At the most recent run of our Community Engagement Through the Arts (CETA) training, several fantastic works of art emerged. On the final night at the artist showcase, audience members were treated to visual art, spoken word, dance, music, and more. One of the participants, a native of South Africa, wrote a poignant spoken word piece.
Another new staff member joined us in March of this year! Sue Tryon joined us as part of our Spiritual Formation team, helping to provide spiritual formation opportunities for our team. Join us in welcoming Sue!
In May, a team of four from Inspiro facilitated another Community Engagements Through the Arts course in Belgium. Many of the participants were from the OM ship, Logos Hope. Participants came from a variety of cultural backgrounds, including Chinese, Filipina, Indian, French/Gabonese, French/Roma (gypsy), Mozambican, Kenyan, South Korean, German, and British. One of our favourite things to do is make sure we represent everyone in worship, and we ended up singing in eleven languages! We enjoyed learning about these different cultures as we explored how to dig into them to find art forms that would resonate deeply with the communities we want to reach.