Podcasts about church creative

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What's The Best Place To Get Church Media Resources? - Today we're talking about one of my favorite places to get church media resources, Visual Media Church. Let's jump in. Is VMC worth the price? How many resources does VMC Have? How's the quality? I find that overall this is one of the best subscriptions you can have for your church because of its diversity and depth. VMC: https://www.visualmediachurch.com/?via=andrew Church Creative: https://churchcreative.online

Hey, welcome my name is Andrew Farmer, and I'm starting this channel and podcast to fulfill the mission of Church Creative, which is to equip ten thousand small churches to make an impact in their community through church media. There's a lot of resources out there for us creatives or churches with more people and bigger budgets, but not much there for the majority of churches that fall well under a thousand people on a Sunday. The average church size in the United States is less than 100 people, so how can you pastors or creative leaders in those churches use church media to impact your community? Well, that's what Church Creative is all about, and that's what you'll find each week on this channel and podcast. So hit subscribe and journey with us as we dive into church media.

Jobs in the creative industry tend to be pretty high stress. They involve complicated work, tight deadlines, and high pressure clients looking for results. As you spend time in the industry, you develop skills to handle the stress, learn tactics to help get work done, and gain perspective that every emergency isn't yours. As you excel in the execution, there is a good chance you'll be given the opportunity to lead people.People stress is different. All the tricks you learned to navigate projects and deadlines simply don't apply. I've spent plenty of time stewing over behavioral decisions made by those that report to me. If they miss the mark, I stress about it. How can I help them improve? How do I challenge them well? Did this have a negative impact on the organization? Will I be on the hook for this?Acknowledging that the stress is different is key to you being able to respond well to it. You can start identifying this even if you aren't leading people.

Watch this episode at http://cmhq.cc/YouTube A conversation with Jason Strull of Butter. Jason is a talented cinematographer and motion graphics artist. He is the founder of Butter, a media production company that specializes in helping churches with their video needs. Connect with Jason at https://butterygoodness.co Get FREE graphics, videos, and more at ChurchMediaHQ.com

Julie and I discuss how she fell in love with performing, how spiritually and creativity are intertwined, what she learned from surviving breast cancer, and more. Julie Boniger website Unity North Atlanta Church Jason Silva The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun

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This week on the Blackbar Podcast, Nick, Caleb, and Zach talk about how a good product is just as important, if not more so, than a good marketing strategy. From men's breakfasts to Chick-fil-A sandwiches, the guys discuss how good marketing alone isn't enough to make your product successful. They also dive deeper into strategies that can help you and your organization better understand what can make your product, promotion, and ministry the best that it can be. Check out the link below for this week's connected Blackbar video:The MOST IMPORTANT Piece of a Successful Church Marketing Strategyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNsSHvUr0MkClick the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

On part one of this week's two-part episode, Nick, Caleb, and Zach share some tips and tricks that they've learned on how to lead volunteers well in the context of ministry.Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:How to Develop Church Volunteers Without Losing Your Mindhttps://youtu.be/yDku_dFtEdoOther Episode Resources:The Road Back To You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabilehttps://www.theroadbacktoyou.com/Fired Up by Dr. Andrew Johnstonhttp://drandrewjohnston.com/fired-upThe Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting. Start Retaining. by Darren Kizer, EdD., Christine Kreisher, & Steph Whitacre, M.A. https://stoprecruiting.com/The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencionihttps://www.tablegroup.com/books/ideal-team-player/

On part two of this week's two-part episode, Nick, Caleb, and Zach discuss best practices for recruiting and retaining volunteers in the context of ministry. Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:How to Develop Church Volunteers Without Losing Your Mindhttps://youtu.be/yDku_dFtEdoOther Episode Resources:The Road Back To You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabilehttps://www.theroadbacktoyou.com/Fired Up by Dr. Andrew Johnstonhttp://drandrewjohnston.com/fired-upThe Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting. Start Retaining. by Darren Kizer, EdD., Christine Kreisher, & Steph Whitacre, M.A. https://stoprecruiting.com/The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencionihttps://www.tablegroup.com/books/ideal-team-player/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

