Comments on: New Buckhead Stage Design http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/ Carlos Whittaker's Weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:09:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Gregg Baker http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-469737 Gregg Baker Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:50:09 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-469737 Love the commitment to excellence within the reality of tightened budgets. My creative budget was cut in half this year and I am finding that it just makes the creative flock even more creative. Anybody can do something cool with lots of cash, just ask Bon Jovi ;o) This year, we have made cold calls and asked to borrow things from providers that would never be expecting our questions. Low and behold, we have borrowed and returned many things, developed relationships in our city, sent out thank you letters with photos and invitations to attend gracepoint. No one has come yet but I'll bet they are scratching their heads as to what is going on with those crazy fools over at gracepoint. Blessings on all of you and your various ministries for His glory and renown are the desire of our hearts!!!!!! Love the commitment to excellence within the reality of tightened budgets. My creative budget was cut in half this year and I am finding that it just makes the creative flock even more creative. Anybody can do something cool with lots of cash, just ask Bon Jovi ;o) This year, we have made cold calls and asked to borrow things from providers that would never be expecting our questions. Low and behold, we have borrowed and returned many things, developed relationships in our city, sent out thank you letters with photos and invitations to attend gracepoint. No one has come yet but I’ll bet they are scratching their heads as to what is going on with those crazy fools over at gracepoint. Blessings on all of you and your various ministries for His glory and renown are the desire of our hearts!!!!!!

]]> By: Ginger http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-446370 Ginger Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:17:04 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-446370 Hi, my name is Ginger, i am out of River Valley Church in Apple Valley MN, i was looking at the stage design above. I was wondering who did that? and How? I LOVE IT. i think its fantastic and i an very interested in building something like that for a Girls Conference i am running. could you help me out? Hi, my name is Ginger, i am out of River Valley Church in Apple Valley MN, i was looking at the stage design above. I was wondering who did that? and How? I LOVE IT. i think its fantastic and i an very interested in building something like that for a Girls Conference i am running. could you help me out?

]]> By: Kathy d. http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-434786 Kathy d. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:37:42 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-434786 This is cool. I'm gonna try it for my church using foam core. Thanks! This is cool. I’m gonna try it for my church using foam core. Thanks!

]]> By: Dene Jamieson http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-267043 Dene Jamieson Wed, 06 May 2009 00:17:17 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-267043 Any clues on wat material you used for this amazing stage set? Any clues on wat material you used for this amazing stage set?

]]> By: forjustice http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251170 forjustice Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:29:58 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251170 I wasn't sure where to post this- a comment under this post or the Advent Conspiracy post. I'll post here because a discussion has already begun.<br><br>I was struck by the 2 posts- they seem like a juxtaposition. Then I read all of the comments here. On one hand, I do agree that the environment (in all senses of the word) matters. We want people to feel welcome and comfortable. Excellence is also important and a Godly value. <br><br>Still, something pulls at me and I don't know how to express it. I guess I see an inconsistency in presenting the Gospel in a completely integral way. On one hand, we may use the culture (an excellent stage that reminds them of last night's concert) to pull people in in such a way that they are open to hearing the Gospel. Eventually they accept Christ and embark on the discipleship journey. At what point do we break the news that Jesus' message is highly counter cultural? At what point do we ask ourselves to live in the upside down kingdom/<br><br>I guess to take this a step further, we must ask, what is the Gospel we are sharing? A deeper critique is the North American church's unbalanced Gospel that is more about "my" faith and reaching individuals than ushering in the Shalom community that God intends. The Kingdom is not just the collection of individuals who have come to Christ. The Kingdom and shalom are about public justice, not private faith and morality. <br><br>These issues are not about the best ways to evangelize the North American church. These issues are about justice. Is it just that American churches spend a lot on stages while 10 times as many suffer for basic needs AND to know Jesus? Carlos, you said that the stage is actually not very costly for how it looks. Isn't it all relative... especially after you present the Advent Consipracy video? And, you also said that the church has scaled back its decoration and Christmas budget "in light of where our attenders are financially". That is exactly what I'm saying. Why not scale back your budget (or re-shuffle it) based on where those with out food or water or health care "are financially". I wasn't sure where to post this- a comment under this post or the Advent Conspiracy post. I'll post here because a discussion has already begun.

I was struck by the 2 posts- they seem like a juxtaposition. Then I read all of the comments here. On one hand, I do agree that the environment (in all senses of the word) matters. We want people to feel welcome and comfortable. Excellence is also important and a Godly value.

Still, something pulls at me and I don't know how to express it. I guess I see an inconsistency in presenting the Gospel in a completely integral way. On one hand, we may use the culture (an excellent stage that reminds them of last night's concert) to pull people in in such a way that they are open to hearing the Gospel. Eventually they accept Christ and embark on the discipleship journey. At what point do we break the news that Jesus' message is highly counter cultural? At what point do we ask ourselves to live in the upside down kingdom/

I guess to take this a step further, we must ask, what is the Gospel we are sharing? A deeper critique is the North American church's unbalanced Gospel that is more about “my” faith and reaching individuals than ushering in the Shalom community that God intends. The Kingdom is not just the collection of individuals who have come to Christ. The Kingdom and shalom are about public justice, not private faith and morality.

These issues are not about the best ways to evangelize the North American church. These issues are about justice. Is it just that American churches spend a lot on stages while 10 times as many suffer for basic needs AND to know Jesus? Carlos, you said that the stage is actually not very costly for how it looks. Isn't it all relative… especially after you present the Advent Consipracy video? And, you also said that the church has scaled back its decoration and Christmas budget “in light of where our attenders are financially”. That is exactly what I'm saying. Why not scale back your budget (or re-shuffle it) based on where those with out food or water or health care “are financially”.

