| The goal of PStudio programs and activities is to witness Christ through various artistic expressions. Cultural events, exhibitions, concert performances, courses, and lectures organized by the PStudio are meant to involve young generations of artists in the Christian life. Our programs and activities are geared toward one’s personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ and for each artist to discover his/her personal calling and mission. PStudio seeks to create a community of Christian artists to use their Arts as a tool for evangelism. |
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Alpha Course for Artists
 Alpha Course is a practical introductory course to the Christian faith, based on group discussions by asking questions and freely expressing one’s opinion. From April 27 to June 5, 2006, the PStudio team has welcomed twelve young artists from various art universities in Yerevan to share the Good News through "Alpha Course for Artists" and invite them to personal encounter with the Lord. This was the first step of responding to Christ’s call to serve Him with their artistic gifts and talents. Many of the participants and helpers were touched, inspired, and moved by the Holy Spirit to seek and serve God. Today "Alpha Course for Artists" became a key strategic step on the way toward implementing PStudio’s vision. Both, leaders and participants, are all wonderfully conformed, amazed, and encouraged on how the Spirit of the Lord has worked through, among, and around us during these past months to reach out and impact the lives of these young artists in Armenia. We pray that God enables us to lead young artists of Armenia to find hope in Christ, inspiration, and endless imagination from our Great Creator. 
We are also eager to provide the most important and missing component in the lives of many: the Living Word, prayer, and worship. We thank you all for your prayers and financial support, which enabled us to do the first "Alpha Course for Artists" as well as to provide Bibles for all participants. PStudio will appreciate your further support toward offering more Alpha Courses for young artists in Armenia through the PStudio. |
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 Bible Studies
Praise Studio is in the process of developing a Bible Study manual for artists by using Campus Crusade materials and various sources on the Arts and Theology. This Bible Study Course will be the second strategic step toward building a healthy Christian artists’ community in Armenia. Those young artists who seek to know more about their Creator are welcomed to weekly meetings at the PStudio held every Thursday. The need to develop this kind of course was originated after the completion of the first "Alpha Course for Artists." Many of the participants asked us to continue our meetings around other Biblical topics, because they started reading the Bible and felt a natural desire to share, discuss, and ask more questions. They felt a deep need and longing to know and experience more of the Lord and His Word. Praise the Lord!!! |
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Cultural Evenings (art evangelism)
During the Cultural Evenings we take an important and relevant topic and make it reachable to the audience by using methods of: drama, performances, song, direct communication, visual materials, etc. We are eager to introduce the Truth by using creativity and various expressions of Art.
Sin and Freedom
The topic of "Sin and Freedom" is one and a half hour long event. Each time during the presentation of “Sin and Freedom” about 100 - 150 young people had a chance to hear about the boundaries of the first original sin and to hear anew that Jesus has come to the world to save us all and give us freedom from the bondage of sin… At the end, after the short drama and a prayer scene, young people were called to come forward to the stage and bring their "redemption nails" which symbolized sin (everyone received an attached nail with the invitations that were given out) to the cross of Jesus as sign of repentance and confession of their sinfulness and guilt. Each of the "redemption nails" attached to the invitation had a place to record the participants’ names. At the end of the evening we brought the cross full of "redemption nails" with names on it to the PStudio to pray over them individually. We walked back to the PStudio along the city by carrying that very cross with "redemption nails." This was another amazing chance of witness to those who were coming to us with curious questions and were interested to know more.
Creation and Creator
"Creation and Creator" is the PStudio’s first project. During this event we used some video materials by the Moody Bible Institute and told the wonderful story by Max Lucado "You are Special." We made the invitees to realize that each of them, sitting in the hall, is special for the Lord and that the Creator and the Master of the universe cares about us and loves us! |
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 Exhibitions - Concerts
This PStudio project will provide a stage to perform for young artists of Armenia to encourage, honor their gifts and talents, make new friends, and invite them to the PStudio ministry programs, such as "Alpha Course for Artists." On May 31, 2006 PStudio held an Exhibition-Concert in Yerevan, Armenia for about 25 young artists. We were able to provide a stage for them and have had a chance to enjoy the talents of 15 young musicians performing classical, Armenian ancient, national, and pop music, contemporary Christian, as well as new songs composed by the participants. Moreover, fifteen fine-artists have had their art works exhibited: sculpture, ceramics, collage, tapestry, needlecraft, as well as painting on canvas and paper. This was a wonderful evening of discoveries and fellowship. |
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 Encouraging and Mentoring
PStudio has developed a PS (Praise Studio) mentor team composed by Christian artists, who have gone through NLI’s CLLD training program. PS mentors are responsible for the spiritual growth and nurturing of the young artists, who come to Christ through various PStudio activities and programs, helping them to discover themselves and Jesus in their lives. Later, these young artists are welcomed to become a part of the PStudio’s vision. |
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Prayer
"If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them" (Matthew 18:19)
Every Thursday at 8:00 pm PStudio artists and friends come together to pray for Armenian artists. We pray to God to use us as simple vessels in His hands to reunite and redeem the two facets of the Armenian tradition: Christianity and Art. We want to see renewal in the arts, which has grown faint through centuries of Armenian history.
Pray for:
 …the young Armenian generation involved in arts...
…God’s revelation to already famous Armenian artists in Armenia and abroad
Let us join in prayers with Steve Cole and pray for amazing work being done in Armenia and elsewhere "...God, we want to see directors, writers, producers, program makers, editors, CEO’s, dancers, painters, actors, musicians, fashion designers, graphic designers, presenters, camera operators, photographers, journalists, researchers, sculptors, advertising execs, promoters, fixers, managers, vocal trainers, stylists, models… operating from a place of knowing this truth: that they are made by God, known by God and loved by God – a people group who have their identity and security in Jesus who has accomplished everything so that we all might know forgiveness and life in all its fullness; a people group who recognize and celebrate the source of their creativity: the Great Designer and Creator"
..."gifted artists who are Christians accepting the call of being salt and light to the very dark world of the
visual and performing arts…" by Brain Bakke
…"Alpha Course for Artists", "Bible Study Course" and for each participant …
…the Praise Studio vision, so we could truly live and create with the Creator in the truth of the Scripture &
spread the light of our Lord by witnessing to the living God through arts and creativity ...the PS Café
project as a creative, appealing, non-smoking, and culturally appropriate Christian environment for the
postmodern generation in Yerevan, Armenia
We believe that "Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father
of the heavenly lights..." (James 1:17). |
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