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Light Pictures

12 May 2009 12:04

Themes:	light
Media Type:	visuals, photos
Written by:	Sara Hargreaves

Like us, you probably spend time either lamenting the lack of creative and interesting backgrounds for word projection in church, or searching the Internet for high quality, copyright free pictures. The quickest way to avoid the puppies-and-sunsets syndrome in church is of course to take your own pictures. This way...

Pentecost Reading

25 May 2009 14:33

Themes:	Pentecost, Holy Spirit, fire
Media Type:	video, visuals, motion graphics
Written by:	Sam Hargreaves

This is a motion graphics video of Acts 2:1-13, the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples on the day of Pentecost. We've made it for Pentecost Sunday, but you could use it at other times. It features a stirring contemporary soundtrack by AdAM Parkes. You...

Video Loops

20 Jun 2009 20:07

Themes:	fire, light, stars
Media Type:	video, visuals, motion graphics
Written by:	Richard Lyall

We're really excited to share the first three in a series of video loops for worship by Richard Lyall. They are thirty second seamless loops, ideal for all kinds of uses in worship - behind songwords or liturgy, creating a mood, meditation - the only limit is your imagination! Richard...

Video loops, 2nd instalment

18 Aug 2009 11:51

Themes:	fire, Holy Spirit, abundance
Media Type:	video, visuals, motion graphics
Written by:	Richard Lyall

Here is the second lot of three loops in a series of video loops for worship by Richard Lyall. They are thirty second seamless loops, ideal for all kinds of uses in worship - behind songwords or liturgy, creating a mood, meditation - the only limit is your imagination! Richard...

More video

16 Sep 2009 09:04

Themes:	abundance, consumerism
Media Type:	video, visuals
Bible refs:	Prov 3:12-14, Prov 8:11-13
Written by:	Sam Hargreaves

This motion graphics video was made for the Tearfund 'Journey' student justice conference. It is based on a track by Steve Leach from his album 'Right here in this room', where he has remixed a Louie Giglio sermon. We wanted to contrast the worldly hunger to consume 'more' with the...

Christmas fractal images

10 Dec 2009 14:32

Themes:	advent, the cross, christmas, incarnation
Media Type:	visuals, photos, images
Bible refs:	John 1, Matt 2, Luke 2, Psalm 139
Written by:	Richard Lyall

We're so excited about these 10 beautiful Christmas fractal pics Richard Lyall has just provided (under a Creative Commons Licence, see the note in the zip file). Below are some thumbnails, but download the zip file to get the full glory. These are great for adding some visual, abstract creativity into...

Christmas video loops

14 Dec 2009 10:23

Themes:	christmas, incarnation, advent
Media Type:	video, visuals
Written by:	Richard Lyall

These are three seamless loops around Christmas themes, which you can use behind songwords, in meditations or however else your creativity invents! Richard has given other seamless loops before (click here and here to get them all) and we've found them really inspiring and cringe-free. He shares them on a Creative...

Creating Fractal Images for Worship

13 Jan 2010 13:32

Themes:	technology
Media Type:	visuals, images
Written by:	Richard Lyall

A lot of you enjoyed the Christmas themed fractal images that Richard shared with us in December; I think this is the resource with the most comments to date (and they were all positive)! According to Richard, anyone can create those beautiful images, so below is a little tutorial from...

You lead us through the wilderness

09 Feb 2010 21:15

Themes:	lent, God's Care, resurrection, brokenness, suffering, prayer
Media Type:	Powerpoint, mp3, visuals, reflection
Bible refs:	Matt 4:1-11, Luke 9:24, 2 Cor 12:9, 2 Cor 1:3-7, Rom 8:26
Written by:	Sam Hargreaves

This song was written by Sam as a reflection on the themes of Lent, but it can work at any other time of the year. It focuses on meeting God in the hard places, allowing him to grow us through difficult times and trusting in him for a 'resurrection dawn'. ...