Mission
Our mission is to help people move closer to God through various gifts (artists) and experiences (audiences) of the performing arts. We express this primary purpose (the “Prime Directive”) with the phrase “Moving Hearts toward God through the Arts.” We at EnArts envision organizations and professional theatres in major cities across America devoted to this goal. We envision classic and original theatrical productions that shine the light and love of God in creative ways so that audiences and artists alike will have life-producing alternatives. We see films in movie theatres across America that strategically (subtly and sophisticatedly) infuse Spirit-based values into our culture. We envision multiple departments (theatre, film, script-writing, music, etc.) working together to accomplish these goals. And we foresee artists of all types contributing their gifts, talents, and time to producing life-enriching scripts and songs, on screen and stage in order to move people step by step toward God (“one script at a time,” “one stage at a time,” “one screen at a time,” “one song at a time,” etc.). In short, EnArts envisions—by the grace and guidance of God—a reclamation of the arts for God.
VISION
We believe the mission can be most effectively accomplished on a local level through the creation of a high-quality, high-impact, professional organization that serves as the point of convergence for the creation and delivery of EnArts values and goals, starting with a particular focus (dramatic arts in Kansas City) and (2) on a global level by the creation of an online presence/network dedicated to the dissemination and support of EnArts goals. This means that the launch of EnArts calls for building a local, Kansas City chapter and a growing digital presence.
As EnArts grows, it will be organized through various departments that focus on the cultivation and use of specific aspects of the performing arts. Each department (Script, Stage, Screen, etc.) will analyze its own audience and customer segment, and necessarily have its own more specifically targeted vision.
Ultimately, we’d like to see an EnArts theatre and/or dramatic presence in every major city and EnArts films in every movie-theatre (EnArts videos on every computer, etc.)—strategically teaching and promoting the values of the kingdom of God in ways that attract and inspire audiences and artists.
As EnArts grows, it will be organized through various departments that focus on the cultivation and use of specific aspects of the performing arts. Each department (Script, Stage, Screen, etc.) will analyze its own audience and customer segment, and necessarily have its own more specifically targeted vision.
Ultimately, we’d like to see an EnArts theatre and/or dramatic presence in every major city and EnArts films in every movie-theatre (EnArts videos on every computer, etc.)—strategically teaching and promoting the values of the kingdom of God in ways that attract and inspire audiences and artists.
