January 2011 Edition \| 100 Be Known Create Engage Arts Ministry Arts Ministry Blog Arts News Archive	Hello, See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. ~ Isaiah 43:19. This year we look forward to witnessing God's continued work of RE-CREATION in the hearts of artists, in the arts communities of New York City and in the culture at large. In January, many people will move to New York for the very first time. This is a great time to invite someone to InterArts Fellowship. God is on the move in New York City, bringing artists back into the church. Let's reach out so that artists we know can join the dialogue through IAF gatherings, Arts Vocation Groups and the Redeemer Arts Blog. Happy New Year,
Lauren Davis Waisanen and her husband recently re-located to NYC from LA where she worked as a non-profit fundraiser and event planner, actress, and musician. She and her husband began attending Redeemer with friends and jumped right into the arts ministry by attending the faith and art study series In the Living Room. In 2010, Lauren integrated her creative abilities and artistic experiences with her faith by co-founding The Fuller Company, a theater production company through Fuller Theological seminary. Lauren produced their inaugural production, THREE (is company). Visit Lauren's website: www.laurenwaisanen.com	Building communities of artists where they can know and be known by God and one another Vocation Groups JAN 13 - Writers JAN 14 - Filmmakers JAN 14 - Dance Industry JAN 14 - Fashion Industry JAN 17 - Actors JAN 26 - Arts Leaders View calendar for later dates Next Interarts Fellowship JAN 14 - Artist as Creator Artists creating Christ-centered community, for the benefit of the Church and our city FALL REVIEW This fall we experienced our largest IAF, a visually dynamic Juried exhibition, the addition of two vocation groups, the latest edition of RedeemerWrites, and we were encouraged by the outcome of our first faith and art study series, In the Living Room. The 7-week pilot program brought 20 artists together who examined their roles as disciples, theologians, creators, and servants. Sharing insights, artworks, and experiences, artists deepen their understandings of how to live the creative life faithfully. REDEEMERWRITES 3 - NOW ON SALE RedeemerWrites is a small journal written by Redeemerites. The memoirs, short fiction, and poems included here are by several very bright, thoughtful, and savvy Christian New York writers. Purchase your copy today. Leading the Redeemer congregation to engage with the art of NYC and with its artists, for the purposes of cultural renewal WORK AND CULTURAL RENEWAL by: Tim Keller I am often asked: “Should Christians be involved in shaping culture?” My answer is that we can’t not be involved in shaping culture. To illustrate this, I offer a very sad example. In the years leading up to the Civil War many southerners resented the interference of the abolitionists, who were calling on Christians to stamp out the sin of slavery. In response, some churches began to assert that it was not the church’s (nor Christians’) job to try to “change culture” but only to preach the gospel and see souls saved. The tragic irony was that these churches were shaping culture. Their very insistence that Christians should not be changing culture meant that those churches were supporting the social status quo. >> Read Full Article BECOME A GOTHAM FELLOW Applications for our 2011-12 Class of Gotham Fellows are open from January 15-March 31, 2011. There will be two informational sessions following Redeemer services this month: 1) January 23 at 6:15PM at First Baptist Church, 79th & Broadway, 2nd Fl. and 2) January 30 at 12:10pm at Hunter College, Rm 508. RSVP (required) to gotham@redeemer.com. For details regarding the commitment and to access the current application, please stay posted at www.gothamfellowship.org CFW SUNDAY and GOSPEL & CULTURE LECTURES: JANUARY 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM Come hear our Senior Pastor Tim Keller speak on Why Work Matters. This Sunday will also be CFW Sunday where leaders will be available after each service to answer questions about the Center for Faith & Work. The lectures are free and take place at Hunter College Auditorium. www.faithandwork.org/gospel&culture Mark you calendars for Feb. 27 to come hear Adrienne Chaplin, co-author of Art & Soul. >> Top
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