worship arts at columbia
Many people today sense a revitalization of the arts in worship. As Robert Webber says, “The arts are the wheels on which the Gospel turns.” Recognizing this growing trend, CBC has designed a program that will expose students to the arts as gifts to be used in leading people in worship.
The focus of Columbia's Worship Arts major is on preparing people for holistic worship ministry.
Graduates from this program will have sufficient background to be vocational Worship ministers in many churches. The program recognizes the central role music plays in worship and equips people to give leadership musically. Secondarily, it prepares students in the dramatic arts, as well as the use of media and technology.
This program combines field based learning as well as rigorous intellectual development. Core training grounds the learner in theology, biblical studies, culture, and the practice of worship leading. These are supplemented by skill development courses in sound design, lighting, visual arts and multimedia, acting, playwriting, song writing, vocal and instrumental lessons.
Spearheaded by Nelson Boschman and Tony Funk, this program is designed to educate young women and men who desire further training in worship. Both come from different musical backgrounds but share a passion for a revival of the arts in worship. Both are committed to teaching worship from a biblical perspective, to look critically at the issues that affect and influence the church’s worship. They believe that the next generation of worship leaders could make a stunning difference in the life of the local church.
For more information on the worship arts program, click here.
For more information on the ministry teams that are a part of the worship arts program and also open to all Columbia students, please see the column on the left hand side of this page.
