Video ministry : using media in worship without going Hollywood /
Stella, Constance E.
Nashville, Tenn. : Abingdon Press,
c2006.
DVD in pocket attached at the back of the book.
Introduction -- Purpose -- Forming ministry on purpose -- The purpose of our church is -- Applying purpose in your ministry's work -- Applying purpose in the formation & operation of your ministry -- Obstacles -- Chaos -- Opposition -- Questions for media ministry planning -- Values -- Working within your values -- Applying values in your ministry's work -- Applying values in the formation & operation of your ministry -- Focus -- Unity -- Boldness -- Questions for media ministry planning -- Culture -- Reflecting your congregation's culture -- Applying culture in your ministry's work -- Applying culture in the formation & operation of your ministry -- Understanding -- Appreciation -- Communication -- Questions for media ministry planning -- Vision -- Working toward vision -- Applying vision in your work -- Vision at resurrection -- Vision in other church settings -- Web examples -- Worship examples -- A few more examples -- Applying vision in the formation & operation of your ministry -- Change -- Complacency -- Re-focus -- Disconnection -- Whose idea is it, anyway? -- Final word on vision -- Questions for media ministry planning -- Excellence -- True story number one -- True story number two -- Worshiping with excellence -- An excellent journey -- An excellent exercise -- What does excellence look like? -- What are the PVCV's of your church? -- What are your ministry's strong & weak spots? : what do you already do well? -- Make a most important plan -- A case study -- Setting boundaries -- Defining excellence for your ministry -- Excellent execution -- A moving target -- People as priority -- Mistake #1 -- Mistake #2 -- Mistake #3 -- Buy or rent the best -- Breathe! -- An almost-sacred rule -- Applying excellence in the formulation & operation of your ministry -- Leader's strengths and weaknesses -- Commitment -- Flexibility -- Story one & story two -- Questions for media ministry planning -- Meaning -- Introduction : defining the principle of meaning -- Meaning and purpose -- Meaning and style -- Meaning and intentionality -- Applying meaning in your ministry's work -- The iconographic image -- Applying meaning in the formulation & operation of your ministry -- What is required? -- Obstacles to meaning -- Intolerance to risk -- Poor planning -- Lack of collaborative effort -- Model for worship planning -- Worship planning team -- Content design team -- Implementation team -- Creative by committee (no!) -- Tail wagging -- A final thought about meaning -- Questions for media ministry planning.
Public worship