Guide To Surviving Easter And Still Love Jesus
Easter, otherwise known as the Superbowl of Church. ....and let me first say I'm sorry... Easter is the holy grail of the Church. It’s all hands on deck. The red carpet is rolled out to…
6 Fresh Ideas for Your Church Service
It's December and knee deep in Christmas programming, but what happens on January 6th, 13th, 20th and so on? The stage has been cleaned of Christmas trees and Poinsettias, families are back from traveling and…
Set Design Planning Process
We thought it would be fun to go back in time to our very first SALT Gathering and see what the process, elements and concepts were of the SALT13 Set Design and Visuals. If you…
4 Ways to Pastor Your People
When I think about the people who have loved and led me well, a clear picture quickly forms in my mind. This picture isn't associated with famous names or earthshaking accomplishments, but rather silent hero's…
Leading Worship for Introverts
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…
31 Ways to Improve Your Slide Design
In 2013, Jason Dyba shared with our community 31 Ways to Improve Slide Design and we thought it was so good that it was time to share them with our community again! Obviously, we can't go…
The 10 Biggest Mistakes in Church Audio
To a tech guy, "mistake" is a dirty word. Every week your congregation relies on you to bring the Word to them via hearing it. The worse thing that you could do is not be…
5 Easy Ways to Enhance Video for Sunday Worship
There is so much to do with new sermon topics, new music and events that it gets very easy to overlook some basic elements like slide design on Sunday morning. By seeing the same video…
What the Bible Says about Creativity
I recently finished my third book, Creative Potential: Principles for Unleashing Your God-Given Calling, and one of the overarching themes of the book is what the Bible says about creativity. Growing up, I never used…