Church Communication Link

The 3D Retreat

michaels — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:10:26 +0000

This two-day retreat promises creativity, design, play, networking, worship… It’s a close-to-home, on-the-cheap ($50) version of a national design conference. Expect to learn something and have fun doing it.

WHO: Graphic Designers, Digital Artists, Marketers, Photographers, Event Planners, people who love PhotoShop, people with “crazy ideas”… any creative professional (or novice) involved in church or ministry design.

WHEN: 9 a.m., Friday, Sept. 25 through 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, at Camp Geneva in Holland, MI

DETAILS: www.the3dretreat.com

Researching sites to get ideas for church communication

michaels — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:51:02 +0000

So much good stuff. I can’t pick just one. Check it out for yourself…

http://www.churchcrunch.com/

Creative distractions: Face Ball

michaels — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:59:04 +0000

Here’s how flickr staff is relieving some stress:

Faceball, a documentary from Face Ball on Vimeo.

Do you have something you do for creative distraction?

Visual Resume

michaels — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:02:56 +0000

Michael Anderson came up with this unique way of showing his graphic skills and his resumé all at once. I especially like how he compares his coffee intake with productivity in other areas!

Clever visual resumé by Michael Anderson

If Starbucks marketed like the church does.

michaels — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:17:59 +0000

Church can’t market away it’s problems

michaels — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:15:47 +0000

Excerpt from You Can’t Advertise Problems Away: Ad Campaigns of the Mainline Denominations found on Churchmarketingsucks.com:

This quote hurts: “Study after study has shown that religions that grow are the ones that are hard-core in some way. They have something that differs sharply from the culture in which they operate,” says Boston University’s [Stephen] Prothero. “That’s the problem with mainline Protestantism: It’s not different enough from mainstream America.”

June Roundtable

bmartin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:33:04 +0000

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Tuesday, June 16
“Olive Tree Café” at ResLife in Grandville [details]

Do you have a junk drawer? (I seem to have a junk desk!) We’re often surrounded by “stuff.” Can you take one of those items and make it art? What about discovering art on your next venture outside? Treasures await… Please bring a “found art” creation on Tuesday.

After we’re done “ooooh’ing” and “ahhhhh’ing” over each others art, we’re going to talk about the design principal of “grouping” and how arranging objects is key to communicating your point. [This will involve money and crayons, so you can get excited. right. now.]

Continue to bring samples of recent work or things in process for feedback.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Questions? Contact Becky, 616.485.3535

New look for a website. Comments?

michaels — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:40:41 +0000

The long awaited and worked upon Resurrection Life Church website is here! It was a long road but is up and running. Comments welcome. It’s up! Check it out. I’d love to hear your thoughts. http://www.reslife.org/

Tweeting for Jesus

michaels — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:32:17 +0000

Twitter goes to church and many people are starting to use it to get the Word out to people about what’s happening in their churches as well as their thoughts, sermon excerpts. One church even shows the live Twitter feed during services!

Check out how Imagine Fellowship is using Twitter here.

In Diane Mapes article, “Holy Twitter!…” on MSNBC, she describes how Twitter has moved from the streets and offices into the pews of congregations.

What a great way to involve people and get news out about what you’re doing in every day living that is connecting with Christ!

Are you using Twitter? Follow me: @mshead and let me know how you’re using Twitter personally, for business or for your church.

Here’s an overview of Twitter.

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by Michael Shead

May Roundtable

bmartin — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:41:13 +0000

We’re getting together on Tuesday, May 19, at the Olive Tree Cafe at ResLife to talk about color! We know the importance of a compelling color palette, but where do we find our color inspiration?

Please bring copies of a color scheme (here’s a sample) that you can give to everyone who comes (12–15 copies). And, be prepared to talk about where you got your inspiration — your favorite outfit, the curtains in your bedroom, the food on your dinner plate the night before, Websites…

If you have found useful Adobe features relating to color management, be ready to share those, too.

Continue to bring samples of recent work or things in process for feedback.

We’ll also talk about Josh’s e-mail about a home-grown conference this fall. If you haven’t already, please take a moment and reply to his e-mail before next Tuesday.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Becky Martin
616.485.3535