by admin | Jul 24, 2014 | Church, Communication, Creative, Creative Process, Creativity, encourage, inspiration
If we’re not growing, we’re shrinking – there’s no neutral. John Wooden, the hall of fame basketball coach, once said: “If I am through learning, I am through.” Some of our most important creative lessons live right in front of us but we’re often too busy to notice....
by admin | Jul 22, 2014 | Church, Communication, Creative, Creativity
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I am a big believer in plans. I think every great idea needs a plan behind it if we are going to bring that idea to life. My friend Ben always says that spreadsheets are the skeleton of ideas. If...
by admin | Jun 20, 2014 | Church, Church Programming, Communication, Creative, Creativity, encourage, inspiration, Leadership
About 6 weeks ago I was having a conversation with the team I work on at Cross Point. We were grinding and developing plans for upcoming series and artwork. During our talk we discovered that we had slipped into the habit of playing it safe so I challenged all of us...
by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | Church, Church Programming, Communication, Creative, Creativity, encourage, inspiration, Leadership
Talent is potential that has not yet been developed. Talent alone is not all that special. Everyone has some. The question is what are we going to do with it? When we take talent, allow it to be developed, then add passion & hustle, we distance ourselves from the...
by admin | Apr 8, 2014 | Church, Communication, Creative, inspiration, Leadership
Photo Props: You have the permission to be creative. The truth is that it is probably more of a responsibility than it is permission. I know that I have to get up and remind myself of this from time to time. Creative work is work that will at times leave you feeling...
by admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Church, Communication, Creative
Photo Props: Twitter is a fantastic resource, but have you taken the time to consider it a creative resource? Here are 7 ways we use Twitter to enhance our creativity. Listen. Find out what songs others are using in their services. We use twitter every week to...