Join Austin and Stephen as they discuss the personal journey Austin has made from a college student figuring out what God wanted from him, to now, as Creative Director at Canvas Church in Alachua, Florida (Southwest of Jacksonville). As a Creative Director leading a handful of creative volunteers and staff, Austin's focus as a creative goes beyond a printed piece, a social post, or b-roll for a video. Austin said, "Creatives exist to put visuals to the vision of the leadership, anything else outside their God-given vision is false advertising to the community." Such a true and insightful thought. As Austin and his team work to bring consistency to the Canvas brand, they have realized that their creativity has led many to doorsteps of the church. Many who serve alongside Austin, including Austin himself, were drawn in to Canvas because of their message of real life and real love.Canvas Church constantly and consistently communicate these three values, which are also the cause of their incredible growth journey:Jesus is always number one.Offer Engaging Environments.Nurture Meaningful Relationships.Canvas church is reaching the "unchurched" and the "de-churched," or those who have been hurt by past church experiences and have started to walk a path of restoration. Austin talked about the branding of the church and the importance of consistency. "Consistency is king. Consistency tells others you can be trusted. Consistency builds trust. Ultimately branding is the feeling you get when you participate with a brand. As Christians our goal is to show consistency so that people can see God clearer."Don't miss our final conversation of SEASON 2. We will dive into how Canvas Church went from portable church to buying a shopping center, which is ideal to their continual growth. We also talk about why they like orange so much, and of course, no great Creative conversation is complete without talking about coffee! We explore the cohesive branding of their church coffee shop, Doxa Coffee. CONNECT WITH AUSTIN + CANVAS:PERSONAL INSTAGRAMPERSONAL FACEBOOKCHURCH INSTAGRAMDOXA COFFEE INSTAGRAMCANVAS CHURCH WEBSITE

Learning new programs can be pretty intimidating, and when you have a software as prolific and professional as Adobe Photoshop, it's easy to get discouraged. Even though there's tutorials all over the internet, it's hard to figure out where to even start in the first place. On this episode, Nick & Caleb talk tools, tips, and best practices for designing in Adobe Photoshop. Caleb shares some of the best ways that he's learned how to use Photoshop over the years, and the guys talk about how to make effective learning stick. Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:Five Advanced Photo Editing Tips for Church Photographyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEv8ChX1B5kClick the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/ Episode Resources: Tech Soup https://www.techsoup.org/Gimphttps://www.gimp.org/Canvahttps://www.canva.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

In the world of video production, planning and preparation is everything. From developing your concept to understanding your allotted resources, a good production rises and falls on the effectiveness of the planning phase. In video-speak, this planning phase is called "Pre-Production" and should be the first of three very important steps for every single video project. On this episode, Nick, Caleb, and Zach talk about the value of pre-production as it applies to the creation of video-content. They discuss the TBS trifecta (aka Time, Budget, & Skills), and how developing a good pre-production workflow is only going to help improve the success of your video projects. Caleb also brings back a truly genius concept from episode 1 to try and stump Nick and Zach as they apply pre-production to their process of promoting this event.   Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:What Your Church Can Learn From This Year's Superbowl Commercials:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLZp0H6zxiUClick the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

There's not an advertiser alive that doesn't want a bite of your church's marketing budget. They all seem to have convincing arguments as to why their platform is the most potent and cost-effective. How can you tell which ones are actually the best for your situation?On this episode, Nick, Caleb, and Zach talk about impressions, conversions, and mass media. They discuss the value of having multiple "touch points" in church marketing regardless of your church's size (or marketing budget) and how to best leverage the resources that you do have. They also share some of the marketing tools that have been most effective in their own church communities. Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:You Might Be Wasting Your Church Marketing Budget:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlOAEYStRooClick the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/ Extra Links: Rethink Communication: A Playbook to Clarify and Communicate Everything in Your Church by Phil Bowdlehttps://cfcclabs.lpages.co/rethink/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

Graphic design is a staple in today's culture as it's effectively used in everything from professional business strategies to marketing for Tik Tok. We see time and time again that the culture around us is on the front lines of understand relevancy, leveraging innovative design, and creating trends. So what does that mean for the church? On this episode, Nick and Zach play devil's advocate and ask Caleb a few questions about whether or not high quality graphic design is important for churches. They also discuss the value of understanding cultural trends and what being "relevant" could mean for the church.  Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:5 Fonts Your Church Should Stop Using:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGxZ4AM1uOMClick the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/

On the first part of a two episode interview, the guys talk with their old college professor Dan Desrosiers, who is now the Creative Arts Pastor at Connections Church in Pennsylvania. During part 1 of the interview, Dan talks about his background in media, his experiences in ministry around the world, and the importance of relationships within ministry. Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/

On the second part of a two episode interview, the guys talk with their old college professor Dan Desrosiers, who is now the Creative Arts Pastor at Connections Church in Pennsylvania. During part 2 of the interview, Dan talks about the disconnect between creative roles & expectations, the prevalence of disenfranchisement specifically in church creatives, & the importance of being intentional in developing a legacy.Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/

The church bulletin has been a staple of most modern Christian churches for as long as we all can remember, but is it really a good use of our time and resources? On this episode, the guys talk about how Grand Rapids First killed their church bulletin. They discuss why they killed it, how they killed it, and how they managed to get a huge change like that through to their church's leadership. They also talk about the importance of developing trust and clear communication with leadership and how both of those things are vital to the success, and health, of any media-based ministry. Check out the YouTube link below for this week's Blackbar video:Why We Killed Our Church Bulletinhttp://bit.ly/BlackBarEp5Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/

When your paycheck is dependent on your creative output or your ministry is hinging on an "original" project, a drought of inspiration can set you back for weeks. Whether you're in ministry or not, we've all spent hours wasting away in front of a blank canvas. Not only is it frustrating, but it's also discouraging. On this episode, Caleb, Nick, and Zach talk about how to break the "creative block" cycle and find inspiration in your own unique way. Check out the YouTube link below for the Blackbar video that pairs with this week's podcast:How to Never Have Another Creative Block. Seriously.http://bit.ly/BlackBarEp4Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/

You only need to shoot or film a service once to know how easy it is to feel out of place. Finding the balance between getting the perfect shot and not disrupting the service can be tricky, but it's possible. On this episode, Caleb, Nick, and Zach talk about best practices for everything from personal mentality to professional gear when preparing to take pictures or record video in a weekend church service. Join us as we talk about how to blend in, how to communicate the culture of your church, and how to not look like a jerk doing it.Check out the YouTube link below for the Blackbar video that pairs with this week's podcast:How to Photograph a Church Service Without Looking Like a Jerkhttp://bit.ly/blackbarep3Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/

Everybody's doing them – they must be worth the time, right? Pre-recording your announcements feels like an easy way to spruce up your service and communicate more effectively. Unfortunately, video announcements almost always turn into a time sink.On this episode, Zach, Caleb, and Nick discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of church video announcements and whether or not they're worth it for you. They also talk about best practices for those who would like to do them better, and they get into the importance of understanding the balance of time investment vs. return on investment for video projects within church ministry. Check out the YouTube link below for the Blackbar video that pairs with this week's podcast:Should You Be Doing Video Announcements?http://bit.ly/BlackBarEp2Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/ Extra Episode Resources: Church Online with Jay Krandahttps://www.jaykranda.com/starthereSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

On the first episode of the Blackbar Podcast, join Zach, Caleb, and Nick as they talk about church marketing vs. church branding and how modern churches need to do a better job at distinguishing between the two. They also discuss the questions that churches should ask when developing a solid marketing strategy paired with a practical (and outrageous) example to clarify each of the guiding questions. Check out the YouTube link below for the Blackbar video that pairs with this week's podcast:How to Make Church Ads that Don't Suckhttp://bit.ly/BlackBarEp1Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/Extra Episode Resources: Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godinhttps://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-New-Transform-Remarkable/dp/1591843170

When you start to live in the reality that God is making all things new, then you start to see the pattern, you see the new thing coming from the rubble, you see the stump of the tree to be sure but you know to look closer and you see the shoot of new life coming through.

Welcome to the Blackbar Podcast, a brand new series with the goal of uncovering the secrets of church media & marketing. On this introductory episode, the show's hosts, Zach Snyder, Caleb Weidman, and Nick Meo, explain what Blackbar is and why it matters to you. They also share a little bit about their own experiences and how what they've learned makes Blackbar what it is.Click the link below to join the Blackbar Community on Discord:http://discord.blk.bar/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/blkbar)

Kenny Nunn joins us as our first in-studio spotlight guest. Come hear some of his testimony and his thoughts on raising a Christian family, worship and leadership in the church. Spotlight features a long-form interview about what God is doing in and through the lives of His people.testimonyhouse.org facebook.com/testimonyhouses youtube.com/testimonyhouseorg

In this episode, we pulled excerpts from a conversation with singer and songwriter, John Mark McMillan on the topic of art from the church versus art for the church. We explore the journey of creating art and music through the lens of our biblical responsibility to influence culture.

Your church culture and creative are more intertwined than you realize. In this episode, we dive into the tension of developing a healthy creative culture in your local church.

