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Great Commission Musicians & Artists Resource Networking CENTER
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Proposed Project #2: Great Commission Musicians & Artists Resource/Networking Center
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CONTENTS:
Abstract
Project Description
The People That Would Be Involved Would Be...
What Would They Do?
When & Where Will the Project Happen?
How Will The Project Be Administered?
What Needs is the Project Designed to Meet?
What Questions Do I Hope This Project Will Answer? Project Director
Some of My Qualifications
Timeline
Project Criteria
How Will Your Project Affect Concrete Renewal?
How Does Your Proposal Provide for a Component of Theologican Reflection on the History, Theology and Practice of Christian Worship?
How Might Your Program Provide Help, Inspiration or Resources
to Other Congregations or Communities?
Intended Outcomes, Evaluations, Dissemination
Describe What You Hope That This Project Will Accomplish in Your Community
Describe How the Results of Your Work could Be Shared With Others
Budget
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Abstract
As mentioned in Proposal #1 as well, Vancouver, BC, Canada is quickly becoming a major Canadian ‘Hollywood’ and ‘Nashville’, while at the same time God is raising up many worship/arts/media ministries in Greater Vancouver who are eager to work together to see what God is wanting to do regarding music/arts/media in our city/nation (and beyond), and to find out how we can cooperate with Him in that, TOGETHER.
This proposed Resource/Networking Center is hoped to bring things to a new level of education, sharing of resources, networking, mentoring and partnership in these directions – across denominational/international lines, by, TOGETHER, helping to affirm, equip and release God’s musicians and artists into their biblical role/calling as part of the Great Commission – whether locally or overseas. We desire to serve local Christian musicians/artists, our local churches, missions, worship & arts educators and musicians/artists in gaining a deeper understanding of the crucial role of music, the arts/media in reaching our generation, how the church/missions can support that more effectively. We also desire to serve our local musicians and artists by assisting them in recognizing the great and awesome privilege God has given us as artists in this time, and how we can expect God to do FAR MORE THAN WE HAVE ASKED OR IMAGINED as we allow Him to connect us with others who share similar vision in order to learn from each other and partner together to see His purposes accomplished through us in drawing all nations to whole-heartedly worship Jesus from every tribe, language, people and nation as described in Rev. around the throne!
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Project Description
The proposed vision of the Great Commission Worship & Arts Resource/Networking Center is another vision that I’m in the beginnings of implementing locally here in Vancouver after having it in my heart for some years.
It is projected that this will become an information and resource/coordination/networking hub filled with related resources – ie. books, videos, cassettes, etc. to borrow and potentially buy – down the road as it develops to that point. It will also be a casual and comfortable place where musicians and artists can hang out, listen to each other, have related discussions, encourage and pray for each other, etc. – like a lounge with couches and cappacino bar, magazine racks, TV/VCR, etc. I envision it being quite artsy in decor but also very comfortable – and with inspiring art that can nourish the soul while folks are there connecting with the staff or others that are hanging out there. Some of the inspiration for this type of setting is Edith Schaeffer’s book”L’Abri“. Other aspects of the vision have been inspired by an annual retreat for Missions Minded Musicians that I’ve been privileged to participate in in Nashville a couple of times with other Worship/Arts Ministry Leaders. These have been a highlight in my life and I saw the value of providing the resources and networking opportunities at the same location – and this would be on an on-going basis. So far every Christian musician/artist that I have talked with about the idea can hardly wait to see it happen and feels it would meet a lot of needs.
Eventually I would also like to see these types of centers reproduce in various regions of our city and in other cities in Canada and beyond.
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Who will be involved?
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I would be the main coordinator, but am hoping that local worship/arts ministries/churches, etc. and other like minded ministry and people that share similar vision will partner together in seeing this coming into being.
I am in the early stages of talking with a neighbouring church about potentially giving or renting us a large enough and appropriate room for such a center to begin. I am also in the beginning stages of talking with a group of local Christian musicians and artists that are friends of mine who I think would be very interested in working together with me as a team to help to develop this.
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What will they do?
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Partners: would hopefully help with prayer support, potential funding, encouraging their contacts to make use of the facility, consider starting similar centers elsewhere in the surrounding regions, help develop future vision/direction as we work together to move in the directions God is leading us into together, etc.
