endorsement for forthcoming book on Advent, Visual art, and faith formation

Reimagining VISUAL ART AND FAITH FORMATION

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barbara sartorius bjelland 
(Pronounced "Bee-Yelland") 

is an author, award-winning artist, and

ordained minister working at the

intersection of VISUAL ART

​& FAITH FORMATION.
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​She provides resources for

churches and individuals to uplift and

inspire. Barbara is the author of

numerous journal articles and of the

all-ages book : SUPPER WITH THE SAVIOR:

COMMUNION IN THE BIBLE AND TODAY.

​(Regent College Pub.,Canada) The

curriculum that companions this book

is found here.
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Sartorius-Bjelland has undergraduate

degrees in Ancient History and Art, and

graduate degrees in Faith Formation

(Seattle Pacific Seminary) and

Theology (Regent College, Canada).
​

Barbara is a frequent speaker and

workshop leader. 

​Contact Barbara using

the link above.

 

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Endorsements

endorsement for forthcoming book on advent, art, and faith formation

"Rich and Joyous"


Rev. ​Barbara invites us to go with her on a joyous Advent journey...by celebrating anew

the coming of Christ into our world. The author also includes rich insights from a variety

of theologians that expand our understanding and magnify the joy of Advent. 


​--Sandra Bowden, Christian Fine Artist, President of Christians in the Visual

Arts (1993-2007); contributing author of Art of Sandra Bowden (Square Halo

Books); Objects of Grace: Conversations on Creativity and Faith (Square Halo Books); 

editor of It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God (Square Halo Books)

Endorsements for Supper with the Savior: Communion in the Bible and Today

"A Gift for Churches"


Barbara Sartorius Bjelland offers churches a gift! Her suite of resources provokes our

imaginations for engaging the Bible’s teaching of the Lord’s Supper. Many churches will

benefit from Bjelland’s work allowing communion to be appreciated as more than a

periodic activity. Bjelland’s text is theologically astute, her artwork visually arresting,

and the entire resource is accessible to both younger and older audiences. I wish I could

have had this resource during my years as a local church pastor.


--Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Edwards, Independent Scholar, Dean, North Park

Theological Seminary (2022-2026), author of: Humility Illuminated (IVP Academic); Might

from the Margins (Herald Press); What is the Bible and How Do We Understand It? (Herald

Press); Do Black Lives Matter? How Christian Scriptures Speak to Black Empowerment

(Wipf and Stock); “Colossians” and “Philemon” in The New Testament in Color (IVP

​Academic)

"Lovely and Practical"


Barbara's book is winsome and practical. A comprehensive overview of communion in

the Bible and Christian tradition...for children and youth...adults learn too as they

present communion to those preparing for this important moment in Church life.

​It is a lovely, interactive and practical resource.
​

--Karen Stiller, author of The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship,

Loneliness, Forgiveness, and More (Tyndale House) and Holiness Here: Searching

for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life (NavPress)



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