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When |
Aug 06, 2023
from 06:30pm to 07:40pm |
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Where | Cathays in Chapel |
Contact Name | Church Office |
Contact Phone | 029 2065 0740 |
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Too often, the church's cultural witness has been marked by political strong-arming or fearful withdrawal into the "Christian bubble."
There is another way: creative cultural engagement, using our imaginations to plant oases in the desert, breathable spaces that refresh, challenge, and draw together Christians and non-Christians alike. Oases refresh the soul, provoke discussion, challenge assumptions, and lead the imagination to a new place.
In Oasis of Imagination , Ted Turnau lays out the Biblical mandate for engaging culture, and why the imaginative path holds promise. He explores the nature of the imagination from both Scripture and nature. He asks, "What makes a Christian imagination that resonates with non-Christians different?" He explores examples of Christian creativity done well from video games to movies to music to The Lord of the Rings. He challenges the church, artist and non-artist alike, to be intentional about their own imaginative lives, how artists and non-artists can support each other, as they together engage in building bridges and being cultural ambassadors to the wider community.
In-depth and wide-ranging, Oasis of Imagination equips and encourages Christians, whatever their calling, to consider how to imaginatively enter into the broader cultural conversation, beyond the culture-warring and Christian bubbles. It seeks to provoke a conversation within the church between its artists and non-artists about how best to unleash our God-given creativity to shine light into the broader culture.
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Children
Tiny Toes (0-2 year olds): Coffee Lounge at 10:15am
Footsteps (2-4 year olds): Triple Room - Downstairs under the Chapel at 10:15am
Trailblazers (Rec - yr6): Downstairs in the Pierce Hall at 10:15am
Youth
Edge on Sundays (yr7 - yr10): Downstairs under the Chapel in the Double Room & GF Room at 10:15am
A time of singing and praying.
A few notices about what is going on in the Church. A children's talk and a song possibly with actions when there is a family service.
A talk based on the Bible reading(s) during the regular Sunday service