Creative Church Handbook: Releasing the Power of the Arts in Your Congregation

by J. Scott McElroy

If the future is creative, is it any wonder that sometimes the church seems stuck in the past? Now is the time for the church to reclaim its role as a center of creativity. Among your members are artists, musicians and other creatives whose gifts can enhance your worship, inform your theology and impact your community. Christian arts advocate J. Scott McElroy gives a comprehensive vision and manual for unleashing creativity in your congregation so you can connect with the more visual, aural, participatory and expressive generation that is rising up within the church today. In this handbook you'll find clear direction Activate your church in every avenue of worship with this practical guide for arts ministry.

Genres: Christianity

299 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2015

Reviews

[Dave Weiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is one of the most comprehensive books on creativity in the church I have ever read and considering creativity in the church is my field of research, this is saying something. Scott McElroy is now just a theoretician. He has real world experience in creative ministry for many years. I know or have met many of the people he quotes and cites in this book and they are all "the real deal." If you are considering any involvement in creative ministry, whether as an artist or a church leader wanting to start a creative arts ministry in your church, you have got to read this book. Highly recommended.

[debbie-anne Hogarth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book.
As a person looking to develop art within their ministry this is s great tool, full of ideas and inspiration.