I’m not really sure why the editors at COLLIDE would want me to write a column for them. Now, don’t get me wrong; I’m grateful...
Author, consultant, and producer Phil Cooke has a lot to say about churches and media. And why wouldn’t he after decades of working...
The world is flat. This was essentially accepted as fact in Old Testament times. It was the prevailing sentiment before Columbus set sail in...
Life is a journey. But no one ever tells you that every journey includes gnats and mosquitoes. Let’s take a road trip.
...Viral video is everywhere these days. Friends and family have probably sent you links to clips from Saturday Night Live, video of a martial arts...
I was traveling in Colorado recently and noticed a roadside stop that sold carved wooden bears. I’d seen them a hundred other places, but...
Artists are fussy.
They can be unstructured.
They may appear disconnected in personal relationships.
They most certainly...
“How much time have we wasted trying to make ‘bigger and better’ or ‘slicker and sweeter’ messages instead of...
You know the slogan. You’re sick of it by now. What happens in Vegas (sigh) stays in Vegas. Be that as it may, about 10 miles outside Las...
Just a few decades ago, building a new worship center or sanctuary likely involved a lot of planning for the choir loft and the pipe organ. As...
Ginghamsburg Church is located in Tipp City, OH—a small town about 70 miles north of Cincinnati and 70 miles west of Columbus—but...
Is going mobile right for you?
Some existing churches are running out of space in their traditional church buildings and are...
Paul Barber, Creative Arts Director at Frontline (Washington, DC)
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It’s hard to know what to do with a show like Eli Stone. In case you’re unfamiliar with the premise, Eli Stone is a...
John Voelz, Experiences Pastor (kind of)
Jackson, Michigan is home to more than 30,000 residents, something called the...
In 1961, the television series Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of...
At the end of March, LifeChurch.tv Pastor and Innovation Leader Bobby Gruenewald announced a new LifeChurch.tv initiative called One Prayer. The...
When the show Hell’s Kitchen first came on, I loved it. It was wild, unpredictable, full of emotion, and just plain fun to watch....
Who is really in charge of media at your church? Is it your media pastor, or does the senior pastor have to sign off on everything? Is your...
Who is really in charge of media at your church? Is it your media pastor, or does the senior pastor have to sign off on everything? Is your...
Northland Church describes itself as “A Church Distributed.” Given its multiple locations across Central Florida, its Internet...
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the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work
No one word can describe Erwin McManus. That’s why a string of words—words...

When talking about the visual arts,...

In the last year, new...
I’m not a very cautious person. As a business owner, my partners and I have built our media ministry on the bedrock of dreaming language....

It seems fitting that Charlotte, NC, the...
Just around the time the air begins to cool down here in Texas, the major television networks flex their muscles and gear up for a new season of...
It cracks me up when I see a blog or a magazine list "the most innovative churches" in America. The list reads like a high school...
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With the holidays fast approaching, it’s time again to look at some of the best holiday media resources around. This year, we’re...
Our 2008 Holiday Media Guide can be found in the Nov/Dec 2008 issue of COLLIDE. In the meantime, here is last year's Holiday Media Guide in...
Not only is Hawaii the home of...

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When the idea for creating the cover for COLLIDE was first discussed, the immediate thought for both Scott and I was to develop a trophy to go...
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With so many great conferences this year in so many different locations, it's hard to choose with one(s) to attend. So we created this nifty...


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The Isolated...

Most of us long for that day when all things...

You don't need us to tell you how important Easter...


You may know Indiana as the home of the Indianapolis...

Pardon me, I just tweeted. Or perhaps I merely twet....
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about creatives who exist in the church—people who create their church’s videos, design and...
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Most people who pay attention to media trends...
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I’m willing to bet that you’ve heard Louie...
Think twice before singing that new worship song next Sunday or before using that movie clip as an illustration in your sermon. Believe it or...


Summer is upon us and if you find yourself escaping to...

What will the American Church look like 25 years...
We asked four of our favorite blogging savants to give us their predictions of what the

Wolverine has been vanquished. And all his...

My friends and I don’t have a whole...

Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia,...

Let’s get this out of the way: You...

A world without art would surely be...

I was trained to be a preacher in...
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When people think of youth ministries, they may see...

The local church has gathered together to...

Back in the days of only 3 TV channels, there were...

Picture this: You’re standing in one of the...

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Those hoping to pursue a more artistic...

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Craig Gross is the founder and leader of...

Confession is good for the soul, but terrible for...

In our September/October issue we briefly...

Hundreds of thousands of pastors have converged...
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