Posted by Scott McClellan on February 24th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Two weeks ago, I had the honor of being part of The Electronic Gospel conference at DTS, where Shane Hipps was featured as the keynote speaker. When someone in the audience asked Shane about preaching, he gave an interesting answer. He said (and I’m paraphrasing here) one of the greatest things a preacher has to offer his audience is himself — body, presence, actions, being. One of the best ways to become a better preacher, he concluded, was to become a better being — to become more mature in the faith, more spiritually formed, more like Christ. Even though I’m not a preacher, that idea stuck with me.
It occurs to me that in whatever capacity we serve our church (designer, communication director, media producer, student minister, teacher, volunteer, musician, etc.), some of us tend to focus on direct means of growth such as practice, tutorials, workshops, collaboration, and research. (For my part, I’ve done a lot of reading on the art of writing.) However, Shane provides us with an indirect — and perhaps more important — means of improving at what we do.
Each of us (and I’m looking directly at myself when I say this) needs to put our spiritual formation above our professional development. We need to strive for an appropriate balance in developing our skills and deepening our souls. We need to remember to follow Christ as we communicate to other about following Him.
I want COLLIDE to be a better resource, and I want to be better at my job as a writer and editor. Thanks to Shane Hipps, I’m reminded that the most important way I can pursue those ends is to pursue God.
Posted by Scott McClellan on February 22nd, 2010 at 8:55 am
Hi there. This weekend I found myself curious about your home entertainment setup, so I created the five poll questions below. I’d like to get as many responses as possible and explore the results in the upcoming issue of COLLIDE. If you have a minute, register your responses below. Thanks! (Quick note: You’ll need to click “Vote” after each individual question. Lame, I know.)
Posted by Scott McClellan on February 19th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
This week’s edition of Videos of the Week features the best video we’ve EVER posted! If you’re viewing this post in a RSS reader, click through so you don’t miss anything.
OK, here it is. The best video we’ve ever posted. Ed Young rapping.
Wasn’t that something? I think so. Just for the heck of it, let’s follow that up with “Beaker’s Ballad.”
This is a cool little film trailer that reminded of the film Once (HT: Neatorama).
Did you hear about the couple that got married in an Apple Store? I read that they quoted Steve Jobs during the ceremony …
Lastly, have you seen this video from Igniter’s I Am Sin collection? It scares me.
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