Is it possible that our genuine efforts to speed up the work we believe God wants to do through us is killing the slow and deliberate work that God wants to do in us? “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. [...]
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Leadership Lesson: God At Work
Prior to coming to Texas, Kellie and I served a church in Illinois. Shortly after being hired there, the church sent a press release to the local newspaper about us. The paper ran the info under the headline, “Couple Brings Music To Orland Park”. This struck me as odd because I had naturally assumed that [...]
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Spring Platform Design: Aluminum Colors
The pallets and candles from the fall platform design were so well received that we left them up through February. When Community of Hope hosted the Mainstage Classic Theatre’s performances of Steel Magnolias, everything had to be cleared out. Time for a change! The trussing was donated by COHer, Ed Bandy. I hung black fabric [...]
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Good Friday: Love Wins
We shared this video at the end of our gatherings this past Sunday. A stunningly beautiful song written by Nichole Nordeman and Bernie Herms, performed by Steven Curtis Chapman. The song is part of the Music Inspired by The Story collection. This particular song is from the perspective of the thief on the cross next [...]
March 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Shane’s Story
A few weeks ago we shared Shane’s inspiring story of overcoming cancer. We did the video shoot on a Friday afternoon, I edited on Saturday & it was shown on Sunday. With the schedule being so tight, I wasn’t able to do much with it on the postproduction side of things. But I think you’ll [...]
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lists, Offerings & Romans
Confession: I’m a list person. One of the very first things I do when I sit down at my desk in the office is to make and review my list for the day and week. I have a program on my computer constantly open so I can check things off the list as the day goes [...]
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Christmas Eve 2012 Promo Video
For our Christmas Eve gatherings this year, we’re using the theme “Revolution” playing off of the current television show by the same name. While the show is all about the power going out, Christmas is all about the Power & the Light coming in. We used to do a professional postcard mailing out to area [...]
November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Happy Thanksgiving
I don’t know what your year has been like. Probably for most, it’s been a mixed bag. If we’re honest, there are some things we don’t feel all that thankful for. And yet, there have been moments of utter brilliance when we were convinced that heaven was invading earth and our hearts. As followers of [...]
November 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rumor or Revelation
I’ve been wondering lately if many people inside our churches are content merely living off of rumors of God. They know the little quips and half-truths, and can speak in flowery, hyper-spiritual sounding language, but they don’t seek to hear from God themselves. Don’t be content living off of rumors of who God is or [...]
September 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
Fall Platform: Pallets & Projection
We began a message series walking through the Bible called, “The Story” this past Sunday. To coincide with the beginning of the series, we introduced our new environmental projection (EP) system. It was also time to redo the platform design. I had something in mind for the design, but I couldn’t find an affordable way [...]
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