In this episode I talk with Anthony who is a good friend of mine and also works as a creative director at a church in California. His side gig is as a graphic designer, so he shares about how we landed his first client & what his day looks like as he balances family life and his side gig. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sidegigco/support

Recorded live on Sunday 8/26/18

Traditionally, we have been taught that a clear mission statement is a critical component of your organization’s communication. Is it possible that we’ve given the mission statement too much of a priority? In this episode, I challenge you to reconsider the way you use your mission statement – if you even still utilize it at all. You will learn a more effective alternative to your mission statement and I will give you real big brand examples of this. Simplifying your message doesn’t diminish your purpose. Instead, it increases the chance that your purpose will resonate and be remembered.

We've heard it said that content is king but in this episode, I talk about why culture is king for your church brand. Culture is a big deal for your brand. People can forgive a bad logo, but there's no grace for a crappy culture. Culture is being shaped by every decision that you make, and it's creating the conversations that are being had about your church. I present the idea that your brand culture is built internally first and challenge you to invest in building advocates, not just invest in advertising.

What do the Bachelor and online dating have in common with the way we sometimes build our brands as churches? You'll find out in this episode as I go further on rule number three for building a brilliant brand from the previous episode.  On this episode, I talk about how building a brand on hype sets false expectations for your audience and the danger of seducing our audience with short-term buzz.

In this episode, I unpack rule number three for building a brilliant church brand from my book, Rebel Brands. I talk about what kind of brand awareness your church should be building and the difference between building a brand on hype over help. I talk about the trap that churches and big brands fall into when it comes to promoting their brand, and the danger we face of covering up our purpose with hype.

In this Q&A episode, the caller was asking what the right strategy should be to convince his leadership they needed a visual rebrand. In this episode, I give our caller a strategy that will help him have greater buy-in with his leadership. Most importantly, the strategy that I gave him will do so much more than changing a logo – it will advance the purpose of the church even greater.

Most people either think they are creative, or they think they aren't. And people tend to think that if it's clever, it must be creative. But in this episode, I talked with Jonathan Malm about what creativity really is. Jonathan and I talked about the role creativity in the church, what really makes someone creative, and creative ways to think about the communication for your church brand. The conversation was sparked by his new book, The Hidden Option, which is all about using creativity to solve life's issues.

In this episode, Drew called in with a question asking about communicating vision through a rebrand. Like so many other organizations, Drew's church has been struggling to find the right voice to connect with their congregation and those outside of their church. And in the case of Drew's church, we discovered what the real issue is, and what are rebrand won't fix for them if they don't get their purpose clear first.

In this episode, I go beyond brilliant brands rule number 2: "If it doesn't live everywhere, it doesn't live anywhere," where I talked about how you need to build a brand on promises and not on aspirations. But I wanted to help show you a practical example of what it looks like to make and keep your brand promises. In this episode, I use a real experience that I had with Nordstroms to help you think through what it means to back up what you say and build a brand on promises kept.

What would change for your church brand's messaging if you could only communicate what is true? What if you couldn't build your marketing around hype and aspiration? In this episode, I talk about a lesson on branding that I learned early on in my marriage. The lesson I learned has changed everything for me, and the way I view what a brand is and the relationship it has with an audience. As we look at rule number two for building a brilliant brand, you'll start to see that what you communicate to your audience – they expect.

In this episode, I help you understand what the true definition of the word "brand." Depending on who you ask, the definition of branding will vary from person to person. And if you're a church, it's never been more important that you understand what a brand is, and how it goes far beyond your logo and website. I give you an example of how Radio Shack missed the mark on defining their brand, and I help you make it easier to measure how well your brand is doing.

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Beth Vaughn was born and raised in Oklahoma. After attending the University of Oklahoma (Go Sooners!), she accepted a position at Life.Church as a filmmaker in 2006. Currently, she is the Central Group Leader of Creative Media at Life.Church. In this episode, Beth discusses the Creative Axioms of Life.Church. GUEST LINKS Twitter Instagram Facebook Life.Church LINKS MENTIONED You Version Bible Open: Free Church Resources Develop.me Church Metrics Church Online Platform Episode #21: Larry Hubatka - How Elevation Church Structures Their Creative Team To Win Episode #10: Stephen Brewster - Leading a Creative Team of 450 People Life.Church Creative Media Team TEAM STRUCTURE - 5 Areas 1. Graphic Design 2. Filmmaking 3. Content Development 4. Production 5. Strategies VOLUNTEER CREATIVE TEAM They are currently working on developing a volunteer creative team. It is important to equip volunteers but also teach them the heart and the vision of what the churc