by admin | Aug 21, 2011 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity, Uncategorized
The hustle of church is intense. There is always something to be created for someone – videos, stickers, brochures, marketing plans, announcements, songs, set lists. It can be tiring just writing all these things out. In the middle of all of the chaos,...
by admin | Aug 18, 2011 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
Working out and developing muscles takes hard work, pain and often hurts miserably. The same is true for our creative muscles. Creativity is a muscle that the more we use, the better it gets. But, much like pizza for breakfast before hitting the gym, there are some...
by admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
Have you ever noticed that our best creative work often is inspired when we break our normal patterns or routines? In his book DRIVE, Danile Pink explains a new program that a lot of organizations have started to adopt. This program – called Fed-Ex Days –...
by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity, Uncategorized
photo props Innovation & Creativity can be very painful processes. If there was not a pain or a cost to being creative, everyone would do it…so, the cost has to be substantial enough to find those who are committed to excelling at their daily art. Max...
by admin | Aug 14, 2011 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity, Uncategorized
The scariest game a creative person can play is the game of comparisons. It’s especially scary on Sundays. We work hard to prepare for Sunday. We put in a lot of hours to create our best work. Then, thanks to twitter, FB, Instagram or whatever social stream we...
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
photo props It has been said that the difference between creativity and imagination is action. Action is more than talking about our creativity or idea. Action is putting our creativity into motion. We have to build solid habits that help us move our creative ideas...