Category: Creative Arts

  • The Blame Game

    I recently caught up with Rick Calcutt to talk about his new book, “The Blame Game.” This book is a great resource for you if you’re trying to improve your weekend worship services, the creative process, or the relationship between your Pastor and Creatives. It recently released on iBook, Amazon, and Nook! Click any of…

  • 5 Reasons We Started from Scratch with our Website

    5 Reasons We Started from Scratch with our Website

    At Sun Valley we recently just completed a ground up redesign and launch of our website. Here are 5 reasons why we did, and you might want to as well: 1. Ease of Navigation We understand that for many people our website is their first interaction with our church. So we worked hard to simplify…

  • In God We Trust

    At Sun Valley Community Church we’re getting ready to begin a brand new teaching series in November called “In God We Trust.” The reality is we put our trust in all kinds of things. Many of us think education will fix our problems, others strive after financial security, some chase after the perfect relationship, while…

  • 4 steps to effective evaluation

    4 steps to effective evaluation

    Much has been written about the process of evaluation. In fact, some people make a pretty good living off of evaluation and the piles of data that it can produce. Because ministry doesn’t move in slow motion, I don’t always have the time to dig into everything as deep as I may like so I’m…

  • secrets

    You’ve probably heard me say before that the quickest route to someone’s heart is through the arts. The scriptures teach us that God created mankind in his own image. In other words you and I serve a ridiculously creative and uniquely expressive God! The fact that we have been created in the image of this…