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Creativity-using the arts in worship

Priming the heart
by Jim L. Wilson
Find out how on mission churches are using the creative arts in worship to prepare believers and nonbelievers for an encounter with the One who created everything.

Get Creative
by Rod Padgett
Learn how your church can have a creative arts ministry.

features

thursdays with noelle and friends
by Anne Wiggins
A mother's confession reveals how she overcame her decision to put her
daughter in public school and used the forum to share Christ.

reaching the next generation
by Dave Arnold
Understanding college students and young twentysomethings

forgotten fields of ministry
by Drew Dyck
Reaching seniors who live in retirement homes or assisted living facilities

Stirring the Waters
by Ed Stetzer
Connecting guests to the local church and ultimately to Christ

stronger than friendship
by Amanda Southall
What do you do when a friend turns her back on God?

summer sojourning
by Julie and Blake Rexford
Peek into a mother's journal about her sojourning son's summer.

Whatever-it-takes churches
by Connie Cavanaugh
Hear how a church in Tennessee is reaching its community.

hearing god's call
by Adam Miller
An introspective on finding God's purpose for your life

Wow! what a weekend
by Carolyn Curtis
MSC Missionaries Bob and Phyllis Foy are leading churches on a journey towards renewal.

Columns

Staff notes
Pointing to the Creator
by Carol Pipes

reflections
God speaks through image
by Erwin McManus and David Arcos

Answer His Call
Glorifying God through art
by Bob Reccord

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Letters

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