The workshop was held from 17 September to 19 September 1999 at various venues (Christ Church, Kenilworth, Reformed Presbyterian Church (now UPCSA), Guguletu, Rondebosch United Church). We started off Friday night with the visual arts. Two South African artists, Pippa Skotnes and Willi Bester, presented their work. Their multi-media presentation inspired a fascinating discussion and set the tone for the whole workshop. Saturday morning Dr Jeremy Begbie (Director of the Christianity and Arts Project at the University of Cambridge)stimulated and challenged the participants to explore Christian faith through the arts. His focus was the power music has to shed new light onto familiar themes or to help us to have a clearer understanding of difficult themes. Playing beautifully the piano Dr Begbie (a professionally trained musician and theologian) employed various musical models, i.e. polyphony and improvisation, to highlight the sheer endless possibilities to re-appraise our faith. He encouraged us to discover the ways in which the whole range of arts can contribute to the renewal of thelife and mission of the church. The afternoon session gave the participant the option to attend one workshop of their choice. The workshops included "Drama & Liturgy" by Peter Krummeck (a dramatization of a Gospel story which was then performed in the Sunday morning service), "Poetry & the Healing Arts" by Viv Stacey and Bob Commin (an exploration of poetry as a resource for reflective processes that nurture healing and growth in pastoral care, counselling, and spiritual direction), "Movies & Meaning" by George Klaassen (with a special emphasis on the whole issue of censorship in South Africa).

All the workshops were very well attended and created lively discussions. Parallel to those workshops Peter Hyslop organized a "Market Place Exhibition" which gave participants the chance to exhibit and sell some of her own art pieces. Thanks to the wonderful venue at Christ Church (Kenilworth) and the organizing talent of Lynn Pedersen and her team the lunch and tea breaks open up possibilities to meet each other and begin to network. The Sunday morning service at the Reformed Presbyterian Church (now UPCSA) certainly marked another highlight of this weekend bringing together various cultures and talents. Laurie Gaum leading through the service, the wonderful Xhosa hymns, the dramatization of the Gospel story of one of the workshops, the Sunday School marimba band from the UPCSA, and the preaching of Dr Begbie made this event a great success. The weekend was rounded off by an evening service at Rondebosch United. Once more Dr Begbie taught and preached through music ending on a beautiful piece by Johann Sebastian Bach.