]]> By: forjustice http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251169 forjustice Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:16:11 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251169 I wasn't sure where to post this- a comment under this post or the Advent Conspiracy post. I'll post here because a discussion has already begun.<br><br>I was struck by the 2 posts- they seem like a juxtaposition. Then I read all of the comments here. On one hand, I do agree that the environment (in all senses of the word) matters. We want people to feel welcome and comfortable. Excellence is also important and a Godly value. <br><br>Still, something pulls at me and I don't know how to express it. I guess I see an inconsistency in presenting the Gospel in a completely integral way. On one hand, we may use the culture (an excellent stage that reminds them of last night's concert) to pull people in in such a way that they are open to hearing the Gospel. Eventually they accept Christ and embark on the discipleship journey. At what point do we break the news that Jesus' message is highly counter cultural? At what point do we ask ourselves to live in the upside down kingdom/<br><br>I guess to take this a step further, we must ask, what is the Gospel we are sharing? A deeper critique is the North American church's unbalanced Gospel that is more about "my" faith and reaching individuals than ushering in the Shalom community that God intends. The Kingdom is not just the collection of individuals who have come to Christ. The Kingdom and shalom are about public justice, not private faith and morality. <br><br>These issues are not about the best ways to evangelize the North American church. These issues are about justice. Is it just that American churches spend a lot on stages while 10 times as many suffer for basic needs AND to know Jesus? Carlos, you said that the stage is actually not very costly for how it looks. Isn't it all relative... especially after you present the Advent Consipracy video? And, you also said that the church has scaled back its decoration and Christmas budget "in light of where our attenders are financially". That is exactly what I'm saying. Why not scale back your budget (or re-shuffle it) based on where those with out food or water or health care "are financially". I wasn't sure where to post this- a comment under this post or the Advent Conspiracy post. I'll post here because a discussion has already begun.

I was struck by the 2 posts- they seem like a juxtaposition. Then I read all of the comments here. On one hand, I do agree that the environment (in all senses of the word) matters. We want people to feel welcome and comfortable. Excellence is also important and a Godly value.

Still, something pulls at me and I don't know how to express it. I guess I see an inconsistency in presenting the Gospel in a completely integral way. On one hand, we may use the culture (an excellent stage that reminds them of last night's concert) to pull people in in such a way that they are open to hearing the Gospel. Eventually they accept Christ and embark on the discipleship journey. At what point do we break the news that Jesus' message is highly counter cultural? At what point do we ask ourselves to live in the upside down kingdom/

I guess to take this a step further, we must ask, what is the Gospel we are sharing? A deeper critique is the North American church's unbalanced Gospel that is more about “my” faith and reaching individuals than ushering in the Shalom community that God intends. The Kingdom is not just the collection of individuals who have come to Christ. The Kingdom and shalom are about public justice, not private faith and morality.

These issues are not about the best ways to evangelize the North American church. These issues are about justice. Is it just that American churches spend a lot on stages while 10 times as many suffer for basic needs AND to know Jesus? Carlos, you said that the stage is actually not very costly for how it looks. Isn't it all relative… especially after you present the Advent Consipracy video? And, you also said that the church has scaled back its decoration and Christmas budget “in light of where our attenders are financially”. That is exactly what I'm saying. Why not scale back your budget (or re-shuffle it) based on where those with out food or water or health care “are financially”.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251162 Chris Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:58:55 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251162 Wow...that looks amazing. I don't know who was behind it, but they did a great job. Oh, and to all future naysayers of excellent stage design, I ask this question: Is God using Buckhead Church to change lives? If the answer is "yes", move on. <br><br>Keep doin whatchya doin Buckhead. Wow…that looks amazing. I don't know who was behind it, but they did a great job. Oh, and to all future naysayers of excellent stage design, I ask this question: Is God using Buckhead Church to change lives? If the answer is “yes”, move on.

Keep doin whatchya doin Buckhead.

]]> By: Elgin http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251153 Elgin Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:03:50 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251153 See, I'm of the school of thought that "things like set design matter." I'm a youth/worship pastor at my church. My Senior pastor, who would never read this blog and barely knows what a blog is, would beg to differ. We spend oodles of money on the wrong things - in my opinion. We just spent a large amount of money on renovations, but you couldn't tell it if you walked in to our church. Looks like a sanctuary out of the 80's. He says that things like this don't make a difference, but I think they do. I think there's a lot we can learn from big churches. They all didn't get that way overnight. Not that you got that way from having a cool stage, but hopefully you understand where I'm coming from. See, I'm of the school of thought that “things like set design matter.” I'm a youth/worship pastor at my church. My Senior pastor, who would never read this blog and barely knows what a blog is, would beg to differ. We spend oodles of money on the wrong things – in my opinion. We just spent a large amount of money on renovations, but you couldn't tell it if you walked in to our church. Looks like a sanctuary out of the 80's. He says that things like this don't make a difference, but I think they do. I think there's a lot we can learn from big churches. They all didn't get that way overnight. Not that you got that way from having a cool stage, but hopefully you understand where I'm coming from.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251149 Jessica Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:44:12 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251149 the set looked amazing and the service was great! it was so nice to visit and get to meet you !!! the set looked amazing and the service was great! it was so nice to visit and get to meet you !!!

]]> By: barton Damer http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251144 barton Damer Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:52:50 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/new-buckhead-stage/#comment-251144 That looks good. I wanna see matching motion clips that use the big glowing pixelated blocks! Will you be posting the production online? That looks good. I wanna see matching motion clips that use the big glowing pixelated blocks! Will you be posting the production online?

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