Articles in the creativity Category

Why Sermons? If Jesus came today would he preach?
Posted in Featured, Outreach, creativity, leadership on 16 August 2010

I know that I’m walking a tight-rope with this post, but it’s something I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about (as with worship services in general). (This post is only meant to invoke thought, not bash sermons.) I know the history. I know that Jesus taught. I know that Peter and Paul and others [...]

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0038 – Flow
Posted in Worship Ministry Catalyst, creativity, podcast on 10 June 2009

Do you know what I’m talking about? You know….(long awkward pause)…. quiet song …… (long awkward pause with weird, random instrument noises) …. Loud song (scared to death from the shock of the loud sound, heart rate jumps through the roof). ….. beuler….beuler…. Etc. Picking up from last week’s episode we’re talking once again about [...]

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0037 – Creativity
Posted in creativity, podcast on 3 June 2009

Routine, Rut, habit, pattern, whatever you like to call it, we all get into them. Well, this week, we’re trying to Bust Out. Not necessarily on the podcast, but in our Worship Services. Have you found yourself there? You want to be creative, you want to do things that people aren’t expecting, and you want [...]

Creativity Takes Patience, Silence, Time, and …
Posted in Worship Ministry, creativity on 9 February 2009

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Creativity lately. I know that many of you are a part of creative teams at your churches and you all have your own process for how come to your end result. I’ve been wanting to write what I know about how to utilize creativity in the local [...]

5 Elements of a great song – Chris from Canada
Posted in Songwriting, creativity on 6 February 2009

I just found a great article over on Chris’s page. Here’s the link: http://www.chrisfromcanada.com/?p=1033 Here are some of the highlights from the article: 12:37 Chris – 5 Elements of a Great Song – #1 Define Your Purpose 12:38 Chris – ‘Songs that have universal appeal fall in to that trap. They have no specific purpose [...]