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The FBA endorses beauty through the marriage of art and theology in the making of consecrated spaces.
We exist to be an inspiration to churches and their congregations, encouraging them to practice Truth, Beauty, and Goodness through the inclusion of the visual arts in their theological perspective especially in galvanizing community identity.
This site is meant to be a spark of creative fuel by witnessing from the liturgical traditions and seeing how the faithful interact with faith-specific aesthetics and the resulting active “place”. When done right, such artfully intentional spaces are powerful and serve as a refuge of sorts. Believing there needs to be a renaissance in church aesthetics, the Foundation for the Biblical Arts is here as a guide in the discussion, a bridge to a more illuminated destination.
Jeff LeFever founded the Foundation for the Biblical Arts with Mike Thornton in 2002. Jeff has traveled across the United States, several European countries, and Jerusalem, photo-documenting the human characteristics of the consecrated space and their interactive nature. He has first-hand experience of churches, monasteries, and cathedrals across Christian traditions from the many branches of the Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican/Episcopal… to the various Protestant churches, from the tiniest Baptist house church to the megachurches of today. He has also been in discussion groups and understands the ideologies for the use of art from liturgical aid to conversion propaganda.
As a result, Jeff has offered this knowledge and witness to any church that would want to discuss the blessing to their congregation and community that a permanent art aesthetic can bring. Jeff’s stance is to first clean one’s own house—leading by example—create a place of beauty and joy that is different from the world, and people will come, for beauty attracts (as does truth and goodness).
Jeff’s background is as an illustrator for the advertising industry before rejecting advertising and becoming an illustrator for the gift industry. He became a mixed media fine artist and soon added photography to his tools for visual communication and expression. He is former teacher at the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA. He also has a heart for God and sees a branch of the vine withering because of neglected gifts and the underutilized expression of beauty as a legitimate form of worship and respect in the non-liturgical churches.
Contact Jeff LeFever today to see how he can help offer ideas that will serve your congregation, no matter the church budget. This is his mission and his blessing to serve.
Best contact, Jeff LeFever: lefever@lefever.com