The Clark Blog

What We Need From Our Pastors

I believe that there are 5 things every creative team needs from their pastor. Today I would love to unpack them with you and get your opinion on what we might be missing: 1. Permission to fail. No one enjoys failure, but the reality is if we want amazing and really creative experiences there is ...

Future of Church

Special Live Event On Friday, March 16th, influencers from around Texas are invited to join guest speaker Gabe Lyons along with host Houston Clark for a look at challenges and opportunities of ministry in America. This exclusive event will feature interaction with other leaders followed by an interactive dialogue about the future of the Church. ...

Internet Censorship and the Church

Today, as you browse the internet, you may see a handful of websites shut down or install new pop-up banners in protest of something called SOPA. SOPA, some of you may recall from 9th grade language class, is Spanish for soup. But as you might guess, the internet is up in arms about something more ...

O, Pioneers

I wrote an article on pioneering culture over at the ECHO Hub. Go check it out! Be sure to support the site too by visiting the store section. The Echo guys are doings some great things for the media world in the church.

Where Will the Home Videos Go?

This past Christmas, all snuggled up in a cabin, my family gathered around the tube (the original one, not the Youtube) to watch home videos. We sat talking through all of our family experiences. We relived birthdays, tantrums, and missed the relatives that were once with us. It was a joyful moment. So what happens ...

Getting the Most Out of Your Creative Team

Creatives can appear disinterested and unwilling to help–especially if they’ve been burned or felt unappreciated in the past. But creatives are actually super eager to help if the environment is right. Here are a few ways you can craft a creative-friendly environment and evoke their excitement: 1. Include creatives in the process early on. I’ve ...

Making Sense of the Creative Mind

Creatives can seem emotionally unstable and hard to work with. As a member of the creative class, I’ll be the first to admit it. I don’t always accept criticism or correction very well. This makes it pretty tough for leadership to get things done—having to tip-toe around my seemingly fragile emotions. But working with the ...

The Gift of Familiarity

Visiting a church can be daunting. The awkwardness, the unfamiliarity, the uncertainty about the experience – all of it poses a formidable challenge for drawing people to your church. All of the right spiritual forces must come to a head at the very moment their social confidence rises. You can either keep trying to get ...

2011 Solomon Award Winner

We are honored to win the 2011 Solomon Award at WFX for Best Design, Installation and Operation of an Audio, Video and Lighting System (2,001+ seats) for our work with Pinelake Church. Pinelake is a vibrant and thriving church full of vision. Their heart for making disciples lead Clark to develop an innovated technology solution ...

Houston is Coming to Dallas

Today we announce that Clark will be opening a second full service office in Dallas, TX to better serve our growing client base. Co-founder Houston Clark will be leading the charge by moving to Dallas to launch the new office. We put a high value on personal interactions with our clients. There is no better ...

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