Sparking Creativity: The EthnoArts Podcast

Thanks to our listeners, we are sharing TEN examples of local arts from around the world for the Christmas season!  For links to our sources and many more resources, click below.  Don't forget to check our facebook and instagram pages for even more Christmas visual art during the week this episode is released.  Merry Christmas, everyone!

The Huron Carol - song in Huron/Wendat, French, and English

Yeshu Aaya jag me by G B Amar - song in Hindi

Betelehemu by African Children's Choir - sung in Yoruba

Amezaliwa by Proskuneo - Song in Swahili, French, Korean, and English

Christmas Tradition from Ma’uke (Cook Island) - Songs in Ma'uke

Talj Talj by Fairuz (Lebanon) - Song in Arabic

Christmas Corroboree by Warlpiri Christians (Australia) - Dance and songs in Warlpiri

Sizalelwe Indodana by Concord Nkabinde - Song in Zulu

El Burrito de Belén (El Burrito Sabanero) by La Rondallita - Song in Spanish

Christmas Around the World by ACAPALS - Songs in English, German, Cantonese, and Thai

Paul Neeley's website: Global Christian Worship

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Today Justin and Trevor talk about drama and how it does not always communicate across cultures. Trevor shares a story of an interesting occurrence at funerals in a West African community.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Scripture Relevance Dramas

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With a story hailing from the Alamblak community of Papua New Guinea, Justin and Trevor discuss what “ethnodoxology” means and how music and the arts can significantly contribute to the growth of the local church.

Mentioned in the episode:

All the World Is Singing book

Global Ethnodoxology Network (GEN)

Inspiro Arts video explaining ethnodoxology

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Connecting local arts with felt needs, Trevor shares two stories where communities used their expressions to address fears, grieve and offer hope.

Mentioned in the episode:

Creating Local Arts Together: A Manual to Help Communities Reach Their Kingdom Goals

Arts for a Better Future training

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Today we look at visual arts and the power of symbols, icons, colors and other features to communicate or confuse. We'll hear about fascinating styles of Aboriginal visual arts from Australia. Because we can't show the images on the show, we'll refer you to the links below so you can look at the examples along with us. 

08:30 - Artlandish Aboriginal Art Gallery

11:30 - Dot Style Painting

13:40 - Horseshoe or U-shape

14:40 - Last Supper Painting

19:10 - ABC National Radio Article - Our Mob, God's Story

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In our second episode, Trevor and Justin discuss Ethnomusicology and share a story from the Canela community in Brazil that shows the power of local art forms in communicating the message of God’s Word.  To learn more about the Canela people and the Bible translator involved in this story, please visit www.jackpopjes.com!  He has written several wonderful books of stories that are available for purchase.

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In our first episode, we unpack the term EthnoArts and hear a story about how use of a local instrument communicated to the community that the Christian message was for them and that they didn’t have to give up their culture to follow Jesus.

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Coming soon, a new podcast. Come hear stories about a growing movement in Christian cross cultural ministry and development work around the globe. We explore principles at play when communities incorporate their cultural art forms to better themselves, address needs and reach their goals.