Comments on: Art for the Audience of One http://www.thekindlings.com/performing-arts-dance-theatre/art-for-the-audience-of-one/ Intelligent, imaginative, hospitable explorations of ideas that matter in contemporary life. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Kilerhttp://www.thekindlings.com/performing-arts-dance-theatre/art-for-the-audience-of-one/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Paul Kiler Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:28:53 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2006/06/16/art-for-the-audience-of-one/#comment-65 Greetings For your background info on me, I am a Pastor to Artists, and a Missionary with Artists in Christian Testimony, Franklin, TN. The following is an abbreviated form of a chapter of an upcoming book of mine on Art and the Bible. Many people try to shove Art through the Great Commission. That being in essences, Go, Preach, and Make Disciples. Art doesn't fit at all in "Go". Art can and does work on some levels in "Make Disciples", as can be seen in Icons used for prayer and devotion, or used in terms of personal or corporate inspiration, resulting in the building up of relationship with God, through Art. But making Art "Preach"...? Art doesn't do Preach very well, if at all. The raison d'etre for Art in our concern would be that of making one think. The Holy Spirit does the drawing of the soul, not the art. Art doesn't make anyone make a decision, but it may and does help one come to a conclusion, after reflection or seduction by the Holy Spirit. Art fits best, outside the context of the Great Commission, in the role of the predecessor, the role of John the Baptist. As John the Baptist was to Christ, Art is to the Great Commission. That is the role to think of Art in, when framing it's use in the role of helping people know the saving Grace knowledge of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Preach? No. Make someone think? Right in there champ! Sincerely, Paul Kiler Art as Servant Ministries 1 Corinthians 3:5 Greetings
For your background info on me, I am a Pastor to Artists, and a Missionary with Artists in Christian Testimony, Franklin, TN.

The following is an abbreviated form of a chapter of an upcoming book of mine on Art and the Bible.

Many people try to shove Art through the Great Commission. That being in essences, Go, Preach, and Make Disciples.

Art doesn’t fit at all in “Go”.
Art can and does work on some levels in “Make Disciples”, as can be seen in Icons used for prayer and devotion, or used in terms of personal or corporate inspiration, resulting in the building up of relationship with God, through Art.

But making Art “Preach”…? Art doesn’t do Preach very well, if at all. The raison d’etre for Art in our concern would be that of making one think. The Holy Spirit does the drawing of the soul, not the art. Art doesn’t make anyone make a decision, but it may and does help one come to a conclusion, after reflection or seduction by the Holy Spirit.

Art fits best, outside the context of the Great Commission, in the role of the predecessor, the role of John the Baptist.

As John the Baptist was to Christ,
Art is to the Great Commission.

That is the role to think of Art in, when framing it’s use in the role of helping people know the saving Grace knowledge of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Preach? No.

Make someone think? Right in there champ!

Sincerely,
Paul Kiler
Art as Servant Ministries
1 Corinthians 3:5

]]> By: Kathleen Popahttp://www.thekindlings.com/performing-arts-dance-theatre/art-for-the-audience-of-one/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Kathleen Popa Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:39:23 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2006/06/16/art-for-the-audience-of-one/#comment-63 J. Mark Bertrand wrote a wonderful post on the message of God's creation on <em>The Master's Artist</em>, <a href="http://tpr.typepad.com/themastersartist/2006/05/how_do_the_heav.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> J. Mark Bertrand wrote a wonderful post on the message of God’s creation on The Master’s Artist, here.

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