Stage & Lighting Design: “On the Other Side of the Tracks”

I was fortunate to work with fellow creatives at Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida to create an eye-catching backdrop for a recent conference, specifically, handling the lighting aspect. Jonathan Malm (twitter: @jonathanmalm) posted a great article regarding the project on his website, Church Stage Design Ideas.

Standing at the Threshold: Finding Provision for Your God-Given Vision

“When God gives a vision, there will be provision for it” – Mark Batterson. “What you order you pay for. What God orders He pays for” – Tom Messer. The statements are true. The Creator leads His own and will always meet needs as they follow His will.

3 Keys for a Healthy Ministry or Business

What can you do to have a healthy ministry or business? How do you refuel to keep your edge? Just listened to a short interview of a church planter who has been at his work now for five years (sorry, I don’t recall his name). When asked how he keeps focused and fresh in his work, these are some of the points where he focused.

Getting through the Insurmountable

In his experience of persisting through a difficult challenge in obtaining the rights to a story for a short film he was producing, Eric Kripke said this,

“‘The Lesson here is get it done, no matter what. You can never give up and never quit. If you find an insurmountable obstacle, then you weren’t meant to be making movies in the first place. The whole thing is  about impossibility, so you have to be willing to conquer the impossible in every realm’” (Levy, Frederick, Short Films 101, New York: Berkley Publishing, 2004, pg. 24).

So far on my short journey into the film world,

Thoughts on “The Power of ‘Doing’” by Phil Cooke

Phil Cooke posted this short article on his blog today, and I thought to share it. Find it here: http://www.philcooke.com/do_something. I like much of what Cooke says, but I’d up that another notch for the Christian wanting to make an impact on his culture using film and video.

Professionalism vs. Prayer

Okay, this is a strange post to show up from a guy who shoots and edits video, but it is something that has impacted my life, and I want you to be challenged by it, too…
So, I was sitting in a planning meeting with Pastor Jason Cross and Shaun Staley this morning, and our discussion moved from the typical planning meeting to prayer. I was hit smack in the face by stuff I had heard throughout my tenure of ministry but had been failing to put into practice.

What Type of a Leader Are You?

“A Dream Starts…” Roger Glidewell

I heard Roger Glidewell early this afternoon speaking at Trinity Baptist College’s Link Conference, and while he was sharing several great facts regarding youth ministry he made a statement that is true for all levels of leadership. I’ll paraphrase his statement, ‘A dream/vision generally starts with one individual, but it is up to an entire group to see that dream become a reality.’

The very picture of leadership requires a team,