3 Phases of Ministry
Most of the SALT Community and those who have attended one of our gatherings, work full time or part time for a church. And those who don’t work full time for a church, likely serve in a critical role in ministry. And in any ministry, there are a few distinguished phases of ministry. I’ll never […]
6 Obsessions of a Great Event Producer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your creativity as an event producer can be classic or it can be a twist of the classic. For example, you know the old saying, “give a man a fish, he eats for today. Teach a man how to order a fish taco and he eats forever!” Wait that is not how it goes! And […]
5 Ways to Build Trust
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Good leaders continually think about ways to get their team to be more effective. They experiment with tools and apps that will make the team’s workflow more efficient. They move people around and give them different responsibilities until they get the balance just right. All these things help to create better results and increased production. Good […]
6 Portable Church Tips
I have spent a lot of time (over 4 years) working with a local portable church meeting in coffee shops, a high school auditoriums, and even a local bar/restaurant. We learned a lot over the years of what works and what doesn’t when it comes to portable churches. How many volunteers do you actually need […]
4 Ways to Be More Creative
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ideas are like a currency for creatives. The more you have, the more valuable you are to those in your organization, and without ideas, you begin to feel completely out of place. If you don’t want to be a creative nomad, roaming around without any money in your bank account, then take a look at […]
Backstage: Resolume, Mapping & LED Walls
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/WcpfRymvUzo” el_width=”70″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]Previously, we posted a SALT Backstage on Kinetic Lighting (part 1 and part 2) and now it’s time to talk about Resolume, video mapping and the server we used to drive all the visuals for SALT Conference this past year. The scenic elements at SALT16 took a heavy turn toward the visuals. […]
5 Lessons from Disney
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Walt Disney once said “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it takes people to make the dream a reality.” Just last week my family visited the bliss known as Disney World and what I found astounded, encouraged, amazed and invigorated (pick your verb) me and […]
Choosing the Right LED Fixture
Out of all of the phone calls I get from fellow tech folks, the most common question I get is, “I’m looking into LED, how do I choose the right LED fixture?” It’s a simple question that unfortunately is nebulous and doesn’t have a simple answer at all. As should be the case before you make […]
8 Tips: Appreciating Volunteers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a volunteer at my church, I have first hand knowledge on what it is like to be a volunteer. It is something I feel lead to do and am very excited about having the opportunity to pour myself my volunteer job every week. When I started, I was amazed at all of the resources available to […]
6 Volunteer Invitation Ideas
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tim Stevens wrote Simply Strategic Volunteers and said something that has stayed with me ever since. We should use the term “invite” instead of the word “recruit” when it comes to adding volunteers to your team. Being recruited sounds like something connected to a military or army, where there’s a significant amount of hard work coming […]
