Audio Recording by Harold Best
“What I want for artists is to go back to what it means to be a created anybody, to the extent that without hiding behind or depending upon their gift as artists, they can be a fully armed citizen, a fully discoursing citizen, who then are known by being a gifted anybody, an ambassador, as if God Himself were making his appeal through us. I plead with you, don’t just be an artist. The world is too full of those folks. Great, yes, as artists, but what are they as human beings?”
Harold Best visited us in Nov. 2010 for an event titled “Be Fruitful”. The purpose of the event was to offer an opportunity for spiritual and creative development for Christian artists, songwriters, and creative writers.
In his talk, he outlines some basic ideas about making art Christianly. Insisting on shaping a worldview based on Christ, rather than building a worldview out of any niche specialty, such as art, he continues to argue for demystified creativity. Shattering overly-romanticized notions of art, Best proposes artistic creativity that grows out of our basic identity as God’s creatures.
Harold Best is a writer, teacher, theologian, and musician. His books “Unceasing Worship” and “Music Through the Eyes of Faith” have had a major impact on the arts ministries of Sojourn. His new book “Dumbfounded Prayers” will be released in December 2010.
