Oct
29
2009
Arts and the Church
Kevin DeYoung’s latest post seems on target to me. Here’s the outline of some principles he offered. For expanded explanation, see his post.
1. We must allow art to be art.
2. Art is valuable, but so are a lot of other things.
3. Art can do some things, and it can’t do some other things.
4. Our worship should strive for artistic excellence, but our worship will inevitably be “popular” and propositional.
5. Churches can learn to welcome artists, but artists should not expect the church to be an art gallery.
6. Artists can help us see our idols, and artists have idols of their own too.