I’ve kicked this issue back and forth many, many times. I tend to be a perfectionist when it comes to design. I can make what should have been a simple 30 minute project a monumental 4 hour project. I can have my copywriter and designer redo something until I think it is perfect. But the question that has to be asked on any project is: what is the purpose of this project, and, is it currently in a state that the purpose can be fulfilled? The other question is how do we define “good enough”. Sometimes the assumption is that good enough is not enough to please God. I don’t.. || Continue Reading →

A group of advertising agencies were given the task of creating concepts to market The C-Word Christianity. There are some funny ones and a few offensive ones. .. || Continue Reading →

It’s a magnificent thing: The only newly-originating life in the universe that comes in the image of God is Man. The only newly-originating life in the universe that lasts forever is Man. This is an awesome thing. And, as everyone knows, that reverence is not shared by our new President, over whom we have rejoiced. .. || Continue Reading →

I just came across Twitter Mosaic this evening while looking at the myriad of twitter apps out there. This one builds a really cool mosaic based on the profile pictures of the people you are following. Very cool. .. || Continue Reading →

If I could only figure out a way to convince the finance committee that this was worthwhile for a communications director. I’d love to be there. Chandler, Driscoll, Piper, Stetzer. I would be in awe. .. || Continue Reading →

Spoken word video for Sugar Creek Easter Sunday. Written by worship leader Stephen miller, performed by Nya Dillard, produced by Jason Benjamin. Easter Spoken Word from Sugar Creek on Vimeo.

This year, before planning out our art for Easter, we started looking at what other churches were doing to get a little design inspiration. I did a lot of looking on the Church Marketing Lab Flickr group. There were a lot of great designs to draw inspiration from. .. || Continue Reading →

I love this video. Moves me everytime.

As we’ve begun initiating Twitter into the Sugar Creek culture, I’ve looked through tons of online tools to help us be effective in dissemenating information, building relationships, and expanding our reach. .. || Continue Reading →

About a month ago, we shot my testimony in the studio. This was a test to begin our newest project. We determined that one of the best ways to usher life change to our culture is to share our own life change story. This is the pilot video. We’ve begun production on several others, and a few have been completely produced. So, here’s my life change story in 5 minutes or less.