Media arts teams

Creating layered sequences throughout the order of worship, rather than treating each piece of the order as its own “bubble,” will make worship feel like a journey from beginning to end—this technique aids in better flow.

A logline is a brief bit of writing that distills the essence of the message of a movie. It is the main concept or the premise and answers the question “so what is your film about?”

By “ritual,” I mean those things we do that help us know who we are.

When worship is meaningful and memorable (what I call “M-M-Good” worship), it is because we have connected the faith narrative with our own life stories through the combination of words, visuals, actions, and media of the ritual.

“Three V’s” as a barometer for whether I’m including all the senses. The verbal is everything we hear—words, music, sound effects, silence. This will involve the verbal, musical, media, and dramatic ritual artists. The visual is everything we see—color, objects, lighting, and the way we are configured in the space in relation to each other, to

“loglines”—

Commentary on the community’s spiritual journey, rather than simply their own, is the role of the preacher.

The balance of repetition and innovation is vitally important as we seek to ensure both the “oh yeah” and “a-ha!” experiences of the congregation we talked about in Chapter One.