Music & the Arts/Media and Missions - Online Distance Learning

Music, Arts, Media

and the Great Commission

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RECLAIMING ARTISTS AND THE ARTS

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CONTENTS

Section Five:

* Related Articles

* Creativity & the Imagination

+ The Creative Process

* Understanding the Importance of Worldview

+ The Gospel of the Kingdom & the Arts

* The Arts & Community Transformation

* The Importance of Networking

* The Importance of Partnership Development

* The Importance of Simplicity and Multiplication

*The Importance of Decentralization

* The Importance of Mobilization Using the Arts

* Future of the Arts

+ Holistic Training of the Arts

+ Encouraging Children in the Arts

+ The Arts and Business

+ Christianity & the Arts

+ Resources To Specialize in Specific Art Forms

MUSIC & THE ARTS/MEDIA in PRE-EVANGELISM, EVANGELISM and CHURCH PLANTING SECTION
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MUSIC & THE ARTS/MEDIA as a Vital Part of Seeing the NATIONS DISCIPLED:
- Music & the Arts/Media - as a vital part of seeing the nations discipled - I can send you a rather short, excellent article by YWAM on this...very helpful in giving the overall picture....which also includes an integrated picture of marketplace evangelism/discipleship - I think including something with this understand will be critical for this type of booklet.

Discipling the Nations: Seven Influential Sectors of Society Hold the Key

* Ideas for (& Starting) a Home-Based Arts Business

* De-Westernizing The Gospel: The Recovery of a Biblical Worldview - before we can see musicians and artists, or the arts/media reclaimed for the glory of God in other cultures, we need to also return to a biblical worldview ourselves, first.

PRACTICAL SECTION - but still under evangelism/discipleship section?
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- ethnodoxology - a definition
- the role of music/arts/media in various countries and among various people groups - for example, various arts, in Muslim culture, are extremely esteemed and much can be said to a Muslim through poetry or music which could really turn them off presented directly (audibly), etc.
- Which arts are we referring to?
- probably almost any kind can be used - performing arts, visual arts & photography, media arts, filmmaking, literary arts, ethnoomusicology, architecture, etc. Perhaps a brief summarysection on each could be utilized - ie. radio, TV, media, proverbs, parables, storytelling, architecture, etc. It could also be stated that although we wish to see more of all of the arts included in the future, the music/ethnic music aspects have been our major focus to begin with but we are in the process of developing (as the International Worship & Arts Network) a Performing Arts Track, a Visual Arts Track, etc. and perhaps a Media Track as well as able...etc. The Ethnic Music track also is developing a RECORDING track.
- I have a listing of some types of opportunities that could be considered...which is currently in bullet form....that could help to reduce the pre-evangelism, evangelism and discipleship sections, depending on how it would be written up
- Amateur to professional

PRE-EVANGELISM
- some examples of each could be given
- how can we reach nomads, illiterates and oral traditions through the arts
- radio, film (especially videos in restricted access nations), TV (ie. Sat-7, VTV, etc.), storytelling - especially the Chronological Bible Storying approach, used in community development, music/worship CDs/cassettes, drama, poetry sharing get-togethers, teaching music/art/ethnomusicology in local contexts, short term teams, music/art/media research, concerts, magazines (ie. Middle East Media example, etc.), used as business platforms for church planters of local believers, developing relationships with local music/art students by being a music/art student in the country you are seeking to impact, writing in local magazines/papers, etc., evangelistic internet web sites, art shows, art festivals - ie. Colin Harbinson's example re China, etc. etc. etc.

EVANGELISM
- some examples of each could be given
- book stores with Christian materials and other wholesome material - include a coffee shop where you can hold concerts or art shows where Christians can also give an evangelistic message as appropriate; radio, film (especially videos in restricted access nations), TV (ie. Sat-7, VTV, etc.), storytelling - especially the Chronological Bible Storying approach, used in community development, music/worship CDs/cassettes, drama, poetry sharing get-togethers, teaching music/art/ethnomusicology in local contexts, short term teams, books, music/art/media research, concerts, magazines (ie. Middle East Media example, etc.), used as business platforms for church planters of local believers, developing relationships with local music/art students by being a music/art student in the country you are seeking to impact, indigenous worship tapes, writing in local magazines/papers, etc., evangelistic internet web sites, art shows, art festivals - ie. Colin Harbinson's example re China, house churches could network together to have evangelistic music/art shows to reach locals in their region, etc.

DISCIPLESHIP
- some examples of each could be given
- book stores with Christian materials and other wholesome material - include a coffee shop where you can hold concerts or art shows where Christians can also give an evangelistic message as appropriate; Scripture songwriting workshops, radio, film (especially videos in restricted access nations), TV (ie. Sat-7, VTV, etc.), storytelling - especially the Chronological Bible Storying approach, used in community development, music/worship CDs/cassettes, drama, poetry sharing get-togethers, teaching music/art/ethnomusicology in local contexts, concerts, magazines (ie. Middle East Media example, etc.), used as business platforms for church planters of local believers, developing relationships with local music/art students by being a music/art student in the country you are seeking to impact, writing in local magazines/papers, etc., evangelistic internet web sites, indigenous worship tapes/recording, art shows, art festivals - ie. Colin Harbinson's example re China, house churches could network together to have evangelistic music/art shows to reach locals in their region, etc.