Spirit & Scribe
Spirit & Scribe
Spirit & Scribe is an online workshop that explores the intersection of writing craft and spiritual formation. While there are many books and courses about spiritual practices, and about writing, this workshop meets on the bridge between the two — exploring how our spiritual lives shape our art, and how our writing forms us (and others) spiritually.
Each week participants will be led through corporate prayer, an interactive lesson, reflection exercises, and group discussion. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in mid-week exercises designed to fuse their artistic practices with their spiritual callings. Our hope is that every person would leave with a clearer sense of how to journey with God as a writer.
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About the Workshop
Week 1: Purpose — Motivations in Writing
What motivates our writing? Should we create if our motives aren't 100% pure? Is that even possible? We get real about our motivations as writers and consider how God is inviting us to journey with Him.
Week 2: Process — Cultivating an Idea
What does it look like to shepherd an idea from concept to publication? In our second week, we explore what Scripture teaches us about how to cultivate an idea and how to know which ideas are worth pursuing.
Week 3: Prayer — Writing with the Spirit
How does prayer intersect with our writing lives? We will look at how God gives creative ideas through prayer, how prayer shapes those ideas, how art can be a form of prayer and an act of obedience to God.
Week 4: Parable — Forming the Imagination
In our last week, we turn from looking at our own spirituality to consider how our writing craft intersects with our readers' spiritual formation. Jesus gave the masterclass in this; what does it look like for us today?
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About the Facilitators
Chanté Griffin is a Los Angeles-based journalist whose work centers the intersection of race, culture, and faith. Her articles, essays, and interviews have appeared in more than fifty publications including The Washington Post, The Root, The Christian Science Monitor, Faithfully Magazine, The Huffington Post, Ebony, The Los Angeles Times, Vogue.com, and PBS SoCal. Chanté’s first book, Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us, is forthcoming from WaterBrook / Penguin Random House in June 2024. When Chanté isn’t writing, she enjoys coaching creatives, salsa dancing, and serving her community through prayer & intercession. Connect with her at @yougochante on all platforms.
Michael Stalcup is a poet living in Bangkok, Thailand with his wife and three young children. His poems have been published in over thirty magazines and anthologies, including Commonweal Magazine, Dappled Things, Ekstasis Magazine, Faithfully Magazine, Fathom Mag, First Things, PAX, Presence, Red Letter Christians, and Sojourners Magazine. He loves empowering other writers in Bangkok and beyond! Follow him on Instagram @michaelstalcup or check out all his published work at michaelstalcup.com.