Inreach/Outreach

The final piece of the whole area of ministry. The foundation of Masterpiece ART ministry!
A Creative Introduction to...

"Thinking Differently!"

This area is designed to REACH Into the Body of Christ to build up the Church. At the same time it is also designed to Reach OUT to a dying World with the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

This area puts all of the ministry to work for the purpose of: Igniting Creativity and Developing Relationships!

Inreach/Outreach is the GOAL of the ministry area. It's designed to fit into all of what this art ministry does! Our goal is for the people we meet to think differently! Whether it's encouraging a long-time believer or actually introducing a new-believer to Jesus Christ!

In the Bible, God tells us to trust him, love him, and to serve him with all of our hearts! IR/OR is about... Serving God wtih ALL of our talent!

So... we also see that it doesn't matter if you know Christ for 45 years or 45 minutes... ALL means ALL!

But it's about:

Heart- fire starts in the heart! Without heart, no life (Igniting)
Mind- Creativity begins in the mind... Even the smartest can be uncreative! (Creativity)
Spirit- The spirit or soul is the part that makes you... you! Develop the spirit, Develop yourself! (Developing)
Strength- We're talkin' about more than physical strength! There is strength in relationship! (Relationship)

So.. if God expects ALL... why not ART? That's where IR/OR came to be a piece of Masterpiece ART! We began to see a NEED in the area of... Creativy and Relationship. Both in the Church and in the World!

In the Church... was lacking a desire to be visually artistic! And a desire to build relationship! We saw the church as a Bride (without make-up!) People need built-up! (encourage)

In the World... The great satisfaction with mediocre art and its overall problem with relationship! We saw the fallen world through the eyes of Christ! (Dead to Godliness) People need Hope! (Introduction)

We thought... how could we creatively build relationships and spark creativity at the same time, yet be used by God to further his gospel? We found ourselves right in the ... middle! And as artists, we have a unique insight and perspective into this issue!

It started with Art club... then lessons... Then it grew to Art Shows.. then to lettering names and face painting... to:

and it's still... growing!!! By Jove, I believe we've found a niche in this thing called Life!

Inreach and Outreach is considered a bridge between the World and the Church! It takes the gospel to the world... yet it introduces creativity to the church!

If you wanna build the church (reach-in). If you wanna change the world (reach-out). 1