Taglines are sort of like bellybuttons. Everyone has one, but they may or may not be helpful for all that much more than navel-gazing.

As part of the revamping of the Territorial Creative Arts Department, Ken Waterworth, Brian Hogg and I wrestled long and hard with several others for just the right words to say what we're on about. There have been several drafts and crumpled pieces of paper (we recycled them, don't worry!) along the way. We're now confident in the concise message of these words:

"engaging, encouraging, equipping...for His glory"

Sounds nice, for sure, but what do we mean? Well, our prayer is this:

Use us, Lord,
ENGAGE us personally and corporately; use us to engage your people in sincere worship; use us for the engaging of your people in your heart through the creative arts; engage us in your mission so that we can engage others.

Use us, Lord,
ENCOURAGE us through the Holy Spirit as we seek You; use us to encourage those who do not know Your goodness, to bring them into the full knowledge of God and salvation through Jesus Christ; use us to encourage those who are serving You and refresh them through the gifts You've given us.

Use us, Lord,
EQUIP us thoroughly for every good work; use us to equip those who would serve you with their gifts; use us to equip your soldiers for the fight, with joy in their hearts and a song in their mouths; we seek to equip the artists you've created with skillful hands and servant hearts.

Use us, Lord,
FOR YOUR GLORY. We are mindful of the tendency of artistic pride and ego to taint pure worship. Our desire is to give glory to the only One who deserves it, and that is You. Lord, keep us mindful that You made Yourself nothing and came to serve rather than be served.

Engaging, encouraging, equipping... for His glory. It's more than just our tagline. It's our prayer. It's our heart as we go forward...

And we hope you'll join us.

Grace, Phil