Staff: would order and organize the resources, decorate the place, hang out with the musicians/artists that come and help to serve them in any way they can – by listening, encouraging, consulting, providing some direction, praying for them, ministering to them, suggesting resources, getting them connected to pertinent folks, introducing them to other local musicians/artists, do some fund-raising, develop a local prayer network of interested musicians/artists, coordinate pertinent discussion on music/arts issues for local believers and invite experienced people to lead/facilitate the discussions, help coordinate local related events/projects, help with promotion, etc.
I would give overall leadership, develop the staffing team, train them, find and secure the venue, provide the listing of resources to order, provide the database info, mentor the team and give direction/vision, give direction to any interns, do the books, on-going partnership development, fund raising, promotion, consultation, etc.
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When and where will the project happen?
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I’m hoping that I will have the funds to be able to begin as soon as I find an appropriate local venue that is willing to host such a center...such as the local church I’d like to see involved with this. I already have a free computer which has been donated for this, and I think that I will be able to begin, at least, with volunteer staff, at least for the most part, but the costs will be in decorating and outfitting the center so that it can be opened and so that there are enough resources to make it a viable resource center. I am hoping that the first center will be developed in my neighbourhood here in Surrey, BC (part of Greater Vancouver). It is in a very central location in the Lower Mainland and easy to access from all directions. It is also close to the US border.
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How will the project be administered?
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I will be the overall coordinator, and I expect to be working on this as part of a joint effort of local worship/arts ministries/churches, etc. that share similar vision – such as the church I hope to see it housed in. I would be working with a team of local volunteers (musicians/artists) that share the vision.
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What needs is the project designed to meet? (not in order of priority)
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providing a safe and encouraging place for Christian musicians and artists to meet others that share similar joys, struggles, ideas, passions, etc. - networking
providing a place where local Christian musicians/artists can encourage each other and receive encouragement from staff and experienced/mature musicians/artist leaders from the region who can help to build into their lives and encourage them
provide a place where local Christian musicians/artists can get some counsel and encouragement regarding some potential next steps that they can take in the directions they sense God is calling them re the arts
provide a place where local musicians/artists can intern
provide a place where local Christian musicians/artists can benefit from a huge database to find helpful resources and be able to potentially connect with folks locally or overseas related to particular areas of opportunity or need, or where they can meet needs, etc. For example, if a church planter in Morocco is looking for a missionary ethnomusicologist to help aid their team on a summer project to help encourage the development of indigenous worship, and if the missions minded ethnomusicologist, here, is looking for an opportunity to serve a church planting team in Africa for a summer, then the two could potentially be a match. We could connect them with the potential matches and work with them through the process. I have been doing this type of work for many years – and thus the database.
Provide a small gallery where local artists can display their work
provide a place where local Christian musicians/artists can become a part of a prayer network for Christian musicians/artists and regarding the aspect of reaching our city/nation through music/arts in conjunction with the rest of the Body and the other gifts
provide a place where potentially mentoring relationships could begin
provide a place where pertinent and key resources are available to help Christian musicians and artists grow in their skills and especially in godly character and their biblical understanding of music/the arts/media and their roles in the Great Commission locally and/or overseas, etc.
provide a place where Christian musicians/artists can learn about and discuss key issues/concerns/etc.
provide a place where local music/arts events are posted
provide a place which can coordinate local events such as prayerwalks around key music/arts/entertainment facilities in the city, etc.
Provide a place where musicians/artists/media personnel realize that they are not on this road alone...and that there are growing numbers of ministries and potential mentors that want to support them on a sometimes very perilous journey
Seeking, through the resources and through the examples of the staff, to see God impart a deeper revelation of what true-whole hearted worship is all about – it involves our whole lives, and must be evident in every aspect of our lives, including through music/arts/media – even if it is not blatantly evangelistic – it needs to be honoring to God.
Provide specific local and overseas opportunities where they can get involved
Helping them to understand the crucial need of godly character in their lives/ministries
Helping them to think through difficult related issues – ie. reclaiming music and the arts – contextualization or syncretism?, etc.
Fanning the sparks of their visions into flames
Seeing new music/arts ministries birthed locally and overseas
Coming alongside the church/missions, through this type of service, to encourage them in ways that musicians and artists can be a vital part, along with them, in seeing our neighbourhoods, cities and nation reached – and beyond...
