Where Do Art and Church Meet? (with Sophie Killingley)

How do the arts and church fit together? What would it look like for churches to think about creativity more holistically? In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Sophie Killingley (Send Evangelical Church) to talk about her work as an artist and how churches can engage well with creative people in their congregations. 00:00 - Introduction 03:40 - Why is church and art often so separated? 05:55 - How can churches engage with creative people? 08:20 - Sermon notes 13:00 - Artistic response for men 16:58 - Art and church history 18:59 - Inspiration from art 22:41 - Expectations of art 25:03 - Art as evangelism 28:15 - Creating space for creativity in church 29:52 - Resources for art and faith Resources mentioned in this episode Draw Near, Sophie Killingley (goodbookcompany.co.uk) The Mark Drama (themarkdrama.com) Voyage of Life, Thomas Cole (wikipedia.org) Perish & Fade (perishandfade.com) The Rabbit Room (rabbitroom.com) Keswick Convention (keswickministries.org) You can access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter