About the Guild
Are you:
- 18+?
- A Christian who wants to serve God with the talents He has given you?
- Actively pursuing at least one of the following arts as a career or hobby: Writing, visual arts (drawing, photography, & animation), editing, music, composing, publishing, producing, directing, acting, dancing, sound design, theatre, filmmaking, or some subset or technical branch of these arts not listed here?
- Looking to a join a community that gives you an opportunity to serve others, learn more about your craft, share your projects, discuss the arts and culture, and connect with others?
Then keep reading, because the Guild might be a good place for you!
Why the Leohtsawend Guild?
Leohtsawend is an Anglo-Saxon (or Old-English) word meaning light sower. It’s pronounced Lee-ot-sa-wend (or at least that’s my best guess). This is what we are when we create art, music, stories, and beauty to sow seeds of light into a dark world.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a Guild is: “an association of people with similar interests or pursuits especially : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen”. They were usually created so tradesmen could support each other and create certain benefits. Kind of like an old sort of union, but way better (at least when structured properly and not used for greed). You can read more about guilds here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Guilds/
The logo design is based illuminations from the Lindisfarne Gospels, the oldest copy of the gospels in the English language.
How does the Guild work exactly?
First, members join by either being invited by current members, or by applying and being accepted.
Most of the interaction of the community takes place on a discord group. Hopefully there will also be opportunities for in person activities as well. There are places in this forum to share projects, discuss each different Art, pray for one another, discuss favourite books, music, and shows, and much more.
How to Join
There are three steps to become a member of the Guild if you’ve been invited by a current member.
- Read this page and the Membership Requirements below as well as Ephesians 5:1-21 as the forum guidelines are especially based on this section of scripture.
- Please fill out this form https://leohtsawendguild.com/member-registration/. Once you have registered, you will be sent an email with the link to join the discord server.
Exact guidelines are listed on the server. Membership requirements are listed in the pdf below and are also accessible from the forum.