Tag Archive | religion
Back-loaded worship
I remember the weekend that I interviewed at Seacoast Church… my first experience in their Saturday night service caught me a little off guard; the service began with worship… no surprise there… but it seemed that the music stopped just as quickly as it had started, after just two songs. What? Hold on… this might […]
Unplugged – Saturday Cafe
I read a great post from Anne Jackson last week that left me a little nostalgic… so I approached this Saturday morning differently. Anne wrote about the reverence of reading scripture in paper form; this is something that I, like so many, have gotten away from. Being on-line so much, it was an easy transition […]
Constant Location Scouting
From the “I’ve become too obsessed with video” file, I’d like to submit the following encouragement: Where ever you go, no matter what you’re doing there (or even on the way there), consider it a location scout the for your next creative element… consider that your “finds” might be a cool backdrop for a video […]
Production and purpose – 5/31/09
I watch a lot of video produced by churches and Christian organizations… I see production values that run the gamut, from very low to simply outstanding. To me, great production value (great shooting and editing) means very little if the story that is depicted doesn’t move your heart and possibly change someone’s life. Here is […]
Persued by love – Saturday Cafe pt. 18
This weekend my pastor is talking about spiritual renewal… speaking specifically to those who are in a dry spell. I hadn’t even thought about it, but as I listened to him run through his sermon this week I realized that he was speaking directly to me. I am in a bit of a dry spell… […]
Dirt Conference
I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting material on the use of video in the church as well as what it means to work with your pastor on the creation and presentation of creative visual elements in church services and special events at a great new conference called Dirt. This is going to […]
Past Tense – Saturday Cafe Pt. 17
On this beautiful spring morning, I’ve decided to take the next few weeks and wade through the book of Hebrews… by ‘wade” I mean that I will go at no particular pace. This could be a while… I’m stopped almost immediately; Chapter 1, verse 3: The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very […]
Worship Environments; Excellence and Invisibilty
It may come as a surprise to some that while I love what I do with visual media, I’m actually a bit of a minimalist when it comes to how that media is used in worship environments. I am, first and foremost, a worshipper… combine these two aspects and what you get is some one […]
Great connections; Steven Furtick
In the past year-plus, I have had such incredible opportunities to meet some cool people. Recently, I got to meet Steven Furtick, pastor of one of the fastest growing churches in Amercia, Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC. This is one passionate guy! A cool angle: he and my pastor (Greg Surratt) are good friends and […]
Follow Me – Saturday Cafe Pt. 16
On this beautiful Saturday before Easter, my thoughts are on the cross… not to over-dwell on Jesus’ death, but more-so an attempt to really examine my own faith and what this Resurrection weekend means to me. If I want to truly embrace Jesus as risen savior, then perhaps I must have a better understanding of […]
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