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Course
Dance as Worship & Ministry
~16 Hours
In this course, Dance as Worship & Ministry, discover a more holistic understanding of dance and how it contributes to a full and embodied life of faith.
Marlita Hill
About This Course
Whether you’re an aspiring and experienced dancer, a dance enthusiast, or you lead dancers in your church or ministry, you’ll be blessed by this course, Dance as Worship & Ministry. Join Marlita Hill, choreographer, multi-published author, and 20+ year educator, as you explore various perceptions of dance in ministry and worship, identify barriers to experiencing the spiritually formative potential of dance, explore God’s guidance from Scripture, and understand the various contexts of the dancer’s call. You’ll learn how movement deepens your faith, catalyzes your spiritual formation, and engages your full self in worship. Discover how dance contributes to a full and embodied life of faith for both the dancer and others.
This is a part of the Brehm Center’s Certificate in Theology and the Arts.
Created in partnership with the Brehm Center and FULLER Equip.
- Arts & Worship
Introduction
1. Getting Started
What Is Dance as Worship?
2. Introduction
3. Identifying Barriers
4. What Should It Look Like?
5. Scriptural Case Studies
6. Receiving and Engaging Dance
How Movement Engages Our Faith
7. Introduction
8. Communion
9. Formation
10. Instruction
11. Service
12. Anchoring
13. Enjoyment
The Context of the Dancer's Call
14. Introduction
15. To the Church
16. From the Church
17. In the Marketplace
18. Person, Process, and Product
Conclusion
19. Conclusion and Final Activity
20. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Marlita Hill
Choreographer, Author, Educator
Marlita Hill is a choreographer, multi-published author, and 20+ year educator who creates, teaches, writes, mentors, podcasts, and speaks for an international audience in and across the areas of faith, art, and entrepreneurship. She is an adjunct instructor and MFA graduate from Belhaven University (MS) and is the creator of the Kingdom Artist Institute (KAI), which mentors kingdom artists in building arts careers and businesses in the marketplace. Through KAI, she forms instructional partnerships with colleges, artist organizations, and churches, providing curriculum and programming to help disciple their marketplace artists. For over 20 years, she has served God as a dance artist in the church and marketplace and now mentors artists around the world. Hill showcases her dance work and provides master classes, guest choreography, and residencies through her creative venture Speak Hill Dance Project.
