Both sides need to lay down their defenses and come together to talk, pray, and search the scriptures in order to create an arena of safety. When there is safety, nurturing can take place. As a parent, I need to let my children know that they are safe so that I can nurture and raise them in the ways of the Lord. So it is with our artists. If we arecreated in God s image, and God is creative, then we too have the potential to be creative beings.
Human creativity reflects the divine.
When we begin to reflect his creativity, people will begin to understand something of their Creator and will respond with worship. This struggle is most common between a pastor and worship leader or dance team. The leadership of the church and those involved with the arts must work together rather than struggle against one another. To those who have a pastoral role, I want to encourage you to begin creating a safe place for those involved in the arts, whatever they might be. As a pastor, I realize he difficulty that some of us experience when we try to pastor artists.