Gathering of Artisans

We are having such a fabulous time at the Gathering of Artisans at Black Mountain, NC. I am blown away by the level of creativity among all the artists here. So many art forms and so many precious artists.

Sean Feucht

Tonight Sean Feucht (founder of The Burn 24/7 HERE) led worship and Ray Hughes (HERE) spoke a powerful word. Here are some one-liners from Ray Hughes - sometimes it was hard to catch that Kentucky accent of his!!


• We will never change culture by becoming like it - we will never change church by becoming like it.

• The purpose for the creative process is to reveal another layer of the nature of God

• We think creativity is a product - it's not, it is a process

• God will speak through the process of creativity much more than the finished product

• Prophetic ministry is the declaration of the mind of God and the power of the Holy Spirit

• The whole earth resounds with the sound of God

• If you have an encounter with God, your art should carry the sight and sound of that encounter

• In churches, we tend to sink everyone to the lowest common denominator and then mediocrity settles in

• In these days we need to have informed hearts more than informed minds. We can Google information, but there is no Google process for the heart

• If we change the way the Church experiences worship, we will change the way the world experiences God

• Artists shape culture not law-makers

• Music is the most majestic form of sound

• What one generation sows in faith another generation reaps in favor

Ray Hughes

Gathering of Artisans