Branded With Love

Our lead pastor, Vince, is leaving Forefront to plant a church in Las Vegas on the strip. I couldn’t be more encouraged by his listening to God’s call… and I am SOOOOOO proud of the reaction of our people. God is moving and it’s so awesome to watch Him work. Check it out in the video below. (note the reaction when he finally tells the church he is leaving to follow God, they are so sold out on the mission).

So now that the two weeks of keeping quiet, getting things prepped, and praying for God to move in the hearts of our people is settling… it’s time to look towards the future, support this church plant, pump out some videos and back to regular blogging. Pray for FF as we push forward and live out His call of Loving God, Loving People & Turning the World Upside Down.

Okay, so we’ve had quite a bit of viewing on the YouTube posts (2,500+ on the last video in less than 24 hours.. whoa) as well as back and forth dialogue over at vinceantonucci.com… but I’m sad to say the Arts Dicussion Chaos series is all done.

But don’t get down kiddies; I have enclosed a link to the entire series so you can head on over to view all, link in your blog, spread the love, etc.

Here is the link to the entire series: http://tinyurl.com/52ly9m

Thanks to Tory, Paul, Billy, & Collide Mag for tracking back and passing this info along so we can all keep the discussion going.

We’ll be doing some “How-To” Video blogging in a couple of weeks for set design & video projects. Stay tuned! Until then,

J-del **over and out**

So I am guest blogging over at VinceAntonucci.com this week and I’ll be posting them here as well. Blogging is a beast to do multiple blogs so doublin’ up is fine with me. Call me lazy, but my old lady will kill me if I spend any extra time on the computer. So, much love people. Enjoy.

So I am guest blogging over at VinceAntonucci.com this week and I’ll be posting them here as well. Blogging is a beast to do multiple blogs so doublin’ up is fine with me. Call me lazy, but my old lady will kill me if I spend any extra time on the computer. So, much love people. Enjoy.

Well located below are some links to everything from church resources to photo editors (click here for a pdf version). I’ve also enclosed a link for you to check out some of the graphics we’ve used in our series as well as a link to some of our message intro videos/bumpers. Enjoy.

Forefront Series Stuff
Forefront Series Graphics: http://tinyurl.com/4ofghg
Forefront Series Videos: http://tinyurl.com/43d44w

Church Resource Websites
CreativeMYK http://www.creativemyk.com/
Open Resources http://www.openresources.org/
The Vine http://vineresources.com/
Muddy River Media http://www.muddyrivermedia.org/
Fourty One Twenty http://www.fortyonetwenty.com
Igniter Media http://www.ignitermedia.com
Eleven 72 http://www.eleven72.com
Lifechurch Resources http://open.lifechurch.tv
Newspring Resources http://www.newspringonline.com/
Granger Resources http://www.wiredchurches.com

Photo Websites
Flickr http://www.flickr.com
Stock Photo http://www.istockphoto.com/
Stock Photo Xchange http://www.sxc.hu
Corbis Photos http://www.corbis.com
Shutterstock http://www.shutterstock.com

Presentation Software
Pro Presenter http://www.propresenter.com
ProWorship (formerly iWorship) http://www.renovatiosw.com/
Media Shout http://www.mediashout.com
Easy Worship http://www.easyworship.com
Power Point http://office.microsoft.com/powerpoint
Keynote http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote

Blogs I Read for Creativity, Pop Culture, Media, Church Trends
MTV News http://www.mtv.com/news/
Spray Graphics http://spraygraphics.com/
Web Urbanist http://weburbanist.com/
Delicious Daily Photos http://picurls.com/
Ragamuffin Soul http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com
Collide Blog http://www.collidemagazine.com/blog
Relevant Blog http://relevantmagazine.com/releblog/
Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily
Churchy Media http://churchymedia.tumblr.com
Terry Storch http://www.terrystorch.com
Church Marketing Sucks http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com
Church 2.0 http://church20.blogspot.com
Church Video Ideas http://churchvideoideas.com

Free Video Hosting Websites
Ustream http://www.ustream.com
YouTube http://www.youtube.com
Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com
Viddler http://www.viddler.com
MySpaceTV http://vids.myspace.com
Jumpcut http://www.jumpcut.com
Vidilife http://vidilife.com

Photo Editing Software
Photoshop http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/index.html
Gimp (free for Mac, free work around install for windows) http://www.gimp.org/
Live Quartz (free for Mac) http://www.rhapsoft.com/

Video Editing
Handbrake (free mac dvd ripping software) http://handbrake.fr/
Adobe Premiere Pro http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/
Final Cut Pro http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/
Final Cut Express http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/
Ulead Media Studio http://www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm
Tooble (free Youtube capture for PC/Mac) http://tooble.tv/index.php?page=download
Replay AV 8 (youtube capture for PC) http://www.applian.com/replay-av/index.php
iMovie (comes with Mac OS) http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
Windows Movie Maker (comes with Windows) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

Countdown Creators for Pre-Service
Countdown Maker (Mac) http://trimonix.com/countdown-maker
Countdown Creator (PC) http://www.thecountdowncreator.com/

So I am guest blogging over at VinceAntonucci.com this week and I’ll be posting them here as well. Blogging is a beast to do multiple blogs so doublin’ up is fine with me. Call me lazy, but my old lady will kill me if I spend any extra time on the computer. So, much love people. Enjoy.

Video Blog: Part A


(so there are two videos due to a quick bathroom break before I exploded on camera… which would have been AWESOME for you guys, but not so much for me. maybe next time.)

Video Blog: Part B


*PDF Download of our Creative Planning Visual/Sheet

Joe’s Greatest Hits: Man Songs (Creative Element)
As I mentioned this was used during our series titled, “The Warrior.” We have discussed at Forefront that we will do anything other than sin to reach people who are far from God. So, that being said… laugh and enjoy.

So I am guest blogging over at VinceAntonucci.com this week and I’ll be posting them here as well. Blogging is a beast to do multiple blogs so doublin’ up is fine with me. Call me lazy, but my old lady will kill me if I spend any extra time on the computer. So, much love people. Enjoy.

So I figured I would give you all an idea of what we use at Forefront:
Our campuses always have a live alt-rock band, cover song from secular radio that ties back to the theme, 2 videos that pertain to the message/ theme, a commercial about our “big event” or ministry we highlight for the series. We meet in a school so we set-up a PCI sound system, projection (single screen), pro presenter presentation software on a macbook pro. We occasionally do live skits. Top 10′s and quirky moments tend to happen quite a bit as we plan for our services.

So what does your service look like?

So I was sitting in my apartment a few weeks ago and I heard this loud crash. So I hopped up and went to the window and saw that one of the ladies in our building had dropped a bunch of stuff she was unloading from her car. I hesitated for a moment, but my neighbor Art jumped out of his car and immediately helped her gather everything up and brought it inside for her. She looked so relieved.

So I thought, “What does my example look like?” I know Art doesn’t go to church and he says amen a bunch, but I don’t think he has a relationship with God- yet, Art leads by example. His life shines through in everything he does. From opening the door for everyone who walks in to making conversation with all the neighbors (and it’s always more in depth than “hey, how about this weather?”). Art has taught me a big lesson: I’m not a leader just because it says “pastor” on my business card, I’m only a leader as much as I act and live like one.

J-del **over and out**