Releasing Creativity

One of the signs of a healthy community is the releasing of all kinds of creativity. When we create, we honour God, since he is creative, and we are made in his image.

Not only does the act of creating honour God, but when the fruits of our creativity are offered in worship, or in service to others, we bless God and build his Kingdom even more.

I've been around Dream for a while, and it has offered many of us a great outlet for our creative energies. For me that's mostly been in digital art so far, but more recently in music too.

1) Thanks to some wonderful new music software (Ableton Live 6 LE), I've rediscovered a vein of musical creativity, and I'm going to post some of it, especially tunes that might be useful to others looking for resources for worship.

So here is the first of what I can sense is a new creative direction - you can listen to it here - I've called it "Distant Voices". I hope you enjoy it, but more than than I hope it finds a place in worshipping our Maker and drawing those around us to worship him too.

2) For some time now, I've had a growing desire to pass on some of my own skills and experience to others, to play my part in releasing the often untapped creative gifts in the body of Christ.

I would love it if even 2 or 3 other people discovered that they love doing this stuff too, and it turn, want to offer it in worship, and multiply it on to others.

If you have ideas about how that might happen, maybe you could leave a comment?

Thanks
Richard L