Category: Inspirational
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If You Take Advantage Of It…
We live in remarkable times. Anything you want to learn, watch, read, or listen to is within a click of a button…and often for free. The opportunity for self-expression, creativity and the platforms to reach a diverse audience has never been more prevalent. There are entire online communities, podcasts, YouTube…
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Completion Builds Confidence
Looking to boost your confidence? Finish something. The goal is a long succession of completed projects and tasks. As you complete something, you’ll gain insight, keener understanding, a little bit of mastery, and you’ll add your collection of accomplishments. Like Rome, confidence isn’t built in a day. But brick by…
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Sometimes Good Enough IS Good Enough
Every design doesn’t have to be a masterpiece. Every video doesn’t have to be Academy Award worthy. You don’t have unlimited time, energy, attention, or money. You have to learn to prioritize. Find out what you value and what will give you the most “bang for your buck.” There are…
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Giving Thanks And Saying Goodbye
As I wrap up my responsibilities as the Pastor of Communications at Trinity Church, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on the past nine years. With Thanksgiving around the corner, here is a short list of some of the many things I’ve been thankful for: My teammates – Communications is…
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It’s a TGIF World
The first thing a missionary does is learn the language of the culture to which he will be ministering. Leonard Sweet (theologian, author, and futurist.) suggests we have moved from a Gutenberg culture of words to a TGIF (Twitter, Google, Instagram, Facebook) culture of images and soundtrack. How do we…
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From Street To Seats
Last week I blogged about the importance of touring other churches and learning what you can about the way they approach church communications. My two favorite tours to date have been Saddleback Church (Rick Warren) and Harvest Christian Fellowship (Greg Laurie). Not only do these churches have beautiful campuses, they have Communication Departments that are…
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Taking Photos That GEL
When I attended this year’s Evangelical Press Association‘s (EPA) annual convention, I had the opportunity to sit in on a breakout lead by Kenny Irby called Show Me: Visuals and Design that Pull In the Post Literate Generation. The premises of the session was that audiences born after 1990 are much more visual…
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What it Really Takes To Succeed In Church Communications
When most people think of what it takes to succeed in the role of church communications, they think you need a “creative type” that has a good eye for design. While that is part of it, after 8 years of being in the church communications drivers seat, there is much more…
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See It Big – Keep It Simple
One of my favorite motivational speakers, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, has an acronym he uses called “SIB-KIS.” It stands for: See It Big – Keep It Simple The problem with the human condition is that we tend to see things small to start with…and complicate what’s left. The reminder to “see it big” help us…
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Inspired and Convicted
Yesterday I had a chance to spend the day at the NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas. It’s a big tech/hardware show for video/photography, etc. At the Canon booth, they had a 15 minute behind-the-scenes short film, featuring 3 different story tellers, talking about their equipment, philosophy of shooting, etc.…
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I4J Today!
If you haven’t run into Justin Blaney and his Innovate 4 Jesus (I4J) website, stop reading and click here now! Justin is Christian and a gifted videographer. I don’t know how he does it, but he has gained access to some of the most influential church leaders in Christendom and sits down…
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Bic Pen Art
I ran across this article on FastCoDesign about a designer that makes carpet designs with nothing but paper and Bic Pens. This guy takes doodling to a whole new level. “French designer Jonathan Bréchignac makes some of the most intricately designed carpets you have ever seen, but there is nothing woven…
Bruce Herwig - Redlands Photographer 