"Culture and the arts are an overflow of what it is that people believe. As Christians, we have the joy of tending, cultivating, and pursuing the beautification of the earth for the sake of people to the glory of God. Part of taking dominion over the earth is to adorn time, color, movement, language, sound, etc. with the glory of the gospel."

Gregory Wilbur

Worship & Chief Musician

 

God is a creator and He has gifted His people with the desire to create.

Christianity has a long history of fostering the arts, and we want to more fully understand, embrace, participate in, and continue this rich legacy. Enjoying those things that are beautiful, well-crafted, and artfully formed helps us to understand more of God’s nature and character. In addition, working with the materials that God has made, we can rejoice in the ordering of those resources through the arts—color, movement, sound, time, language. This conviction shows up in the excellent but accessible music that we sing on Sunday mornings, where we keep beauty and aesthetics as part of our consideration. But we also enjoy exploring other realms of the arts through literature discussions, regular film nights, trips to concerts, encouraging the visual arts, and hosting musical groups or ensembles.

The Means

  • Community Book/Film Discussions every month

  • Periodic concerts, lectures, etc

The Goal

Our desire is to provide events to help folks see the beauty of Christ more clearly in the things that we make as sub-creators and to engage the broader community with the significant questions that the arts raise, but that can only be answered in Christ.

 

Film Viewing and Discussion: A Hidden Life

Join us Friday, April 10 for a viewing and discussion of Terrence Malick’s 2019 film, A Hidden Life [PG-13]. Based on a true story, the film follows the life of a farmer in Nazi-occupied Austria during World War II. It causes us to examine what faithfulness looks like beneath persecution, especially when that faithfulness is quiet and unseen. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. with discussion following. Contact: Greg Wilbur, greg@cstonepres.org.