ARISE, the 2008 Arts Conference, is a call to artists and teachers in the local church to provide experiences that lift the souls of people and connect their hearts with God. To help you live out that call in your specific church, ARISE also includes practical tools to help artists and teachers be more effective at crafting those experiences. Join fellow arts leaders, teachers, and church arts teams June 11-13, 2008 @ Willow Creek outside Chicago.

Confirmed main speakers include Brian McLaren, Nancy Beach, and Francis Chan. You’ll benefit from breakout speakers like Mark Batterson, Ross Parsley, Lauralee Farrer, and Richard Allen Farmer, not to mention arts leaders and teachers from over 25 other churches around the country. See Creativity in Action with breakouts led by The Journey Church (NYC, NY), Granger Community Church (Granger, IN) and more.

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How the search for the ultimate career in creativity took one writer out of the advertising industry and into the church.
By Tony Biaggne

Just a year and a half ago I was working as a creative at a prominent advertising agency. Things were good. The money was cash-tastic. I was living the dream career that dated back more than twenty years. Right now, I am typing this sentence from a small office at a church in the suburbs in St. Louis, where I now work full-time. You could say my career path has taken a slight detour, and I couldn’t be happier. Oh, and a little secret for you… the church has got more creativity going for it than any place around.

To help you understand how this all went down I feel a little back-story is in order. I am a child of the 80’s. Actually, I was born in 1975, but I don’t remember too much about my first five years.

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