Creative
Cultivating Worship & the Arts
Creativity and innovation are deep in the roots of the Vineyard. These are expressed both within and without our gathered spaces of worship. We are called to be a patron and protector of the arts. We want to be a safe place for artists of all stripes and hues, celebrating their influence as they create beauty, celebrate truth, and challenge the status quo through fresh language, imagery, sounds, movement, and every other kind of expression. The work of God is always to create and restore. We are passionate to join in this work.
Kris MacQueen
National Catalyst of Vineyard Creative
Kris MacQueen is a longtime worship leader, songwriter, recording artist. Kris carries a passion to connect, equip and nurture artists and creatives in the Church.
Simply Worship
We’ve launched a video series all about our worship values. With over 40 videos in this library, you will want to watch them for yourself, utilize them in training worship leaders/teams, or use a few in a teaching series you’re planning for the coming year!
Resources
Word Of God – Erika Kobewka (official bootleg) – Live from St. Jax
This was such a special moment, recorded live during our first "Portage" morning in St. Jax church in Montreal this past summer. The Spirit of God was so sweet in that moment, in that place, with those gathered. Thanks Erika for writing (and leading) so beautifully....
New Song – You Are Beautiful
Click here to download the chord chart: You Are Beautiful Chart.pdf "You Are Beautiful", written and performed here by Kris MacQueen, is a song that remembers that Christ's light shines in the darkness, that he works in the night to bring about the morning. It also...
Group Vocal For Word Of God Recording
Hey folks! We're just about finished recording the song "Word of God", written by Erika Kobewka from Old Strathcona Vineyard. This is a precious song to the Vineyard movement in Canada and we're thrilled to be releasing it soon. We want your help to finish it! We want...
Why Cultivating and Unleashing the Imagination of the Church Matters
Whatʼs at stake in your art? How important is your imagination? Whatʼs on the line when you put paint to canvas or put pen to paper? When you pick up an instrument or project images on a screen or engage in whatever other creative discipline you use to bring your...
The Justice God is Seeking: Responding to the Heart of God Through Compassionate Worship; By David Ruis
When the Apostles in Jerusalem sent Paul out on the Church's first missionary venture, they launched him with one charge: "Remember the poor." This is the same challenge brought by David Ruis, our national director of Vineyard Canada, who is also a widely regarded...
The Worship God is Seeking: An Exploration of Worship and the Kingdom of God; By David Ruis
When we see God's sovereignty over all things, it becomes clear that the work of the cross of Christ is what allows us to draw near to God in worship. During Christ's time on earth, he left a legacy that teaches us what it means to worship with our lives, our hearts,...