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Fulcrum Point #1 Get Creative

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Add Creative Elements to the Order of Worship

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Listen to Ray Kollbocker explain how he chooses music for worship services.
Read Music and Postmodern Worship

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Think Organic

Read Good Friday Service at Westwinds, excerpted from Future Church, p. 16-18
Read How to Develop an Organic Worship Service, excerpted from How to Write Narrative Sermons. p 122-128.
Read Ron Martoia's book Morph.

Welcome the Arts Back into the Church

Read The Arts, excerpted from Future Church, p. 26-35
How to Use Art in PowerPoint Presentations--This page shows ways we incorporate art in our PowerPoint presentations at Lighthouse Baptist Church.
Suggestions for utilizing the arts in the church:

The Internet has many online art galleries that display classic and contemporary Christian art. These art sites are great resources for downloading art to use in a PowerPoint presentation.

•Religious Christmas in Art http://www.execpc.com/~tmuth/st_john/xmas/art.htm
•Religious Gallery http://biggallery.com/religion/
•St. Mary's College http://www.smc.qld.edu.au/relart.htm
•Art for the Christian Church http://www.christianchurchart.com/homems.html
•Biblical Arts Center http://www.biblicalarts.org/main.htm
•Art Block http://theartblock.com/religiou.htm
•Christus Rex http://198.62.75.1/

2. Consider supplying paper and map pencils during the worship service to those who like to doodle and post their art on the bulletin board after church for others to enjoy.

3. Why not turn your foyer into an art gallery? Ask local artists if they'd like to display their art work for your congregation to enjoy. They could leave business cards next to the painting in case anyone wants to contact them about their work.

4. Ask a local art instructor to speak to your Senior's group and encourage the artistically inclined to hone their skills.

5. Make your fellowship hall available for an art show for the community on Saturday afternoon.

6. Pray for your children to become actors, directors and artist to go into the culture and shine the light.

Harness the Power of the Story

Read "How to Write Narrative Sermons.

How to Write Narrative Sermons--Learn how to use the power of the story to awaken the imagination of postmodern audiences and teach them the powerful truths of the Bible in a form they can easily follow---that they'll want to follow. This 129-page ebook explains the concept and includes examples and instructions on writing 5 different types of narrative sermons. It also shows how to design organic worship services to help non-linear, visual thinkers connect with their Creator.

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Listen to Dieter Zander explain the power of the story.
Read transcripts from interviews with top postmodern communicators.

Send out Cultural Missionaries

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