With the Art of Curating Worship event just weeks away, it’s the perfect time for another sneak peek at our three speakers.  This week’s feature: Mark Pierson, from Aucklund, New Zealand.

Mark is minister who developed the model of worship curator more than 15 years ago. Over the years, he has led seminars on worship curation all over the world, with a wide range of denominations and Christian organizations, seminaries, conferences, and festivals.  Let’s take a look at some of his work!

Photo A shows a crown of barbed wire and hanging blood red icicles as the center piece above a ton of crushed ice. It was curated at a church on Good Friday and is entitled “Dead Man Waiting” based around Peter’s denial of Jesus.

Photo B illustrates cards hanging from umbrellas curated an outdoor conference.  The question it asked was “If  you could say one word to your boss/family/God etec what would it be?”  It entitled “Lingering With Intent.”

Photo C shows communion bread on paper cloth. Mark asked participants to write and draw their prayers, asking God to intervene in a situation.

As you can see, Mark’s passion for curating spaces allows people the opportunity to engage with the trinitarian community of God in appropriate, creative, and life-giving transformative ways.

Mark’s book, The Art of Curating Worship, will be published by sparkhouse press in October 2010.

Register today for the Art of Curating Worship event!

This entry was posted on Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 2:39 pm and is filed under Clayfire, Events, sparkhouse Press.
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