Helping those that come to understand the crucial role of godly musicians and artists in our day, internationally, as God is raising up a whole army, in conjunction with the various other aspects of the Church, to bring in the Harvest that we’ve been praying and longing for! We are all part of the Body and each of us is gifted in ways that, when working together with the rest of the Body, will enable the Body to function as it is supposed to function – as the beautiful Bride of Christ, wooing mankind to Himself as well!
Etc.
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What questions do I hope this project will answer?
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* What is my relationship with God the Artist? And how can I become a whole-hearted worshipper?
* What is the role of music and the arts in the Bible?
* What is the role of musicians and artists in the Bible? And what is the role of music and the arts in the Great Commission?
* What is MY role in the Great Commission, locally or overseas, and what are some next steps that I can take in that direction?
* What resources and people are available to help support me in these directions?
* How does one go about reclaiming music and the arts in our cities/nation and beyond?
* What are some specific opportunities that I can prayerfully consider locally or overseas, which utilize my artistic gifts?
* How can I lovingly help to encourage my church/mission, etc. regarding their role in encouraging and supporting artists?
* Who can I talk to about helping to assist me in starting a worship/arts ministry as God leads in those directions? Which are some of the local experienced ‘coaches’ who can mentor me?
* Etc.
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Project Director
Project Director (Grace Wiebe) has been a musician since the age of about 3 or 4. Has taken music/voice lessons and has taught music lessons for quite a number of years. Has played in various Christian contemporary bands and worship teams, and was with one for 4 years part time (which involved most evenings and weekends) and one year full time when we were on a one year mission assignment which took our music/drama missions team throughout Canada, the US, Britain and India. We recorded several albums together. One of them sold internationally. My time in India was a major landmark in my life and was when/where God impressed on my heart that He was calling me into a lifetime of doing what He called me to to see His Kingdom expanded. Not long after that He began to lead me, very ‘quietly’ at first, in the directions of utilizing ethnic music in church planting among Mu*sli-ms and Sikhs. Over the years this has developed and also includes other people groups, including my own nation of Canada, and other artistic styles and forms.
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Some of my qualifications?
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Worked with the Director of our Canadian HQ of our international, interdenominational mission agency to start and develop the Canadian HQ, which we began in 1989. We have, in the past few years, handed over the leadership to new leadership and are developing another mission which is very closely associated and closely related to the one we already developed, but it has a somewhat broader mandate. This organization is called _________, which is the umbrella organization for a number of initiatives, one of which is the Great Commission Worship & Arts Center - which I founded about 5 years ago, and the Canadian House Church Resource Network, which he and I and a few other local pastors and missions leaders began 2 ½ years ago, which I am the facilitator of. About 7? years ago I was asked to join the just-beginning coordination team of the newly birthed International Worship & Arts Network – - (then the AD2000 Worship & Arts Network) as head of the Ethnic Division. I have since passed on that role to another person since my focus has been on M*u-sli+ms, and so I have been heading up the M*u-sli*m aspect of the Ethnic Division and helping to develop the Network as a whole. For about 5 years the coordinator and myself developed most of it on our own, but in the past couple years we have had two more wonderful team members working with us on the coordination team. About 7 or so years ago I also founded the Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus - of the international mission I continue to be working with. This is now a major part of the Great Commission Worship & Arts Focus. ________also has other ministries under its umbrella, but these are the ones that concern me most closely and take up most of my time. In the past few weeks, I have also become part of the newly formed local Vancouver Arts Network (for Christians), though I have not been the founder of this network. We will be partnering closely together in the future.
I am enclosing an endorsement letter recently sent to my sending church on my behalf from the Personnel Director of the international mission I am with and have been with for almost 12 years. In that mission I also developed the Personnel Dept. and had to assume the responsibilities of the Acting Director for two years while our Director was recovering from a serious injury. Needless to say I learned a lot during this time.
Another aspect of my background experience is that I’ve been involved in a number of church planting situations locally, including the church planting team in two of the situations. One was a church focused on reaching out to local Sikhs in my hometown.
It is through all of these experiences and situations that God made clear to me - some years ago through a passage in Eph. and in Col. - when asking Him what my role is in the Body of Christ, that I am a ligament/sinew. Basically, a NETWORKER, RESOURCE PERSON, ENCOURAGER, etc. CONNECTING the Body to make it work TOGETHER. I was overjoyed because this tied together the various aspects of my life which, until then, I couldn’t really understand.
