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Course
Artful Leadership: Art-Based Practices for Ministry Leaders
~15 Hours
In this Artful Leadership course, you will explore the power of introducing art-based spiritual formation practices into your life and ministry.
Jennifer Ackerman
About This Course
As pastors and leaders in the church, we’re most effective when we ourselves are continually growing spiritually while refining the skills needed to shepherd the communities that have been entrusted to us. Leadership development resources are abundant, but what if we look for wisdom in a different place? For centuries, art has had a particular way of awakening creativity, curiosity, and courage. All three of these are vital to a flourishing ministry, especially when considering the convergence of worship, preaching, and justice. In this Artful Leadership course, join Jennifer Ackerman as she introduces the power of art-based spiritual formation practices into your life and ministry.
Learning Outcomes
- Reflect on the role of art as a spiritual practice to stimulate creativity, curiosity, and courage in ministry leadership
- Engage in fundamental practices of art-making in the areas of visual art, music, dance, and poetry
- Design an ongoing, personal, spiritual practice of art-making and self-reflection for continued growth in curiosity, creativity, and courage
This course counts towards the Brehm Center Certificate in Theology and the Arts.
Created in partnership with the Brehm Center and FULLER Equip.
- Lead Pastor
- Arts & Worship
Introduction
1. Getting Started
2. Art, Religion, and Justice
3. The 3 Cs
Visual Art
4. Centering Worship
5. Knowing How to See
6. Practicing Visual Art
7. Toward a Spiritual Practice with Visual Art
Music
8. Centering Worship
9. Music Training and the Brain
10. Practicing Music
11. Toward a Spiritual Practice with Music
Dance
12. Centering Worship
13. The Sacred Body
14. Practicing Dance
15. Toward a Spiritual Practice with Dance
Poetry
16. Centering Worship
17. Poetry and the Soul
18. Practicing Poetry
19. Toward a Spiritual Practice with Poetry
Conclusion
20. Designing a Spiritual Practice
21. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Jennifer Ackerman
Director of Brehm Preaching, Assistant Professor
Since 2017, Dr. Ackerman has been directing the efforts of Fuller Seminary’s Brehm Preaching—A Lloyd John Ogilvie Initiative, where she has worked to catalyze a movement of empowered, wise preachers who live and lead at the convergence of worship, preaching, and justice. In 2022, she joined Fuller’s faculty as an assistant professor of preaching in the School of Mission and Theology. Dr. Ackerman has nearly 30 years of experience facilitating the worship and preaching efforts of churches in multiple denominations across the US, and is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She holds an MDiv and a PhD in Theology and Culture from Fuller and has experience as a professional musician where she performed in theaters around the country while serving churches as a worship and music director.
