We used this table cloth last week at the commission for mission staff gathering, where we were exploring reconciliation and forgiveness. The words were written with waterproofing liquid onto the cloth, and then wine was spilt over it. The glass was smashed and the wine spread spilt. Its stain took the perfect shape of fear…
God? from cheryl lawrie on Vimeo. I had a call yesterday from Hannah who wanted to throw around some ideas for a service she’s doing around the Japanese earthquake. It used to be that my first reaction to a disaster like this would be to create a space to acknowledge it, but I’ve been watching…
We’re right at the very beginning of developing a wiki for alt worship and communities in australia. If you have a community or group that you’d like to see added, please do so… the wiki, along with instructions about how to add information, is here. I get requests every week from people looking for like-minded…
There’s been blissful silence here over the last few weeks – i’ve been on leave… It’s lovely to be back. Before I went away I had a flurry of alt worship workshops, where I finally put together some coherent statements about how I design stations. These are my tips: What makes a station a station?…
the story of elijah running from jezebel will be projected on the wall and this will be written below it [i just remembered i’m working with a church group on Saturday! they like a bible verse! this one was the one that came instantly to mind, and given the chaos of this week i’m not…
a first thought for a space i’m curating on saturday… At the edge of every map is a thick grey line in the absence of any sign there is a world beyond it, it’s easy to believe that the line is a solid wall for us to butt up against and rest our weight on;…
a blessing for a space i’m doing next week we leave today going into a future as yet unmapped take faith with you as you go; into the parts of your life not yet travelled by love into the parts of the world unexplored by grace let compassion and hope be the roads that you…
We had a good time on Saturday at the alt worship workshop. It’s always a privilege to spend time with a group of people who say ‘we could do that’ rather than ‘that would never work…’ As promised, these are the links I mentioned at the end: Proost [for resources, available on subscription or pay-per-download]…
I’m running a workshop on alt worship for the CTM in Parkville on August 14. Details and a registration form are available here: Alt wship wshop Registration form
[Christop and Craig have more comprehensive wrap ups of Just Worship, including photos… Craig’s blog includes more detailed stuff about Peter Majendie and Dave White’s presentations] [photo stolen shamelessly from Christop] I am back in Melbourne which is deliciously balmy after Christchurch. I had a fabulous time. It’s really good to be home. Just Worship…
