Times have changed, especially in the church world over the last decade. Not too long ago you had a church secretary that would click the magical “clip art” button and insert some little “graphic” piece, usually pretty tacky, onto the weekly bulletin template. That was pretty much the extent of graphic art in church. Now, […]
I’m often asked the question, “What can I do to help promote an environment of creativity?” You can discuss that question for days on end and continue to come up with great ways. I believe that there is no all encompassing list of things that you can do, but here’s a list of 5 building […]
In part 1 of this post I focused on being open to the creativity around us and some specific ways to broaden our creative horizons. In part 2 we’re going to pick up with the assumption that we’ve been open to the creativity around us and that now we have a beginning idea, or what […]
I get questions all the time from creative leaders, artists, and event/church goers asking how I come up with some of the ideas that they think are great. It’s really easy to think that I, or people like me, are “idea machines” and come up with and crank out greatness in our sleep. Sometimes I’d […]
How many steps do you take into a room before you begin to notice the things that aren’t done well? Do you notice them at all? Do you notice the BIG things only? What about the details? I believe one of the main attributes of a great leader in any capacity is paying relentless attention […]
This is the year 2014. A recent study discovered that 75% of American homes own a HDTV. The same study learned that 51% of those HDTV households own more than one HDTV set. 38% of all homes in America own multiple HDTV’s. Let’s take this information and apply a bit of reason… If most Americans […]
I recently read a blog post written by a church worship leader. The author was raising an issue of people that are middle-aged and up being left off of church worship teams or being passed over for worship leader positions solely because of their age. According to him, this is something that is happening regularly […]
1. Know your audience. Who are you talking to? Who is this message for? It’s very rare that a certain topic or message is for everyone. If your target is everyone, you will very rarely make an impact. If you choose certain topics/subjects to hit a certain subset of people and continually move that target […]
Some people would call me a maverick or a rebel. I’ve been known to, and I often do things in unconventional ways. Some have called me innovative and have hired my services because they see my “out of the box” thinking as an asset. On the other hand, I’ve often been ostracized for being different […]
It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish I’ve heard this saying for years and never given it much thought. Recently? I heard someone say it and as it resonated through my brain I found myself?thinking, “Wait… What?!?” The Olympics just finished up, in case you’ve been living under a rock, and as?I watched […]
