OK, here we go. The first three months of this year I took a sabbatical. Twelve years of weekly worship design had left me in need of a break – not because I felt a lack of ideas or creative energy, but because the farmers are right - all fields periodically need a “rest” from production. Fruitfulness can only grow out of soil replenished through non-use. As a daughter of God created in the image of God, I needed to experience the law of the Sabbath and step away from everything familiar – dreaming, developing and deploying nine weekly worship celebrations – and spend time doing a few of my favorite “re-creating” things – more on that in a future blog.
Three months is enough time to go pretty deep with God. For years I’d challenged other leaders to identify and live out their “wildest life dream.” I’d discovered mine years ago in worship design but now realized I could be turning the page into Chapter Two of that dream. Always fascinated and engaged into the artistic process of space design, I wondered if this might be my new focus. I felt that Ginghamsburg’s current mantra to “minimize brick and maximize mission” deserved a third component – mesmerize the masses with the creative use of our space and resources. I’m just crazy enough to believe that what Ty Pennington’s team can do for homes across America might be a model for what certain Creatives could strive to do in the sacred spaces of our faith communities.
What do you think? How is worship design going for you and your team? And are your campus spaces inviting people into connection and community?
Whether you’re a new friend, a former conference connection, a pastor, worship planner or simply an artist with something to say, blog on. I’ve love to hear from you.
Three months is enough time to go pretty deep with God. For years I’d challenged other leaders to identify and live out their “wildest life dream.” I’d discovered mine years ago in worship design but now realized I could be turning the page into Chapter Two of that dream. Always fascinated and engaged into the artistic process of space design, I wondered if this might be my new focus. I felt that Ginghamsburg’s current mantra to “minimize brick and maximize mission” deserved a third component – mesmerize the masses with the creative use of our space and resources. I’m just crazy enough to believe that what Ty Pennington’s team can do for homes across America might be a model for what certain Creatives could strive to do in the sacred spaces of our faith communities.
What do you think? How is worship design going for you and your team? And are your campus spaces inviting people into connection and community?
Whether you’re a new friend, a former conference connection, a pastor, worship planner or simply an artist with something to say, blog on. I’ve love to hear from you.
