by admin | Sep 13, 2012 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
In February, I ran across a great post from my new friend Andrew Zahn entitled “The 10 Commandments of Creativity.” It was so inspirational that I reposted the commandments with a little commentary. It was fun to learn that Andrew is an actor,...
by admin | Sep 11, 2012 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
“Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.” ― Ann Voskamp Practice is not easy. Training is hard. Both of these places, however, are where we work out the kinks and quirks of our talent. Practice and training allows...
by admin | Sep 10, 2012 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity, Uncategorized
Photo Props: “Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terrors, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them.” – Anais Nin We all have excess of something in our lives. Be it stress or peace, work or...
by admin | Sep 6, 2012 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity, Uncategorized
Leading our teams can be difficult. As creative teams develop, especially when our teams include volunteers, there are a few things that we have to remember. It is as important for us to LEAD as it is to CREATE. The funny thing is, we are artists to and we still have...
by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity, Uncategorized
Photo Props: 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 pay attention. These lessons help us...
by admin | Sep 3, 2012 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
in•sane |inˈsān| Adjective – In a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; Creativity lives where normal ends. We don’t need normal, we need you and your insane ways. We need the chance to do something that’s...