One thing we must note, is that creativity is not always about new and innovative expressions. It can be equally powerful to re-present something "old" - a song, a sound or any art form from our church heritage. And, as the biblical saying goes, there is nothing new under the sun, and an "old" thing may in fact become to us a "new thing" again. Introducing a five hundred year old hymn may be just as creative as introducing a five day old song which has just been written.
Both can be an expression of creativity, and both can unlock freshness in our congregational worship.The worshipping church should be leading the way in all things creative. After all, it makes sense that those most in touch with the Creator should have more insights into the creative than others. Besides, in the church we have more to sing about than the rest of this world. We have more reason to celebrate, more inspiration to dance, and more grounds for all kinds of artistic expression. For we have seen the glory of the One and the Only. And this revelation leads us to explosive and imaginative heart responses.
And there is one final reason too why the church of God should be the standard bearer for creativity. We are those in whom the Holy Spirit lives, and He will inspire and equip us to respond to the Father in colourful, imaginative ways. A.W. Tozer puts it best:
"If the Holy Spirit should come again upon us as in earlier times, visiting
church congregations with the sweet but fiery breath of Pentecost, we would be
greater Christians and holier souls. Beyond that, we would also be greater poets
and greater artists and greater lovers of God and His universe."Let us never
give up the adventurous pursuit of creativity in worship."
by Matt Redman.
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