Avoiding stock art by implementing photo shoots

Part of creating media in a youth ministry means creating materials such as web, print and video pieces that advertise the ministry. In doing this one of the things we are always in need of is pictures of students. Often the choice is between buying an image from istockphoto.com or using one of our own.

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the Hole in our Gospel

I started reading the “Hole in our Gospel” several weeks ago and it quickly became one of those books I couldn’t put down. Author Richard Stearns also President of World Vision tells a very personal and gripping story of a modern rich young ruler that when heard the call to sell everything and follow Christ did just that.

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Creating metaphors to help teach

Recently I got the opportunity to create some videos for Lead222 servant leadership experiences this summer. This year’s theme was “living in 3d.” As I begin to pray and think about how I could possibly begin to conceptualize “living in 3d,” I begin to consider that maybe I was trying to hard to teach something.

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New resource for church creatives

Churchkreatives.com launched earlier this month. Church Kreatives is a multi-contributer blog by church creatives for church creatives. In addition to posting on partoftheglue I will regularly be posting on church kreatives….so come check us out and join a community of creative christ followers.

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Creating camp promo videos that students will actually share

Every summer we take hundreds of teenagers to camp and every summer we do everything imaginable to get them there. Last year we created three camp promo videos that were based off a super bowl ad. This year I decided to take a comical approach that would threaten physical harm if they somehow didn’t. We wanted to create a video that students would actually want to share with their friends and perhaps use as an effective way of inviting them.

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