Less Is More
Greg Atkinson recently wrote an article for MinistryCom's website. It's entitled "Less Is More". He talks about how sometimes toning things down in our ministries can be more effective. His main focus is on media in the church, and I believe he's right on. I especially like what he says about using stills in worship:
"Countless churches purchase presentation software and forget all about the many wonderful still backgrounds available to use. Motion backgrounds are awesome, and we have literally thousands of looping backgrounds to choose from these days. But to me, motion backgrounds add so much more and really stand out when used in contrast to still backgrounds. Just as using all still backgrounds can be plain and routine, using all motion backgrounds can be too busy and possibly lead to over-stimulation, which distracts people from worship."
"Countless churches purchase presentation software and forget all about the many wonderful still backgrounds available to use. Motion backgrounds are awesome, and we have literally thousands of looping backgrounds to choose from these days. But to me, motion backgrounds add so much more and really stand out when used in contrast to still backgrounds. Just as using all still backgrounds can be plain and routine, using all motion backgrounds can be too busy and possibly lead to over-stimulation, which distracts people from worship."
Labels: Greg Atkinson, Stills, Using media
