by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Church, Creative, Creativity, Leadership
I like to call it “chemistry experiments”. Any time we add a new style, personality, thinker, voice into our process it changes the chemistry of the team dynamic. I think if we are to stay fresh as a team we have a responsibility to always be tinkering...
by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Creative
WORSHIP LEADERS HATE CHRISTMAS! Ok, maybe a touch of an over-exageration but Christmas songs can rob time away from worship culture. At the same time, everyone else in the world loves the times we get to sing and celebrate the Christmas season. A couple years ago, our...
by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Creative
As creative people, we’re forced to live surrounded by reminders as our focus and our work are easily clouded by tasks. But lets be honest, a good solid reminder never hurt anyone. Actually, reminders keep us from missing opportunities that could be vital to our...
by admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Creative, Creativity, encourage, inspiration, Leadership
We all love ideas. They are intoxicating but the reality is…most of our best ideas never get out of the starting gate. The hard truth is this – no one cares about your idea and it won’t likely get noticed unless you choose to do some things that...
by admin | Nov 11, 2014 | Church, Church Programming, Communication, Creative, Creativity, encourage, Leadership
We all know the importance of the ten commandments – the golden rule for how we’re supposed to live our lives. But what about a golden rule for our creativity? My friend and Blogger Andrew Zahn developed a less sanctimonious list than Moses, but it’s a list that can...
by admin | Nov 6, 2014 | Creative
The New Yoker recently ran an article about how professional athletes have focused on improvement over the course of the past 30 years. There was a day that when you became “a professional” you arrived. There was not a strong focus on improvement,...