Mike Janiczek is the publisher for Advantage Books. As I mentioned last month, my book 'Dance is Prayer-in-Motion: Soul to Sole Choreography for Christian Dance Ministry' is set to be released by Advantage Books sometime next month. It's been God's leading to work with Mike on this project. He is a committed Christian and his
Easter Greetings to you all! March 28, 2016 was a celebration that combined the passion I have had for the Risen Christ as well as for dance ministry. Yesterday, ‘The River’, a song by Jordan Feliz, proclaimed the message of new life in Christ visualized through prayer in motion. In Sonlight dance ministry, I love
Hi all, I’m almost 4 weeks into recovery from surgery: a complete right shoulder replacement. The day arrived on Monday January 4, 2016. The first week was difficult because I had a reaction to the anaesthetic they used for me during the operation. I stayed one night in the hospital with very little reaction to
Greetings in the name of the Lord! This Christmas I have had the privilege to work with choreographer Allie Beard on a beautiful Christmas dance at our church: 'All is Well'. The Christmas message of incarnate Jesus coming to us as a babe in a manger is as real and needed today as it was
Hi friends! I’m excited to continue to advocate for dance in everyone’s life. It’s creative, physical, beautiful, and visual. Even more importantly, if it’s done as an expression of faith, it presents the Gospel in embodied form. However, like so many things in life, it can be misused and distorted. I remember dancing as a
Let's continue the discussion about the importance of leading dance ministry with scriptural rock piles: Understand the importance of submission. Always speak the truth in love, especially if there are differences of opinion. We need truth in our discussions. Be responsive, not reactive. If there is a leader over you, and a decision is made
Do you know that one of your goals during rehearsal is to grow dancers into living stones? First Peter 2:5 says, “You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” Soul to Sole Choreography is structured to grow
Many choreographers and dancers in the church become overwhelmed as they approach both choreography and/or dance technique for church dance ministry. Most are not professionals and most have a limited dance background. Some have no dance background. With numerous dance styles to draw from (ballet, hip-hop, modern, jazz, tap, etc.) and a plethora of
Jeremy Begbie said, “Our concern then is what we might call ‘theology through the arts.’ This means giving the arts space to do their own work as they engage with the primary testimony of Scripture and with the wealth of Christian traditions. It means that unfamiliar theological themes are uncovered, familiar topics exposed and negotiated
God, the Master Choreographer, is a mover. And so are His people. In Genesis 1:2, God initiated the dance and soloed as its first dancer. His Spirit “was hovering over the waters.” In Acts 17:28, He revealed that “for in him we live and move and have our being.” We have our being and our