4 Tips to Create the Best Sermon Bumpers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you work in your church’s tech ministry department there is a good chance you have seen, worked with or created a sermon series bumper. Most churches use them as an introduction to a particular sermon topic and even more strategically to help with stage transitions. Sermon bumpers should be used to promote the sermon […]
How Welcoming Guests at Your Church is a Lot Like Movie-Making
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’m about to share a concept with you that I think could revolutionize the guest experience at your church. It’s this: Your church experience is a lot like a movie. It isn’t just a single event. It’s a story with a series of scenes. Treating it as such will take your guest experience from good […]
7 Lighting & Stage Design Software
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When it comes to stage and lighting design, planning is of the utmost importance. Without it, you could end up buying materials or cable you don’t need, building something that’s too big, or wasting critical time during load in working out minute details. So instead, we plan. And there are a few amazing lighting and […]
Someone’s Sunday: Making Every Week Special
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I heard that the theme for SALT18 was Someone’s Sunday: It’s Never Just Another Sunday, it’s Always Someone’s Sunday I knew this year was going to be a great year for us as the church to evaluate how to make every week something special for our communities. In fact, it reminded me of a […]
7 Essential After Effects Plugins, Scripts & Effects
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’ve been using Adobe After Effects since 1997, and at some point between then and now I started working in AE just about every day. Through my experience I’ve come across some essential plugins and scripts that enhance the already robust offering of effects and scripts built into After Effects, and I would like to […]
Leading Worship for Introverts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I just left the movie theater. Alone. I spoke to no one and I made eye contact with no one. No words exchanged, no conversations. And I thought to myself, “fan-tastic!” and yet my wife thinks I’m crazy. Maybe you relate—feeling unbelievably recharged and ready for whatever comes after a quiet moment, away from people and […]
The Creative Meeting Series with Seth Bartlette
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have been covering a series on Creative Meetings and we end it with our friend Seth Bartlette. Seth is a producer and has worked with many people on projects and events. Seth’s insight on the creative meeting process comes from his extensive work as a producer. If you haven’t had a chance to read […]
The Creative Meeting Series with Colette Taylor
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SALT is exploring the idea of Creative Meetings for your team, so we asked 3 people in our community to give us their insight on how they like to conduct a creative meeting. Honestly we have done Creative Meetings several different ways and there isn’t a “right” way to do them. This topic is relative […]
The Creative Meeting Series with Stephen Brewster
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SALT is exploring the idea of Creative Meetings for your team, so we asked 3 people in our community to give us their insight on how they like to conduct a creative meeting. Honestly we have done Creative Meetings several different ways and there isn’t a “right” way to do them. This topic is relative […]
3 Reasons Brand Standards Are Needed in the Church
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Innovation. Sounds cool and sexy. Disrupters. The word drips from one’s lips. Change agent. Sign me up. Standardization? Sounds like the chaperone who makes everyone uncomfortable at the dance. Innovation and standardization are two sides of the organizational coin. Without one, the other fails. Innovation without standardization is like playing tag with no […]
