The word creativity fosters two images in my mind; Da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa and grilling rib-eye steaks. Da Vinci was the archetype man of the Renaissance, the poster child for creativity and way out of my league. No one is putting my doodles on the front of a medical book or artistic journal anytime soon.
The entire film serves as an excuse to dispense the gospel without regard for what makes a movie a categorically good movie. These are “God Exploitation” films, and if all you want to see is people believing in God, then you’ll like them. Just like if all you want to see is naked people, you’ll like porn. It serves no other purpose.
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Spend a little time on Promise Tangeman’s website or blog, and you’ll walk away wondering, “What can’t she do?” Promise is a creative powerhouse with her hands in graphic design, photography, fine art, accessory design and DIY crafts.
I can not remember exactly when it happened but somewhere along the way I became a cynic. I started to see things and experience situations that caused me to doubt the divine connection to what I had previously loved.
Have you ever said this, “Boy that is a great idea but we don’t have enough time…”? Maybe you have had a Nobel Prize of an idea that you wanted rolled out “yesterday”, you gave it to your development teams and they all cowered in fear and frustration. We have all been there and let me help.
Your church’s culture is different. The community your church serves is likely to be different. Discover first what your church’s culture is like, what your community looks like, and thinks is important. Start with whatever the felt needs are in your community, then start your creative process.
Bandwagons are often necessary to help move large groups of people into something better, to make progress or just to stay current. But, while God often uses bandwagon riders, he also uses and needs wave riders to advance his kingdom. Why? Because every movement has a beginning.
