Heartscape to Artscape with Mary Jane Miller and Adrienne Reedy, Creative Prayer. Each month on the first Sunday, Adrienne Reedy leads Heartscape to Artscape for our online Creative Prayer. These are conversational gatherings designed to shape, sculpt and mold the landscape of life through creative expression and conversation...
Ronya Dones, Virtual Artist in Residence 2022. Starting a new creative project of any kind is often intimidating, and this residency with Convergence was no different, but Lisa and Convergence community could not have been more supportive...
Heartscape to Artscape with Elaine Sanders Mayfield and Adrienne Reedy, Creative Prayer. Each month on the first Sunday, Adrienne Reedy leads Heartscape to Artscape for our online Creative Prayer. These are conversational gatherings designed to shape, sculpt and mold the landscape of life through creative expression and conversation...
On Symbol - Creative Prayer with Cornelia van Voorst. Sometimes we mistake a sign for a symbol. A sign has a concise singular meaning which is unambiguous. Symbol is metaphorical. A symbol is where the seen and unseen, the silent and spoken, physical and spiritual, conscious and unconscious meet. Metaphor and symbol are markers and portals on the surface of life speaking of and leading us to the depth of the sacred that our conscious selves don’t always comprehend...
On Love - Creative Prayer with Cornelia van Voorst. In our recent years of pandemic, paper hearts have graced our windows, and memes on social media call upon us to love one another, take care of one another. In poetry, song, art and story, the power of love is invoked regularly. Yet when we are aware and overwhelmed by trouble in our world and in our own lives, talk of “love is the answer” can sound unrealistic...
The health benefits of a spiritual life outweigh the health benefits of not eating fat or sugar. Spirituality positively affects physical health, mental health, quality of relationships—even your GPA in college. I don’t know of anything I could eat that would do so much!Psychologist Dr. Lisa Miller, best-selling author and founder of Columbia University’s Spirituality … Continue reading Science Says Spirituality is Good for Your Health
It’s counter intuitive but "playing the rest" is actually the key to productive, satisfying creative output. When I was in middle school, I took piano lessons begrudgingly. I loved the idea of playing complicated, beautiful pieces on the piano, but loathed practice with every fiber of my being. As you can imagine, my playing was … Continue reading Building a Habit of Creative Productivity
"We need visionary imagination because our souls need to be nourished, our imaginations re-awakened, and our passions flamed for living into the fullness of who we were created to be.
Art gives us hope to do more than survive – it beckons us to live! At Convergence we're dedicated to cultivating the soul of culture by equipping artists of faith to embrace their calling. Won’t you join us in this vital work? Convergence is the culmination of 15 years of people coming together to grow … Continue reading Stories of Convergence | Support Spring2ACTion
Ronya Dones is Convergence's first "Virtual Artist in Residence." As an artist and teacher, Ronya examines human flourishing with child-like curiosity and modern sophistication. She has developed innovative spiritual, social-emotional and arts-based programming for individuals, families, schools, museums, libraries, rehabilitation centers, therapists, churches, community and social service agencies.