What does your church creative arts and communications ministry look like? To improve your situation, discover what’s going on.
50 Posts to Improve Your Creativity and Communications in the Coming Year
Here are the next 50 blog posts I’m going to write, over the coming 12 months. I’d love your feedback!
An Example of How to Exegete Image in Worship
The root word for religion is the same root word found in ligament. A ligament is connective tissue that holds two body parts together. In the church, we are the body of Christ and our religion is the connective tissue that holds us together. What if you were to build a worship service around this image? Here’s a quick brainstorm about how that might look.
3 traps of growth and how to overcome them
Growth is dangerous. We labor to see things grow, yet when we become enamored with the fruits of labor, bad things happen. Here are 3 simple things to overcome growth’s problem.
A Note About this Blog
As my thoughts have evolved, I have realized that it is helpful to split my posts up into two basic categories: the creative process, and creative arts in ministry. Here is my plan for these two specific audiences.
Pixar’s 5 Tips for Growing an Awesome Workplace Environment for Creativity
Dysfunction in the creative process is the number one complaint I hear from leaders and artists in churches and other organizations. The solution starts with establishing a healthy creative culture. Here are 6 signs of dysfunctions and 5 things to do to encourage creativity and allow artistry to thrive.
4 Rules for Getting Healthy Feedback For Your New Creative Work
One of the great ironies of the creative process is that when we create, we want recognition and affirmation for our work, but the need to validate ourselves through other’s opinions is the very thing that almost always does damage – at times devastating – to our creativity.
5 Reasons Why Your Church Needs to Be More Creative
Creativity is perhaps the hot topic of the decade. More and more people are exploring the generative power of creativity, including in church life. Consider these 5 reasons creativity can benefit your church.
My 3 Part Plan to Help Church Become More Meaningful for People
This blog exists to live out a life mission statement I’ve followed since I was a young student, frustrated with the esoteric language and symbols of the church. I have dedicated my career to helping the local church improve its ability to tell the story of Jesus. Here is why I do what I do and the core commitments I believe can make a difference.
Is This Your Final Answer? What Happens When We Insist on a Definitive Solution
In our church life and in our personal life, we like to search for the final answer. We skip the movie and go right to the criticism and review. We want the explanation – it’s easier, faster, and seemingly “final.” But when we do this, is there something we lose?
101 Awesome Tweets, Quotes and Links on Creativity
My favorites from months of links, blog posts, quotes and other interesting data on the idea of creativity.
Invite Me to Your Conference or Seminar Gathering
In over twenty years as a church creative, I’ve developed a theology and practice for creativity in ministry. I’d love to share it with your next gathering.