We are asked to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and to love our neighbor as ourselves. This Great Commandment is at the core of worship. We desire to honor God out of hearts filled with adoration and prayer. The arts have unique ways of helping our hearts and minds look to Jesus. Just as clay is made pliable to the potter, so the arts help our lives become more pliable in God’s hands—molding us, shaping us to be more like Christ.

How you can use your gifts as an artist?

Worship Instrumentalists, Ensembles, Vocalists…
…help prompt our celebrations. The participation of these individuals sharpens the focus of worship and engages the congregation’s involvement.

The Celebration Choir …
…prepares and presents a broad range of anthems, which communicate God’s greatness and our love for Him.

Hosanna Hands …
…incorporates dance, movement and sign language to express a broad range of emotions.

Orchestral Instrumentalists…
…accompany and accent our celebrations of praise through the varied timbres and ranges of the instruments.

Visual Arts …
…when combined with scripture make powerful statements which guide our hearts and minds to look to God. Visual arts help us stop and see God more deeply.

Technical Support …
…such as sound, lighting and video are vital to our worship services. Without them the music and word cannot be seen or heard.

Narrators …
…breath meaning into words and helps us be more receptive to God’s word.

Dramatists…
…can tear down the walls we place between us and God and help us see ourselves as we truly are.

Youth Orchestra …
…meets regularly to play for each other and encourage one another to develop their skills as an offering to God as they add to the music in worship.

Signing …
…is a language which helps us worship by bringing greater meaning to key words as we sing songs of praise and worship.

7th Hour…
…provides a dynamic student-led time of worship for all ages, focusing on powerful new music.

STARsong…
…provides children an opportunity to be a part of the worship service through special songs.

If you wish to serve God through your gifts of music, please contact Pastor Lane Skoglund-Anderson at 952-474 0858.