Photo Friday 12.09.2011
Beautiful and frosty this morning!
Architectural Projection
Many people have been asking me how I do the “Side Wall” projections at my church—so I thought now might be a good time to give a quick rundown of how to do it.
I wish I could claim the idea of Architectural Projection—But I can’t. I first heard about it from a friend, Biran Russell. He led me to Visual Worshipper—a website dedicated to the art of Architectural Projection. It was here that I got all the inspiration and ideas I needed to make this happen in our sanctuary.
Here’s how we do Architectural Projection at Bellingham Covenant Church…
The Gear:
3 Panasonic Video Projectors (4000 lumens…I wish they were brighter, but cost dictated this)
3 VGA Cables (long enough to run from the projectors to the tech booth)
1 Matrox TripleHead2Go (analogue) (This is a hardware device that allows you to add three monitors to your computer setup.)
1 Macbook Pro with Keynote presentation software
Other Misc. cables
The Process
Installation. We decided to put all the projectors in one location over the main doors in the sanctuary and aimed each projector at a different wall.
Masking. Next, we spent time masking off the angles of the roofline to prevent the image from “spilling” onto the ceiling.
Creating. Finally, we create different “looks” for our worship services. There are lots of resources out there for gathering images (worshiphouse media, igniter media, flickr, “in-house” photographers)
Finally
If you need help or ideas on how to do something like this in your space, feel free to contact me and we can chat! There is a bit of a cost involved…but the price has been well worth it for our congregation.
You didn’t think, did you, that just by pointing your finger at others you would distract God from seeing all your misdoings and from coming down on you hard? Or did you think that because he’s such a nice God, he’d let you off the hook? Better think this one through from the beginning. God is kind, but he’s not soft. In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change.
[the message]
Remember you are dust and to dust you will return.
Repent and believe the Gospel.
Crossroads
What do you wanna be when you grow up?
Crossroads is a monthly event we do with our senior high students during the Life Together Hour from 11-12. Our goal is to get out of the building and into our b’ham community to explore the spaces where our faith intersects with the real world.
On Sunday, March 13, we went downtown to the Logos Building to discuss issues of career, calling, and vocation. Ultimately, we looked at God’s view of these things and discussed what it means to live a life of service. Elliot Ritzema and Janice Zeegers joined us in our conversation and brought us both a theological perspective as well as a practical “how-to” perspective on how to put your best foot forward when looking for that “prefect” job.
A few things that stuck out from the morning:
1. Even form the very beginning of the Bible, God invites us to work in this world he created
(Genesis 1 and 2 illustrate this through Adam and Eve
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
2. As Christians, we have 2 “Calls” on our life.
- Follow Jesus
- Do a particular thing with one’s life.
3. When it comes to Career/Calling, 3 “criteria” must be met:
- Something you have an affinity for (you like to do it)
- Something you have an ability to do
- Something you have an opportunity to do
4. When finding a job, first impressions are essential. And how do we make a good first impression?
- Our Digital Impression
Applications, grammar, email addresses, facebook, etc
- Our face-to-face meeting
Clothing…dress “up” for the position you’re applying for.
Interview…put your best foot forward. Be honest, thoughtful, and prepared
It was great getting out of the building and into an office space to listen and reflect on these things.
I know I know…It’s been a few months since Christmas, but I thought I’d show what we did in our sanctuary during the weeks of Advent.I decided to go with a “woodland nature” kind of feel…I did this to draw a sharp contrast against all that the “holiday Season” has become. Instead of cold, plastic, disposable, and commercial we created a space that was warm, natural, and inviting.It also helped that we have kids taking part of the service every week—you can’t go wrong with kids, right?
Vancouver 2010. I went up with joel and kile (and to think, i almost didn’t go—that would have been a shame.)
