All is Well
Greetings in the name of the Lord! This Christmas I have had the privilege to work with choreographer Allie Beard on a beautiful Christmas dance at our church: ‘All is Well’. The Christmas message of incarnate Jesus coming to us as a babe in a manger is as real and needed today as it was […]
Exciting News-Introducing YPAD4change
Next month I will return to writing about Soul to Sole Choreography for Christian Dance Ministry. However, this month I want to share more comments about the inappropriate objectification of young children in dance. Of course, this has been my focus for the last two months when I have written this blog. The National Center […]
Petition Update 2-Pole Dancing?
Hi friends! Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Christian Post released an article about an interview that they conducted with me at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Conference(NCOSE) in September. The focus of the article was on pole dancing. But that’s not the main thrust of what I talked to the […]
Building Healthy Rock Piles in Christian Dance Ministry Rehearsal: Submission, Group Discussion and Leadership
Let’s continue the discussion about the importance of leading dance ministry with scriptural rock piles: Understand the importance of submission. Always speak the truth in love, especially if there are differences of opinion. We need truth in our discussions. Be responsive, not reactive. If there is a leader over you, and a decision is made […]
Scriptural Rock-Piles for Prayer in Motion Produce Healthy Relational Patterns in Dance Ministry Rehearsal
We’re still looking at the rehearsal process for Prayer in Motion and we already know that healthy rock formations include a scriptural foundation as rehearsals progress(look at the blog I wrote in June 2015). The ongoing goal as we meet together is to welcome Jesus into rehearsal for Soul to Sole Dance Ministry and not […]
Scripture Focus in Christian Dance Ministry
If we see Soul to Sole Dance Ministry as a craft that communicates biblical truth, we will also see the rehearsal process as a way to craft the growth of dancers using scripture as the foundation for what we do. As you develop a dance, reflect on the following: 1. Choose a Scripture to explain […]
Teaching to Reflect the Rock
Do you know that one of your goals during rehearsal is to grow dancers into living stones? First Peter 2:5 says, “You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” Soul to Sole Choreography is structured to grow […]
Locomotor and Non-locomotor Movement
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Arts Theology for Dance
Jeremy Begbie said, “Our concern then is what we might call ‘theology through the arts.’ This means giving the arts space to do their own work as they engage with the primary testimony of Scripture and with the wealth of Christian traditions. It means that unfamiliar theological themes are uncovered, familiar topics exposed and negotiated […]
Glorifying God with Body Talk
God, the Master Choreographer, is a mover. And so are His people. In Genesis 1:2, God initiated the dance and soloed as its first dancer. His Spirit “was hovering over the waters.” In Acts 17:28, He revealed that “for in him we live and move and have our being.” We have our being and our […]