Goal
The MasterClass goals include providing direction, confidence and capability in youth to enhance creativity, leadership and relationships - all to create value in their Christian walk and talent. By hosting a multi-day conference to teach Christian high school and college artists' discipleship and evangelism using their enhanced artistic talents. By exposing Christian artistic youth to Christian master artists in their discipline and other Christian artistic youth we will build faith communities as the students share their talents and testimony through engaging others for Christ through their art form.
The MasterClass is a charitable project of the Congressional District Program and is therefore operating under their 501©3 non profit designation.
Dates
June 1-5, 2010
will be the dates of the 2010 event. The Welk Resort and Theatre of Branson, Missouri are our host locations.
Mission Statement
Statement of Faith
Why The MasterClass™
Values for Students
Values for Intructors
Values for the Ministry
Mission Statement
The MasterClass is an international event for Christian high school and college performing and visual artists. Our goals include engaging, empowering, and transforming Christian artists to use their talents for the Lord.
Master classes and workshops led by artistic Christian professionals will elevate the talent of our participants. By having these professionals supported by additional Christian leadership and the Holy Spirit, we will empower our participants to enhance the Kingdom.
We will provide a visual, spiritual, and artistic witness to the arts community and the world.
Statement of Faith
We believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His resurrection, and His ascension to the right hand of the Father.
We believe that Salvation is a gift from God.
We believe that Christians have a responsibility to share the Good News of Christ with the world.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The MasterClass is an international event for high school and college-aged visual and performing artists. We chose Branson, Missouri as our host location based on it's long history of quality family entertainment and safety.
Why The MasterClass™
My desire to develop The MasterClass began more than 10 years ago with my family’s inability to locate strong, growing Christian college theatre programs. Secular artists not only have a variety of strong college fine arts departments to choose from, but additional training in specialized master classes as well. God has given me the desire to meet this need by developing a five-day learning environment for high school and college-aged Christian visual and performing artists.
The goals for the MasterClass include:
- To Glorify God
I have an overriding passion for the arts, and for people’s involvement in and love of their art. Art touches the human soul. It is a God-given talent that I believe He wants us to excel in for His glory. In order for Him to be glorified, the art has to engage others. Art is a reflection of the time. It reflects and records the questions, anxieties and love of the time. I (and we of The MasterClass foundation) want Christian art to be in the mainstream of our culture rather than being in the religious subculture.
- Make a permanent transformation in young Christian artists.
The very essence of The MasterClass is transformational. The MasterClass foundation is built to enable continual transformation of the artist’s skills, confidence, excitement, knowledge, capabilities, wisdom and methods – this in turn will enable creation of new solutions to impact our culture. The staff and faculty want dramatic changes for the better. We look for quantum leaps and artistic breakthroughs. We want our youth to become new, better artists and to use their enhanced skills and training for the Lord. We strive to transform the initial artistic passion into permanency – a lifetime love that grows with continual development.
- Empowering young Christian artists impacts our world.
Youth connect with the arts and media because these provide a connection to each other. Today’s young artists will be the major tools of engagement with youth in the future. Many years ago the American and European cultures separated the arts from religion. Today’s Christian artists are being motivated to share their art and their Christianity together as one: Not being driven to performing or creating “Christian Art” but performing and creating art as a Christian. Many are therefore creating art that permeates society and challenges conventional thinking of the world, all for the glory of God. Jesus is the Light of the World, one can write songs about the light, or, one can write songs about what you can see from the light.
- Provide professorial training in a professional setting.
There is a need and want for a higher level of training specifically geared toward Christian artistic youth. We provide a safe, highly respected venue, international professional faculty, master classes, workshops, panels and four evening shows featuring faculty and student participants.
- Create an active network of Christian artists.
Our youth increase their artistic talents and build their networks with professional artists and peers. We also provide a network of Christian fine arts college/universities and international ministry organizations.
The MasterClass provides quality learning experiences, a safe environment, and international award-winning faculty all for the young Christian artists who want to grow in their art and in the Lord.
For more information contact John S. Freeman, Executive Director of The MasterClass, at john@themasterclass.org, call 3317-590-6034 or visit www.themasterclass.org.
VALUES for STUDENTS
National venues
WOW events throughout the day
High quality of instruction
Professional instructors
Students from international cities
Showcase and Main Stage performances
Original film presentations
Technical students to work on Main Stage and Showcase events
Room discounts for participants and chaperones
Transportation provided on site of event
Freestyle nights - social time and a treat
Network with college Fine Art Departments who are interested in you
Network with Christian artists - professional and amateur
Network with Christian peers
Evangelism and Discipleship training
A chance to perform or work along side a professional in your area of interest
Introduction to Artistic Intellectual Capital™
Development of Faith Communities
VALUES for INSTRUCTORS
Different teaching environment
Networking with other professionals
Networking with future students
Venue
Sharing your passion with students
VALUES for the MINISTRY
Youth Evangelism training
Youth Discipleship training
Faith Community development
New network of Christian student artists
New network of Christian colleges/university fine art departments
Increased network of Christian professionals across field of employment and ministry
"It is through stories that cultures express their hopes and fears and the longing of the human spirit...We are artists who want to reach and empower younger generations with the hope of living God's word, because they are the future leaders of all other ministries."
- EthnoGraphic Media
Music touches the soul of man,
The soul touches God,
God touches the soul
– author unknown |
