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	Mark Torgerson Associate Professor of Worship Arts Judson College
Ph.D., Notre Dame, 1996 M.A., Notre Dame, 1993 M.Div., North Park Theological Seminary, 1988 B.S., California State University Mark is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church. He has enjoyed Christian worship events on four continents, yielding an appreciation for the great diversity of worship expressions that emerge from many cultures. He has a particular interest in how visual artifacts impact our worship. Mark is a painter, using primarily acrylic on canvas. About one half of his studio painting involves work that is designed for worship. Church architecture is another avenue through which he explores art and worship. He enjoys visiting and researching worship environments
	Other publications include: "Ecumenism, Worship Renewal, and Reforming Spaces for Christian Worship” “Enjoying God in a Crowd: Worship Space and the Mega-church” “Gathering at the Table of Promise and Joy: Reflections on Eucharistic Space” “An Architect's Response to Liturgical Reform: Edward A. Savik and his ‘Non-Church Design’”

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	William Dyrness Professor of Theology and Culture Fuller Theological Seminary
B.A., Wheaton College B.D., Fuller Theological Seminary D.Théol., University of Strasbourg Doctorandus, Free University Amsterdam Postdoctoral, Cambridge University Bill is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He joined the Fuller faculty in 1990 and served as dean of the School of Theology from 1990 to 2000. He teaches courses in theology, culture, and the arts, and was a founding member of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology and the Arts. He has over 30 years of teaching experience in the U.S., the Philippines, Kenya, and South Korea. He has also served on the national boards of Christians in the Visual Arts from 1999 to 2005, and Development Associates International, 2000 to the present.
	Other Publications Include: Reformed Theology and Visual Culture Visual Faith (2001) Changing the Mind of Missions with James F. Engel The Earth is God's: A Theology of American Culture Reformed Theology and Visual Culture: The Protestant Imagination from Calvin to Edwards

“Worship Renewal and Imagination in Visual Worship” Audio
In this presentation, William Dyrness will address the need for Protestants to “rediscover” the value of the visual in their worship, having been shaped by the Reformation’s reaction against the usage and practices associated with art in the Middle Ages. As visual elements enter into our worship practices from all directions, we need to be discerning and have a theological framework for utilizing the power of the visual to inspire worship. But we also need to renew our God-given imagination to spark renewal.

“Worship Renewal and Engagement through Visual Arts” Audio
In this presentation, Elizabeth Steele Halstead will address how the integration of theology and art cannot end with building a building, but is just the beginning to a more holistic approach to worship. She will look at models of how planning teams can over the long term incorporate visual elements of worship into practices, such as the sacraments, and will offer practical application for how design elements such as line, color, texture, and space can reflect theological and biblical ideas.