by Stephen Proctor on March 3rd, 2010 | 61 views |
This is the first in a series of special posts written by friends of Midnight Oil. These guest bloggers bring unique insights into the interface of image and ministry. We hope you learn from their experiences and find useful applications to your own context.
As I’ve been on the road having conversations with pastors, worship leaders & techies who are all trying to figure out how creativity works in worship, I have had a growing burden to gain a clearer understanding of what true, biblical worship is. I have much to learn and more scripture to dig into than i can comprehend. Here are some of the main things that have stuck with me, and here are some questions I’m asking myself in hopes of finding the answer to “What is Visual Worship?”.
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by The MO Guys on February 16th, 2010 | 147 views |
If you are a church in the market for an experienced media director, or a media director looking for a church position, let us know! We have a friend looking for a church, and we have realized that there aren’t many great places to look for jobs right now. So, we’re considering adding a job board to this website. If we get enough interested parties, we’ll pursue it. For starters, if you are in the market, either as a church or as a prospective employee, please contact us here.
by The MO Guys on February 11th, 2010 | 1,084 views |
Raising the bar for worship software… again.
ProPresenter 4 is now officially available with an amazing set of new features. This is a major new upgrade. Upgrade or buy now with $200 in free media, or check out some of the biggest new capabilities:
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by The MO Guys on February 4th, 2010 | 144 views |
Here at Midnight Oil we talk a lot about metaphor. More than just a gimmick or a shiny hook on which to hang some thoughts, when it comes to communicating visually in worship, visual metaphors aren’t just the a hook for the message, they are the message itself. When creating images in a worship setting, good use of metaphor is key to making images work and the message stick with your congregation.
Here is how one of our graduate students put it in a class we recently finished teaching:
“Metaphors seem like they are much more “all-encompassing” than anecdotes. In fact, even a metaphor can have a few relative anecdotes within it to help drive the point home. I think the major point is that metaphors aren’t things that you just add to a sermon to help people pay attention as if they need to be attached to the truth of the message as an attractive advertisement. Metaphors aren’t a way of “dumbing down” the real message. Metaphor is the real message being shared in such a way that it relates to a new group of individuals in a powerful and meaningful way. While anecdotes can have this effect by making one of the stories memorable, metaphor has the capability to allow the hearer to connect to the truth of the message through various points of entry and to take that truth with him/her even when they leave the service.”
- From Nathan Hand, NNU class fall 09
To see some visual metaphors for worship, check out our comprehensive list here.
by Jason on January 14th, 2010 | 815 views |
While other types of fonts such as grunge and script fonts seem to get all the glory, block fonts are as important if not more to graphic design. Blocky doesn’t have to mean boring, though you have to choose wisely when using them. Here are 20 of the best block fonts on my system:
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