I had the pleasant experience of hanging out with Mel McGowan yesterday afternoon for a light chat and a good cup of coffee. For those that don’t know, Mel is one of the founders and key principals at Visioneering Studios, a creative architectural powerhouse. Although they are the largest firm that services ministries and churches, [...]

Another open thread to discuss some work that’s being done out there on the interwebs! Saw a post this morning from Ben Arment, Founder of the Story Conference, announcing the release of some of his web banners for download and use. Check it out and give it some thoughtful critiques? Like it? Dislike it?

These have been going around like wild-fire already on the web’o’sphere but if you haven’t seen them then you’re in for a treat: Drive 2010 Conference videos! Hilariously entertaining but at the same time seriously inspirational. Take a second and get inspired. Which one is your favorite?

You ever notice how conferences are like Halloween for adults? You walk around the expo center seeing what kind of free stuff you can get from each booth. One booth might have full sized candy bars to pull you in, while another booth might have free pizza cutters to give away. But let’s be honest: [...]

This was pretty cool. The opening video for the Echo Conference. Art Direction: Barton Damer 3d Animation: Barton Damer 2d Animation: Barton Damer with additional animation from Trent Armstrong [HT: Barton Damer]

Video Interview with Marie Dudrey from Rocky Mountain Christian Church about technology and children ministry: Marie Dudrey is a Family Ministry Director at Rocky Mountain Christian Church. She shares information about the technology Rocky Mountain Christian Church is using in their children ministry. What did she love the most? ProPresenter!

Using video to be creative is always encouraged, being able to engage kids with creativity is even better. There are several markets that lead the way in utilizing video to engage with kids. Watch any show on the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon and you will see some of the best examples of creativity in engaging [...]

I’ve been to a lot of different kinds of gatherings recently: a student event of 1000, Easter service at a mega-church, a workshop with a half-dozen student ministry leaders, a Sunday gathering of 100 at our church, and just last week, The Orange Conference with about 4,000 other church leaders. The juxtaposition of sizes and styles [...]

Or at least the ones on that website. Just kidding…!

Live-Blogging at MISE2010! A little background on Peter, he is the creative storyteller at Plain Joe Studios. Before even starting, he had us all stand up and rearrange the chairs into a circle, definitely a way to keep us all engaged. He started by asking: “What is the story that is walking away with your [...]