Some of the ways I have been doing this is through my regular newsletters (Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus newsletter which has been going out monthly since Nov98 and the Canadian House Church Resource Newsletter which goes out quarterly since March 2001) and through my web site. The newsletter goes out to Christian musicians and artists internationally, and I have been focusing on getting it into the hands of worship & arts ministry leaders, missions leaders, missionaries and missionary candidates, missions educators, Christian music/arts educators, missionary training centers, etc. It is only in the past few years that I have felt that God has been asking me to spend more time focusing on my own city and nation more for a time in order to also develop the same kinds of things here that I’ve been working on developing internationally for years. So that is what I’m doing.
I do a lot of internet networking/consulting, I spend time developing relationships, do a lot of research – gathering and providing of resources, mobilizing musicians and artists, connecting needs with opportunities, etc. I do a lot of vision casting and implementation, writing, mentoring as able, coordinating and facilitating, making of/presenting proposals, coordinating summer/short term teams of musicians and artists in missions, developing internship opportunities, developing partnerships, etc. When my health was better I was also doing an increasing amount of speaking about related aspects.
If you are in need of references, I would be happy to provide them for you, for example from my co-workers on the coordination team of the International Worship & Arts Network.
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Timeline
When will preparations begin?
Fall 2001 -
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Preparations are in their beginning stages. The vision has been written out and I have a good idea of the list of resources I would like to see at the center as it opens – of course this would develop over time as well, but I would like to see enough good resources there to begin with that it could begin to function as soon as it opens.
I am just finishing transferring the data from the old version of my database systems to newer and more effective systems and then that should be functioning before Christmas.
In the coming weeks I hope to contact the local church about potentially hosting the center. I have previously met with the Worship leader who is keenly interested in partnering together, and I think he’ll love the idea – but it would need to be passed by the church board.
I’ve also begun to talk to my potential local team of volunteers to staff it, and will see how that develops. I hope to draw up a picture of what I envision the center to look like, including all the furniture, etc. so that I can present that to the church.
In Sept. I want to talk more seriously with the local worship/arts ministry leaders who are interested in partnership with me on various projects and see if, now, that this is in the beginning stages, they want to commit to partnering together in some specific ways and not just in general principle re this specific project.
I hope to send out a survey in Oct/Nov? to local Christian musicians/artists I know to see what the interest level is...and what needs they have so that we can factor that into our thinking/development. I will be keeping our local Christian newspaper, of which one of the journalists is a friend who is also very interested in music and the arts as part of reaching our city/nation, abreast of what is happening....I hope to do this in the fall of this year as well.
Winter 2001 -
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Sometime before Christmas I hope to begin to do some local fund-raising as well, depending on how things have gone up until that point.
How the fund raising goes, and what happens with this grant, will determine the timing of how quickly things move ahead after this.
In early 2002 I hope to begin to have a team together that I can begin to meet with and train, and hopefully – depending on whether we get free space or have to rent it, we will be able to secure a space and begin to work on developing it in the spring. This would include ordering the resources, getting the needed office furniture and couches, and library/magazine racks, etc. as well as beginning to find the kind of art we want to use to decorate the place...perhaps there could be a bit of a gallery area in there as well which would change over time and provide a place for local Christian artists to display their work.
Spring 2002 –
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On-going development
Summer/Fall 2002 -
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It would be wonderful if by summer or fall we could have an open house, but so much depends on when the space is secured, on the amount of funding coming in, and on my schedule as well, since I’m involved in a number of worship & arts/media projects in addition to my regular roles in my work/ministry involvements. A number of these projects are taking place in Jan. 2002 and quite possibly annually after that.
Hopefully the project will be functionally well by the end of 2002 and continue to develop and then reproduce in the coming years as God leads.
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Project Criteria
How will your proposal effect concrete renewal?
