Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
Younger Leaders Gathering 2016
Beginning – Performing Arts Sketch
Genesis was composed as a liturgy that communicates a meaning-story. Here we hear the scriptural text, but we also see it made physical by a dancer. For more information go to Beginning on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new...
Big Giant Story – Performing Arts Sketch
A fast-paced, word-based tour de force that covers the sweep of the story of God and his people, drawing from the theme of the gathering, ‘United in the Great Story.’ Performed during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering....
Jehovah Shalom – Performing Arts Sketch
Jehovah Shalom’ and ‘Home’ were written in response to a conversation with Marina Silva and designed to surround her talk at the 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering. ‘Jehovah Shalom’ explores the costs of furniture and food from the perspective...
Pentecost – Performing Arts Sketch
We revisit the playful characters we saw first at Babel, but the application of languages is entirely different. For more information go to Pentecost on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab
Recapitulation – Performing Arts Sketch
Recapping the BigGiantStory, we made our way back through God’s Word through the whole week of the 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering, ending with the gratefulness we sensed at the very beginning. For more information go to Recapitulation on the...
Revelation – Performing Arts Sketch
This piece helps us listen to the vision of a new heaven and new earth from John’s revelation by spreading and weaving the word across multiple voices from the stage. For more information go to Revelation on the Lausanne Movement website. The...
Some Days – Performing Arts Sketch
This sketched prayer connects us to the world as we have considered it—where and how do brothers and sisters suffer for the gospel, and how do we pray in solidarity with them? For more information go to Some Days on the Lausanne Movement website....
Transfiguration – Performing Arts Sketch
A lively conversational retelling of Jesus’ transfiguration, from the disciples’ confused perspective. For more information go to Transfiguration on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab