I am a sucker for great ideas that utilize the arts and technology within a ministry setting. Tim Schraeder’s blog, Cr8vE (creative) chaos, posted a great idea that he has used to promote the ministry he is a part of.
Tim began creating desktop wallpaper (?) that featured his church’s logo and a scripture reference. The images were available for download from the church web site. Tim said that his congregants used the wallpaper for their laptops and on their home computers and really seemed to enjoy showcasing the artwork and bringing a bit of recognition to their church. However, Schrader wanted to push the idea a little further.
So he created desktop calendars. The calendar works like the static desktop wallpaper but instead of a scripture reference, the wallpaper now features the days of the month and a list of the sermon series and special events happening at his church. (Tim created four different Christmas themed calendars: 2, 3, 4)
This is not a crazy idea. Not a hard idea. This is just a plain, easy, creative way to impact those in your church. It is a fun way to get information to the people who need it.
In any given church there are bound to be a few creative people who have 15 extra minutes that they can spend working on this type of communication tool. Why haven’t you asked them to do something like this for you yet? Sounds like a New Year’s Resolution challenge to me.
Micheal,
This may sound crazy, but why not create an iPod cover with your church’s ‘color’, logo, and web address? Just a thought!
Peace be with you,
Mark
That would be pretty cool. I’m sure that someone could hack that pretty easy. That could be a neat youth ministry identity tool. Summer is comin guys! Jump on that.
Update: Mark, I just re-read your comment. You were talking about an actual case! That would be great too! I was thinking of the start up screen. Instead of the Apple logo your church’s logo would appear. I’m such a geek!!!!
A protective iPod case with your church logo could be done pretty inexpensively. I’m sure that there is some site that custom makes cases. That would go great with Podcasting too!
Thanks for the props! You better send me yours if you follow through with your New Year’s resolution! God bless.