Take up your cross, says Christ.
For many, those familiar words pose an ultimate challenge. But what if Jesus told you to take up your paintbrush?—to take up your dance shoes, your pad and pen, your camera, scissors, guitar, or script? What if you passionately believed that the longing in you to make art was a stirring of the Creator’s Spirit?
We want to help you learn to live in that belief—to grow in what it means to live unabashedly in your expression of God’s creative image. Whether you are an amateur wanting to explore your artistic side, or a professional artist who wishes to share, we can all mature together both in spiritual and technical disciplines, removing barriers between artistic collaboration and communing in Christ.
During our worship gatherings, videos, pictures, songs, poems, dance, and paintings might help make clear God’s word. As artists, we strive to meet and impact the wider culture by blurring the line—before all the world—between what is excellent work and what is ardent worship.
If you have questions about connecting with the Cathedral of Joy worship arts team, if you would like help thinking through your own talents and calling, or, if you want to learn about ways you might share or serve, please email our Worship Arts Pastor
