ENCOUNTERING GOD THROUGH DANCE
with Saara Taina from Bethel Church, Redding California
Date: 27 August – 29 August 2015 (Thur – Sat)
Venue: Paya Lebar Methodist Church
Level 4, Covenant Chapel
5 Boundary Road Singapore 549954
We are honoured to have Saara Taina to lead us into an amazing time of encountering God through dance.
EVENT DETAILS
27 August 2015, Thursday, 8pm – 10pm: Introductory Dance Workshop (all are welcome)
** no prior dance experience required **no registration needed for Introductory Dance Workshop
All are welcome, ie. male/ female, children/adults, believers / pre-believers
Saara will be introducing to us the various types of dance such as healing, intercessory and prophetic. There will be activation and impartation.
28 August 2015, Friday, 10.30am – 9pm: Dance Ministry Workshop (for registered participants only)
*Registration required for the Friday Dance Ministry workshop, due to limited vacancies.
** Ideal for those involved in dance ministry or seeking to lead / pastor a dance ministry in the near future **
Session 1 – 10.30am – 12.30pm
Session 2 – 2.00pm – 5.00pm (includes Q&A session)
Session 3 – 7.00pm – 9.00pm
This is a full-day workshop, consisting of 3 sessions. If you are currently involved in a dance ministry or will be leading one in the near future, we welcome you to join us at this workshop! Come and be empowered.
Saara will be covering the various themes, “Carrying and Releasing God’s Presence”, “Building Community and Partnering with the Worship Team”, “Pursuing Excellence in Expression”, and “Importance of Pastoral Covering”.
29 August 2015 Saturday
Session 1 – 2.30pm – 5.30pm: Worship with Movement Workshop (all are welcome)
** no prior dance experience required **no registration needed for Worship with Movement Workshop
All are welcome, ie. male/ female, children/adults, believers / pre-believers
In this session, Saara will lead us into a time of worshipping God with bodily movements. It is also a time of breaking mindsets like “only professional dancers can worship God with dance”. Saara will empower you to worship God with your entire being, with all that you have and can give to God. Come, be activated and ready to worship God with newfound freedom and expressions.
Session 2 – 8.00pm – 10.00pm: Creative celebration @Soakability Service (all are welcome)
~The grand finale of the event~
Watch the raw power of God move through healing dance and creative arts. Be ready to encounter God deeply!
ABOUT SAARA
Saara Taina was born in Finland and has been teaching worship dance for more than 15 years on five continents. She was a student in the School of Worship in Jerusalem, Israel, and studied dance in Sydney, Australia. She has an Advanced Diploma of Creative Arts in Christian Ministry, specializing in Contemporary Dance. Saara is an ordained minister of the Gospel by the River International Revival Network and she is currently pastoring the dance ministry teams at Bethel Healing Rooms and Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. Saara has written a book called: “Encountering God Through Dance”, and her passion is to equip the global Bride of Christ to worship Jesus with everything she is, without fear or shame, and to release the Kingdom of Heaven through dance and creativity.