Welcome to the final broadcast of Arts Connection
In June 2011, the first broadcast of a new program which looked at the intersection of faith, art and Canadian culture was heard on this station. In the six-plus years since, Arts Connection has featured hundreds of artists from across the country including musicians and writers, visual artists and photographers, poets and playwrights.
Tonight’s guest is best known for her Redemption’s Edge trilogy of suspense novels. But Janet Sketchley(https://janetsketchley.ca/) has recently published A Year of Tenacity—a devotional based on the best of her devotionals from her “Tenacity” blog. Janet is on the phone with us tonight from her home in Halifax, Nova Scotia to talk about A Year of Tenacity.
Our guest tonight has been hosting a city-wide outreach in Guelph for the last number of years. Joy in the Park is a day-long celebration of worship, praise, prayer and unity – which have long been the vision of worship leader Michael Austin Harris, who is with us to night to talk about Joy in the Park.
Tonight’s guest is a singer/songwriter who has toured Canada and Europe and was recently featured in an Imago artists showcase. Jeanine Noyes says her favourite gigs are the ones where she’s connecting with an audience no matter the size of the gathering. Jeanine is on the phone with us from her home in Toronto to talk about her music.
Interludes feature music from Jeanine Noyes
Tonight’s guests are part of a family group whose “‘ancient-contemporary’ sound with its synthesis of indigenous and non-indigenous instruments, original lyrics and First Nations dance offers a unique worship experience.” I recently had a chance to see OKAMA, which includes Gerard Roberts, his wife Peta and two daughters, and was moved by their ministry.
As Canada nears its 150th anniversary as a nation, a number of ministries have been looking back on the impact the Christian faith has had in the country’s history. The Bible League Canada recently published the book One Dominion: Celebrating Canada Prepared for a Purpose. The Chatham, Ontario-based Bob Beasley is the Bible League Canada’s vice-president of International Ministry and one of the co-authors of the book.
1:11 Ministries combines dance, music and spoken word for a unique artistic worship experience. Now the group has added book publisher to their resume with the release of the book Fearless: Free in Christ in an Age of Anxiety. Three of 1:11 Ministries members wrote the book: dancer Carolyn Curry and writer Rachel Starr Thomson.
Since 2014 and over five productions the Audience of One Christian Theatre Company (http://audienceofoneguelph.ca/) in Guelph has shared the Gospel message through dramas and musicals.
Last fall we talked with Angel Hope Publishing’s Glynis Belec (http://www.glynisbelec.com/BOOKSTORE.html) about an upcoming project. That project, the book Good Grief People is now a reality, having been released recently.
Storytelling, which is as old as the first time someone sat around a fire and described how they tracked and killed their latest meal, takes many forms. This coming weekend three different type of storytellers will combine for an evening of story and song. Brad Woods, along with playwright Ins Choi will use words while the Great Wooden Trio will use song.
