Making a Mess and Meeting God: Unruly Ideas and Everyday Experiments for Worship

by Mandy Smith

Discover the potential that ordinary activities and daily life have to teach us about God in a new and deeper way, not for the sake of an experience alone, but for the sake of seeing and knowing God.

Making a Mess and Meeting God:
• is a useful tool for leaders (worship, arts, young adult pastors) looking for creative worship ideas.

• incorporates questions for reflection with each essay and experiment.

• includes ways to adapt the experiments for a group setting.

• is ideal for anyone who is struggling with or just wants to reinvigorate their quiet time.

Genres: Church

140 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

About the author

Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is a pastor, speaker and the author of "The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry" and "Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture." Her next book, "Confessions of an Amateur Saint: The Christian Leader’s Journey from Self-Suffiency to Reliance on God" will release October, 2024. Mandy and her husband, a New Testament professor, live in the parsonage where the teapot is always warm.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great study! We did this with our youth group, and it was wonderful! Definitely gave us new ways to see and experience God instead of the traditional ways.

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally! A book about Christianity that doesn't make me feel weird for being an artist. Smith was instrumental in my finding ways to do art collaborations with others.