Capturing The Imagination
I just finished reading Colossians Remixed, a post modern reading of the epistle to the Colossians by Brian Walsh and his wife (who is a person in her own right but I don't have the book in front of me so I don't recall her name). And it absolutely blew me away.
One theme that captured me was how the Roman Empire had captured the imagination of its citizens and how God's story was meant to over throw that by capturing people's imagination with the much greater story of God's desire to redeem all of the creation. Paul's epistle was all about freeing the human imagination to imagine God's way and God's future.
As I've thought more about this concept I keep going back to the idea that churches and families have not done a very good job of capturing our children's imaginations with God's story -- what does it mean to do this? and how do we go about doing this?
Any thoughts or ideas??
One theme that captured me was how the Roman Empire had captured the imagination of its citizens and how God's story was meant to over throw that by capturing people's imagination with the much greater story of God's desire to redeem all of the creation. Paul's epistle was all about freeing the human imagination to imagine God's way and God's future.
As I've thought more about this concept I keep going back to the idea that churches and families have not done a very good job of capturing our children's imaginations with God's story -- what does it mean to do this? and how do we go about doing this?
Any thoughts or ideas??
posted by Ivy on Monday, September 26, 2005
4 Comments:
Lots to think about here, too!
I'm thinking that what you're talking about is more than what the entertainment industry generates.
I'm impressed with the way that Young Children in Worship makes a wonderful opportunity for this at that particular level.
Hopefully, as these young churches shift their thinking to interact with the Word in more creative realms we'll see God and His people do some wonderful things.
That's just my initial response. Lots to think about!
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well, i'm about three years slow...i came across your website based on a professor's recommendation [kenda dean]. funny to look at this date and realize that right around that time we were moving into our first house, and i was about start my second call...
anyways, thinking about children, capturing imagination...i think that there has to be a happy medium between "entertainment" and a willingness to be creative and use a lot of different mediums to communicate the gospel to children. that being said, i don't think simply talking about it is enough...maybe something that engages all five senses, encourages children to "play," and let's them feel like they are safe to be themselves [goofy, unpredictably profound, open...]
really loving this blog!
I too just discovered this site and I really enjoy your insights! Obviously capturing imagination has nothing to do with entertainment...entertainment is passive, potentially engrossing but not necessarily engaging. Our church has been exploring storytelling, even in adult studies, to bring the bible to life in a way that encourages people to use their imaginations. Maybe that's the start. maybe we have simply forgotten how to imagine. We rely on facts, figures, instant messaging and the internet...we leave little to mystery or imagination as a culture. We are into visualization in an attempt to acquire, but not imagination as an attempt to understand, explore, or dream. I am curious if after nearly three years you have arrived at any conclusions on the subject or attemted to introduce the concept of capturing the imagination at your present church?
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