"Pastors Concerned for Artists and the Arts,

Artists Concerned for the Church"

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Arts for Relief and Missions views contemporary arts and music as a viable channel of missions work, a parable in our contemporary society. We believe that all followers of Jesus Christ are called to use their giftedness to reach the world and edify the Church.

Because we are committed to biblical discipleship, we are committed to expository teaching of the Bible to give practical ways of applying biblical principles to living. We encourage people to find their instruction from a thorough study of God's Word and the teaching of the Apostles, where God assures us we will find His counsel and wisdom. 

In our discipleship, our primary area of focus has been on those called into music and arts ministries, often people with extraordinary giftedness, varying from those called to minister to the secular public to others whose primary calling is based out of the ministry of a local church. Often these are people who find themselves on a public platform with a voice to our culture.

We observed that people who labored in artistic endeavors often functioned on the periphery of their church ministries, isolated and often with little contact to their own church leaders; rarely in the mainstream of the ministry of the church, and rarely cared for the way a church would care for its missionaries. The result often had devastating consequences, both to the artists, and to the lost potential of ministry in the Church. The initial CAMMA Council formed in 1999 to look for ways the Church could better come alongside artists and ministers and thereby enrich the Church and further the work of Christ.

We began to look at the success of agencies that set financial standards for its member organizations. Over the years it has become a blessing for donors to know that an organization voluntarily adheres to certain financial standards because they know how their contributions are handled. For the organizations themselves it is helpful to have guidelines to make their policies. In the same way, our artistic leaders and ministers voluntarily commit to certain guidelines in their lives, and the churches and organizations they serve are encouraged to know what they believe in. 

After years of initial planning, we formally launched the Council and Association of Ministers, Musicians and Artists. Associate Member Guidelines form the core basis of our continued work in teaching and discipleship for the benefit of artist ministers as well as for the benefit of the churches and leaders that send them.

The CAMMA Executive Council

For further information or comments, email camma@arminc.org.