Where Do You All Get That Stuff?
I get asked a lot: So where do you all get that stuff on Sundays? Meaning, where do you get all the graphics, promo stuff, etc. It’s a good question and we have no secrets.
Our sermon series are a mix of graphics designed by Tyler Patterson (on our staff) and from other churches across the country who give away their stuff for free. TP is very talented and learning more all the time, but we use programs like Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Final Cut to create graphics and video. We also utilize free resources from great churches with large media departments who are so kingdom minded that they realize they are blessed with resources that many other churches our size don’t have. So, they publish their stuff online for free. That means as a pastor and worship team we can decide what we want to talk about, write the sermons and choose songs then go out and look for graphics to “brand” the series.
Why is this necessary? The short answer is that it really isn’t. The Bible speaks for itself. But, we believe the Bible speaks specifically to our culture, and our culture speaks the language of media. We want our Sunday worship experience to match people’s throughout-the-week experience. That doesn’t mean we water anything down or try to look like the rest of the world. But, it does hopefully help communicate that our faith is relevant to our culture.
