Kent Shaffer at ChurchRelevance.com blogged about a CSS Gallery Site for Churches. Pretty cool stuff.
For those of you who are web designers, this is just a gallery of great church web designs.
It's called MinistryCSS.com.
Check it out.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Provide the Box
A lot of people think that creativity means dismantling the box. The thought is that we need to have no boundaries or inhibitions to be creative. However, I've found something different to be the case.
Creativity creates a new box. This is why many creatives become frustrated in ministry. They are expected to be creative with no boundaries. They're given no clear budget for the event or project, no big idea, no concrete objectives.
It's like telling an artist to paint without being provided a canvas. They can't possibly be creative if they don't know what the size and shape of the canvas is. They'll bring the paint. You have to provide the canvas.
Actions steps for spurring better creativity from your team:
- Set up a budget for the project. Don't worry if it's not huge. A creative person just needs to know what they are dealing with. In fact, some of the best creativity comes from small budgets.
- Explain the what the goal of the project/event/series is. You can creatively miss the mark if your leaders don't know what you want to achieve.
- Provide a deadline for completion. This can even be tentative. Deadlines help to motivate and regulate action.
Provide these items at the beginning of the process. There's nothing worse than dreaming up a $5000 idea and then getting told you have a $100 budget.
What are some other things that help set up boundaries that catalyze creativity?
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