THE STONEWORKS INSTITUTE

PROGRAMS

The StoneWorks Institute currently offers the following programs. Each has a specific target constituency, cultural context and time frame. Inaugural programs are held at Belhaven College, in Jackson Mississippi, after which trained leaders will facilitate them in different national locations and regions of the world.

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP SUMMITS (GPS)

GPS technology is able to take a person turn by turn toward their desired destination.

Global Partnership Summits (GPS) bring together established arts leaders and gatekeepers who work in the context of the church, education, missions and the broader marketplace for dialogue, prayer and discovery of pathways leading to church and cultural renewal-that emphasize the importance of culture-making, global partnerships and shared resources.

STONEWORKS ARTS LEADERSHIP TRAINING (SALT)

Salt cleanses and flavors. Both actions are necessary for any transformational process.

StoneWorks Arts Leadership Training (SALT) identifies and brings together emerging arts leaders engaged in church, academy, missions and the broader marketplace, mentoring them to be morally, intellectually and spiritually transformational leaders-faithful to Christ and the gospel call to be salt in their particular cultural context.

ARTISTS & CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION SYMPOSIUMS (ACTS)
Acts references the biblical book of ÒActsÓ that records spiritual and cultural transformation.

Artists & Cultural Transformation Symposiums (ACTS) brings together practicing culture-shapers in the arts community (writers, directors, producers, choreographers, composers, visual artists, film makers, patrons, etc.) for community, personal renewal, artistic input, insightful dialog, and intentional orientation toward a transformational vision.

ARTS, RECONCILIATION & TRANSFORMATION SEMINARS (ARTS)
Arts in the life & mission of the Church, expressing the presence of Christ in the world.

Arts, Reconciliation & Transformation Seminars (ARTS) develop a Christian perspective on the arts and the imagination in life, worship and mission. These church-directed seminars affirm the arts and imagination as gifts from God to be celebrated, and will explore their important role in culture formation and reformation within the biblical context of creation, fall, and redemption.

Following the inaugural Summit at Belhaven College in 2007, Global Partnership Summits (GPS) are in the planning stages for Australia and Europe for 2009. An Arts & Cultural Transformation Symposiums (ACTS) is planned for professional dancers in 2008 and an academic-focused StoneWorks Arts Leadership Training (SALT) is planned for June 2009.

Arts, Reconciliation and Transformation Seminars (ARTS) are ongoing, and are available for consideration upon request.