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Those I’m in the process of talking with about becoming potential partners on this project (local worship & arts ministry leaders) are all passionate about worship and seeing music and the arts reclaimed for the glory of God in our cities/nation as Christian musicians and artists and churches begin to understand, more clearly, the biblical role of music and the arts – and musicians and artists - in the Bible and in the Great Commission locally and overseas, and as they see how crucial it is that God’s musicians and artists have godly character and that whole-hearted worship is to be a part of not only their artistic expression, but every aspect of their lives. Also, as relationships are developed and affirming, mentoring, supportive relationships and supportive resources and direction are provided, and as local Christian musicians and artists learn from each other and network/partner together in specific ways with each other and with various ministries, churches and missions that share similar vision, we will see gradual concrete changes taking place. I know this because I have seen it happening internationally in a snowballing effect in the networks/partnerships that I’ve been involved in! 10 years ago there was a very faint whisper of the things that God seems to now be stirring up internationally in incredibly explosive proportions! It has been incredible to see how, even in the past years since the Global Consultation on World Evangelization where I was participating in the Performing Arts & Worship Consultation with my other colleagues, there has been a huge rise in these directions and a huge increase in music and arts ministries that share similar vision!
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How does your proposal provide for a component of theological reflection on the history, theology and practice of Christian worship? Provide a list of books, articles and other resources which will inform your project
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The resource/networking center will provide books, tapes, videos, articles, magazines, newsletter, brochures of related ministries, etc. providing for this kind of input. We also hope to include discussions sessions and activities where they can participate physically and on every other level in moving forward in these directions.. This resource/networking center, again, is only one of the various components of the overall strategy for seeing the above changes taking place. Although this project has potential longer-lasting results than a conference project, the results of any ONE of these components will not go too far and there will not be longevity or on-going momentum being built or local increased ownership moving things forward – but with all of these components working together and overlapping and being developed as local partnerships, each project is building into the long-range vision. It is not quick changes which we are counting on, though we will see those as well, and have, but LASTING changes taking place as our entire foundational thinking/practice regarding worship & the arts are established on biblical values/principles and as ministries and people mentor others and reproduce godly musicians and artists that will make a difference in their situations.
Other components include:
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The local networks, a developing prayer network and regional support groups for Christian musicians/artists/media personnel
On-going resources available free of charge through the email newsletters and web sites (see the RESOURCE SHEET that I’ve included). These resources have enough pertinent resources to last people a lifetime and encourage them in these directions! I’m also providing the TABLE OF CONTENTS to date of the Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus newsletter and the INDEX of my web site so you can see what is currently available, and this doesn’t include what’s on the web site of the Int’l Worship & Arts Network and the Global Worship Report or EM News, or Artist in Christian Testimony’s resources.
Local internship/ministry opportunities
Overseas opportunities
Mentoring possibilities
Developing curriculum for local Christian missions/missionary training centers, churches, Christian educators which helps to encourage and equip people in these directions
Development of Missionsfest (major missions conference in Canada which is now in growing number of cities in Canada and in other nations) – I am now in the process of developing with them a Great Commission Musicians and Artists Track – with a number of proposed phases over the next few years – the first one is slated to be implemented in Jan. 2002. By next year I’m hoping all of the Missionsfests in Canada will begin to develop this type of Track as well, and I’m happy to assist them in that as able.
In Jan. 2002 I’m working with a local team of music/arts ministry LEADERS to coordinate a Resource/Networking RETREAT for Great Commission-minded music/arts ministry LEADERS – again here in Surrey – for local Leaders. The main reason is for local leaders that share similar vision to meet together, develop relationship, share vision with each other, pray together and for each other and see what God is doing in this region re the arts, and seeking Him about specific ways that we can partner together in the future to cooperate with God’s plans. The proposed CONFERENCE is supposed to be one way to also provide a somewhat similar opportunity for those that are not leaders. In the future, hopefully regional retreats that are similar to this retreat will develop for non-leaders as well, but we are in the beginning stages of a number of things, here, which we trust will reproduce in the future in the many regions of the country.
In Jan. 2002 I’m also in the process of coordinating our first WESTERN Scripture Songwriting (and recording) Workshop for local Christian ethnic musicians/poets, in order to help encourage them in the development of indigenous worship songs which can then be recorded, used to encourage their people group that are believers, and be used as tools in evangelism, as well, since many of these kinds of ethnic worship tapes are being used on Christian radio and TV shows and being beamed into the many unreached nations of the world. It is also a way to reach out to the many internationals in our cities/nation.
I’m also in the beginning of contacting local and national Christian bookstores and asking them to consider featuring books/videos/tapes, etc. on Christianity and the Arts/Worship, etc. as a way to partner together to encourage local Christian musicians/artists in these directions.
