Telling the Greatest Story through Art

Leaders from Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Central Europe and the Ships took part in the OM Arts Forum in Mosbach, Germany on November 23, 2009. The participants explored how the Arts can be integral to the mission of reaching the world for Christ and how artists can be effective colleagues and team members at the OM field level.

OM Arts Director Bill Drake led the forum and defined the vision and growth plans for the newly formed OM Arts International.

Drake addressed how an OM field can embrace Arts Ministry as a part of the field's direction, how to best communicate Arts in the field's vision, and how the field can lead, care for, and release the professional artist to fulfill their missions calling.

Colin Harbinson, consultant and catalyst for Arts in mission, led the forum participants through a Bible study of Bezalel, the artist chosen and called to work with Moses to create the tent and elements of worship commissioned by God on Mount Sinai.

Harbinson reminded forum participants that Bezalel was called and filled with the Spirit for the work of creating art for God's glory.

Artists who are called to mission can be released to create art with excellence in the context of the OM field. Harbinson encouraged the need for professional artists in missions and warned that "art done poorly communicates poorly."

Quoting writer A.W. Tozer, Harbinson affirmed that, "Christians are obligated to excellence because God is supremely excellent."

OM Arts will work with field leaders to identify artists who are ready to serve in missions and help the fields and the artists to prepare to establish unique arts teams.

A leadership training seminar for artists preparing for missions will take place in Rome in conjunction with Transform 2010 in July. For more information about the training seminar or about OM Arts, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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