Have you seen Series Builders: Traditions?

Inspired, biblical images that visualize the Christian faith transcend time and space. Practically all believers, and many non-believers, know these ten core visual metaphors. They are basic images for every worshipping church, all on one media volume and available as download or on CD.

Series Builders contains 10 thematically related sets of videos and still images for worship design and planning. Each of the 10 visual themes in a volume contain a variety of media such as editable still image sets, introductory videos, looping motion backgrounds, and/or countdowns. Regularly $49.95, we've got it ON SALE this week only for only $34.95! (that's really cheap.)

That offers more value than you'll see about anywhere. Build your next series today.

Yes, you're about to go to the beach. Or you just went. Or maybe you're dreaming about it. Or not.

Regardless, it's summer, and likely you're making at least a necessary but feeble attempt to check out of ministry for a while. We understand and applaud you for it.

Which is why you need to right now, before you forget, make plans to attend one of Midnight Oil's fall events. We are excited about this fall's mix of dates and places, which include our regular Creative Worship and Design Matters seminars, and something new and different too:

For the few of you who have been watching our speaking schedule for years, you probably just thought, "Wow, that's kind of small." And it is! Babies have a way of impacting the schedule. But, we'd still like to make it to one or two more cities.

So if we're not close to you this fall, host your own! For more information about what is involved, contact our new booking agent Bob Hager.

You thought fishing was a simple rite of summertime? Think again! Jesus used the simple fishing boat over and over again as a powerful metaphor. For example, the disciples' response to the initial call of Jesus is one of obedience, a move from skepticism to following. This dramatic calling to discipleship required them to leave their entire known world behind. (Luke 5:1-11) Introduce your congregation to the call of discipleship this summer with our fishing boat loop, part of Series Builders.

Get the monthly media freebie right here. Use it behind song lyrics, dramas, extended traveling stories and anything else that seems to fit the biblical metaphor of roads or journeys.

If you do themeatic worship, we even have a matching graphics set (with layered Adobe Photoshop files) available here.

The Monthly Media Freebie - Fishing Boat Loop

We at Midnight Oil are really excited about the second half of 2008. We've got a number of things brewing which will hopefully make a difference in your ministry. That includes another book, a new teaching resource, more volumes of our library, and a new kind of set of media for worship that is something completely different. Stay tuned!