As well, my colleagues and myself are increasingly submitting articles about related topics to missions magazines, Christian magazines and Christian newspapers, etc. We have been amazed at the responses! One well known mission magazine has just published its second edition which is totally dedicated to the aspect of the utilization of Worship, Music and Missions. I’m in the process of working together with the editor of another major missions magazine because he wanted TWO full editions focused on the utilization of ethnic music and the arts/media as a vital part of church planting among Muslims!
Our city has recently had our first conference on intentional multicultural church planting – and the resource sheet I’m sending you was provided for all those that attended. I have had a number of very excited international church planters calling me in response and wanting to work together as able.
The well known PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT is also developing a curriculum with the theme of music and the arts and their vital role in the Great Commission.
Resource/Networking Center: More on that in my second proposed project.
Internationally, there are growing numbers of indigenous people networking among their own people and beginning to create their own networks, worship & arts resource/training centers, hold their own conferences, etc. – even in Two-Thirds World nations.
Etc.
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How might your program provide help, inspiration or resources to other congregations or communities?
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I believe this question has been answered above.
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Intended Outcomes, Evaluations, Dissemination
Please describe what you hope that this project will accomplish in your community.
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I believe this question has been answered above.
Describe how your program could be evaluated? How will we know if it is a success?
Following are some potential indicators; however, it will take time – perhaps a year or two or more, to really begin to find these things out, though some of these things can become evident in our evaluation form that we ask attendees to fill out.
how many people are coming to the center? How many churches/missions/Christian educators, missionary training centers, etc. are being represented there?
How are those that come responding on their evaluation forms which we can have them fill out?
How many resources, and which resources, are being most utilized and sought after?
How much are the databases being utilized?
What kinds of conversations are the staff having with those that come visit?
How many visitors are becoming regular visitors? Why?
Do visitors feel their needs are being met? In what ways?
Which local events and which sessions/activity opportunities are most populated?
Did the evaluation indicate that it meet the felt needs that were mentioned on our initial survey?
What types of partnerships/networking relationships are being developed?
Do people have a better understanding of the biblical understanding of worship, music/arts and their role in Scripture and the Great Commission, etc.?
What kinds of topics are visitors wanting to discuss? Do they feel their questions are being answered or that they have enough resource to continue the discovery process for themselves?
Have any new ministries developed that were encouraged through this center or through relationships that have been developing?
Did a local prayer network re musicians/artists in Canada develop? Will it continue?
How are people responding to potential on-going initiatives presented? Do they want to be involved?
What kinds of responses are worship & arts ministries and missions who are mobilizing musicians and artists receive at their booths that can be set up in the gallery area, on occasion, etc.?
Is there evidence that people are grappling with and grasping the issues of reclaiming music and the arts, or whatever the issues being dealt with?
What kinds of questions/issues do visitors want to see addressed in the future?
Are churches responsive to our invitations to help promote the center?
Is the local Christian newspaper willing to include articles about this (ie. press releases) both before and after the event?
Are people interested in coming to future events that we coordinate with our local partners?
Did we stick to our budget?
Does the director/team work well together? Did we accomplish what we set out to do? Do we want to continue to partner together on other projects?
Do our partners feel this is an effective way to continue partnering together?
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Describe how your program could be evaluated? How will we know if it is a success?
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Following are some potential indicators; however, it will take time – perhaps a year or two or more, to really begin to find these things out, though some of these things can become evident in our evaluation form that we ask attendees to fill out.
how many people will visit the resource/networking center? How many churches/missions/Christian educators, missionary training centers, etc. are interested in either partnering with the center or promoting it in their spheres of influence?
Is there a prayer network developing to undergird both the work and what God is leading us to do together in this city
How did attendees respond on their evaluation forms which can be made available at the reception desk
What kind of parntership has been developing?
Level of contributions/volunteers – ie. resources, personnel
What is the level of resources being utilized
Which sessions or activities is there most interest in?
Did the evaluation indicate that it meet the felt needs that were mentioned on our initial survey?
What types of partnerships/networking relationships are being developed?
Do people have a better understanding of the biblical understanding of worship, music/arts and their role in Scripture and the Great Commission, etc.?
Have any new ministries developed that were encouraged through this resource/networking center? Have any mentoring relationships/internships developed? Have people been sent overseas on summer teams or other short term ministry projects re the arts? Are we aware of any folks moving into full time ministry in these directions? Are we aware of folks that are consciously living out their life as a disciple and artist/musicians in the marketplace? Are there any outreach Bible studies/home groups/house churches, etc. begin started for musicians/artists that are believers or as an evangelistic outreach?
