[Chaplain2007] Invitation to be Wild and Creative...Love. God

[Pat Richeson]

*"Invitation to Be Wild and Creative......Love, God"
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Creative worship involves our whole persons in response to God.  For 
most of us, we leave the better part of ourselves at home and just bring 
what we consider "religious" or appropriate to church.  So, in 
preparation for the Worship Leadership Conference this Sunday, March 4, 
from 2pm to 7:30pm, at Sweet Briar Chapel, we are inviting you to break 
out of the mold.  Allow the creative Spirit of God to draw out the 
creative gifts within you.  Here are some tips on how to prepare and 
what to bring to the Worship Leadership Conference:

*1. Bring something (anything) that you consider creative and 
inspiring.  This might be a song that you wrote or one that someone else 
wrote that moves you.  How about a poem, an essay, a painting, an art or 
craft object you have created?

2. Look around your room at the things you use to decorate. Is there 
something in particular that lifts you up when you are feeling down or 
helps you get centered when your life gets off track?  Bring it to the 
Worship Leadership Conference.

3. Think ahead about yourself as a creative person.  How do you express 
the creative  spark within you?  Do you dance, draw, sculpt, paint, 
write, sing, do stand up comedy, play an instrument, juggle, play out 
favorite movie scenes, invent new games?  As you come to the workshop, 
bring whatever you need to share your creativity, but begin with an 
openness to share and the faith that God will use it.

*This is an invitation from God through the Worship Leadership 
Conference to be wild and creative.  Don't leave the best part of 
yourself at home as you come to worship this Sunday at Open Door!   Just 
another word for the curious in terms of our format. We will begin the 
workshop with a skit/role play that will help us unpack our thinking 
about worship.  We will follow-up this experience with break-out 
sessions and then a "rule breaking" experience where we dare to break 
our standard rules and ways of thinking about worship services.

This is going to be a transformative experience that you won't want to 
miss. It's not too late to plan to come if you haven't already 
responded. For purposes of planning our catered meal at 5pm, we would 
appreciate a confirmation of your attendance by emailing gbrewer at sbc.edu 
or chaplain at sbc.edu.  If you don't have time to come to the whole 
workshop, that's fine. Just come to the part you do have time for or 
show up at 6:30pm for Open Door service.  It's going to be out of this 
world.  Chap