Laugh, cry…the whole gambit

Gotta be honest with you…I’m an emotion pimp.

It’s true. I want to see people cry or laugh or whatever when they watch my videos or read what I write.

So, when I create a video for the Sunday message, or choose a moving graphic for the background of a song, I always ask myself “Will this bring a tear to their eyes?”

I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I’ve always felt my job was to add support to whatever is being said or sang on stage, and if that message or song is meant to be poignant and meaningful to someones life, how can I help to invoke that feeling?

Every now and then, I like to take a peak back thru the audience. I like to see if there’s laughter or crying because of what I helped do.

Don’t get me wrong…I never want what I throw up on the screen to be the focal point, or to take away from what the Pastor or Worship Leader is doing. I just want to make sure that what is up there can help give that extra nudge over the emotional ledge.

I am an emotion pimp.

LifePointe staff & stuff

One thing about being on a church staff is that you are thrust into a scenario unlike anything you’ll find in the “real world.”

I have been in sales in corporate America for 21 years. Each sales staff is made up of “x” amount of people, all there to do one thing…make money.  There are different & conflicting personalities, personal agendas, and huge egos. Sure, they are all there to “promote customer service” and “increase awareness of the company in the community”, but beneath that, there are always ulterior motives.

A church staff is different. Just like in corporate sales, they’re there to find ways to promote their product (God), and ways to increase customer satisfaction (keep the congregation happy), and to keep the church mission on track (to help others develope a connected relationship with God).

But, beneath all of that, lies…well, nothing else. Sure, you’ve still got some conflicting personalities and some egos to deal with…that’s just human nature. But when the agenda is the same for everyone, then the group works.

I know that many times I like to think that running the church like a business is the best way to go, but then, I step back, look at the fellow staff I deal with, and know that it could never be run like a business.

It’s so much better.

LifePointe media guy starts fresh

It seems like lately, my life has been full of new beginnings. I’ve felt renewed spiritually, my wife and I are highly successful in a Weight Watchers class, I’ve found a great passion in my writing, and, after a year and a half, we are finally feeling like Louisville has begun to embrace us.

And, I can’t go on without mentioning that we are part of Louisville’s greatest church…LifePointe!

Things feel good.

So, it felt like the right time to start fresh with a new blog. The old one was fun, but I feel a need to be slightly less flip, and a little more relevant. Okay, I’ll still be flip…but with a dash more relevance!

I hope you’ll visit frequently, and enjoy the site. It’ll be updated frequently, and filled with great content.

Enjoy!