Did a local prayer network re musicians/artists in Canada develop? Will it continue?
How did people to respond to potential on-going initiatives presented? Do they want to be involved?
What kinds of responses did worship & arts ministries and missions who are mobilizing musicians and artists receive at their booths which can be set up in the gallery/display area, etc.?
What kinds of questions/issues do attendees want to see addressed in the future?
Were churches responsive to our invitations to help promote the resource/networking center?
Was the local Christian newspaper willing to include articles about the resource/networking center before it began and occasional reports?
Are people interested in coming to visit on an on-going basis? Approx. how many? Which are the main people that are coming? Why or why not?
Did we stick to our budget?
Did the coordination team work well together? Did we accomplish what we set out to do? Do we want to continue to partner together on other projects?
Etc.
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Describe how the results of your work could be shared with others.
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Via all the music/arts/worship/media networks I’m involved with
Via local and national/international Christian newspapers and magazines, as well as missions magazines
On my web site and the Int’l Worship & Arts web site/and in the EW&AF newsletter and the GWR newsletter
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Budget
Note: It would take a lot longer to get a more accurate assessment of the approx. costs of such a project but the costs before are guestimates of some costs that I am familiar with and others that I have guessed.
Of course many of the actual costs may be quite different, because my prayer/desire is to have as many local partnering churches/ministries involved in volunteering and providing resources as possible, in order to help give the local Body a sense of ownership of the vision and ministry/event, so that could potentially make a huge difference in costs...BUT I don’t know this type of information until I get to that point in the process, and so here are some potential ball park figures so we have at least some idea of what we’re looking at.
Budget
Venue – hopefully we’ll get free use of a venue but that is unknown at this point – if we DO get free use of the building, we will need to pay the custodian Ball park: $4800 US
Per month: approx. $600 – approx. $400 US per month
Hope to have some help donated, as well as some items
Computer has been donated but will need to be upgraded in a year or so
Desk – approx. $200 CDN – approx. $133 US
Floor mat for office chair – approx. $60 – approx. $40 US
Office chair – approx. $200 – approx. $133 US
Phone and phone costs/hookup, internet, email account, etc.
Hopefully can get free lifetime internet
Phone: $40 /mth – approx. $27 US X 12
Hookup costs: approx. $65 – one time – approx. $43 US
- Approx. $673 US
Software for computer – have some but may need some additional ones – ie. anti-virus, etc.
Access
Excel
Email program – free one
Antivirus
Some free to download off internet
Win95
Office2000
Approx. $500 – approx. $333 US
Bookshelves – one for staff and the others to put the resources on display – approx. $300 – approx. $200 US
File cabinet – used approx. $150 - $100 US
Office supplies – approx. $333 US
At least 2 couches - $500 – depending on whether we can get free, used or need to get new – approx. $333 US
One or two comfy cushy chairs to lounge in – used approx. $150 – approx. $100 US
Coffee table – used approx. $50 - $33 US
End table – approx. $35 – approx. $23 US
Magazine rack/brochure rack – get from conference?? - - approx. $200 US
Promo material – approx. $333 US
Display tables/etc. – approx. $333 US
Artistic decor – $1000 US
Items needed to set up a small gallery to display local art - $333 US
Office expenses – lunches, gifts, fund raising costs, etc. – approx. $667 US
Letterhead, envelopes, stamps, paper, photocopying needing to be done, fax machine (down the road), sticky notes, pens, stapler, etc. Ministry Expenses for volunteers – to be reimbursed – ie. travel, meals, etc.
Honorariums for speakers/artists that we invite to share with groups for special events, etc. – approx. $667 US
Resources – lots of related books, some videos, cassettes, magazines, periodicals, etc. –
Christianity and the Arts magazines/periodicals – approx. $300 US (per year)
$1160 x 2 = 2320US + $1000 for additional resources – tapes, videos, more books, training materials, etc.
Occasional newsletters – only be email at first
Communications costs – ie. internet, paper, printer cartridges, etc. – Ball park:
Etc. – see office expenses
TOTAL NEEDED for first year - GUESTIMATE: approx. $14,094 US
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Proposal #1 - Great Commission Worship & Arts Conference