From the category archives:

Inspiration

Gifts are like Light

June 11, 2009
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If gifts are rivers of light streaming from God, as the “Father of Light”, then do I find it so hard to use them? Do you use your gifts all the time? Are you totally all up in that junk?
What is light?

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Motion Graphics : Inspire

March 18, 2009

Here are my favorites right now.
Would love to hear how they inspire you to make something cool for the kingdom.
Bamm.

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Dismantling the Worship Leader

February 19, 2009

It struck me that I had been under the assumption that I needed to be a spider. And if you have been in ministry for any length of time you can understand the polarity of wanting to protect your vision, mission and calling so strongly that you begin to coalesce into a venomous leader who looks out for them and their own.

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Riding the Elephant

February 18, 2009

One way of creating an atmosphere that fosters excellence is to have an open policy of allowing those that are not Christians to take part in your service. Whether playing music, production help or (insert task) people love to help out and what better way to show the example that Christ asks of us in living in community.

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Leading means: Think steps not programs

February 17, 2009

When you are leading a team it is important to understand that the journey is more important than the destination.

According to Northpoint, the most effective way of doing this in ministry is to think steps not programs. In other words, before you start anything make sure it takes you where you need to go. Notice they don’t say want to go.

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Programming a worship service.

February 16, 2009

According to Northpoint their unspoken goal for a worship service is for the attendee to say, “I want to come back.”

One of the ways they immediately engage the unchurched and churched to “come back” is to use 3 principles.

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Typography Inspiration

February 12, 2009

Went over to the link http://lifelounge.com/blog/Luke.aspx and it blew my utter mind.
Wanted to share it with you people.
If you scroll down you will see the best lion art I have ever seen. I don’t actually know if Luke drew it or found it but dang, just dang….

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November and December Inspiration

December 20, 2008

Boom, just like that Christmas was upon us. Like most of you we were steadily busy rounding up every ounce of creative juice we had for the holidays and weeks after. Because of that, we decided to make November and December a Siamese pair that is sure to make you look twice.

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October: Get Inspired

October 14, 2008

It’s october and we all know what that means. Christmas is around the corner and you have got nothing. Well here is some cough syrup for you inspirational junkies.

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September: Get Inspired

September 25, 2008

As it happens to be, we in the church graphic fields sometimes loose inspiration and drive when it comes to designing things. Not that we want to, but we are most likely being pulled in so many directions that we just sit there looking at the computer sort of dopey-eyed wishing there was some meaning to our lives.

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