you for offering this forum and making it possible. I’m truly excited to attend.
Wondering if there will be another such conference anywhere in future?
I am a student at Western Oregon University. Will my student ID get me the student rate?
Yes! Students of any institution get the student rate!
Are the workshops listed going to be available during both morning and afternoon sessions? How many workshops will we be able to attend and are there limits to class size?
Each workshop will be offered once throughout the day, with up to 3 workshops being offered concurrently. There will be lots of variety to choose from! A couple of the smaller workshop rooms will have a size limit, but they are all first-come, first-serve.
I DO WANT MORE INFO ON THE CONFERENCE ..WILL YOU HAVE TAPES OR CD OF THE SPEAKERS AVAILABLE ? .. PRAISE GOD ALL CREATION …
I was hoping to find out where Materials from this Workshop available now at the end of summer? I hope something like this is available again. ….artists can be isolated at times.
Are any of the workshops available on mp3 or other formats? I am not in the Portland area but would greatly benefit from the “Created-to-Create” insights.
Hi Kim,
Unfortunately we don’t have audio recordings of Created to Create available at this time. We hope to offer them in the near future though, so please keep checking back.
Thanks for your interest!
Iam happy for all the comments,iam joshua from the Church of Uganda.I have done ministries throught East Africa.Iam happy that God is opening for me doors to attend the New wine conferences.A dream that is coming to pass and i hope to benefit alot from it.