$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.
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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