$300,000 Gift to Fund Forum for Worship and the Arts in Alabama

THE SAMFORD CRIMSON
By Zach Brown

ALABAMA---At an Oct. 8 luncheon, Samford will unveil the first stages of anima, the Forum for Worship and the Arts. The forum’s website, animatheforum.com, will launch in mid-October. anima resulted from a $300,000 grant from the Christ Is Our Salvation Foundation in Waco, Texas. Eric Mathis, anima director and assistant professor of music and worship, said that the grant had two conditions: establishing a center for worship and the arts and creating programs for teenagers. [link]
The first phase of anima has three steps. 

  •  First, the forum’s website will feature advanced social media integration, 
  •  Secondly, anima will feature regular speakers and workshops on worship and the arts, 
  •  The third initial aspect of anima, the Elisha Project, will allow Samford students to mentor teens and benefit from worship training.

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The interest of conservatives on re-claiming the creative class is very exciting to see.