I’ve always liked the designs I’ve used for the business cards, but this design really took it to a new level for me. It was as if now that I had really poured a lot of personality into the logo it freed me to let that come out in our own design. It’s encouraged me to really embrace our brand.

Business cards have always been more of a necessity, but I really look forward to handing these out and seeing people’s reaction. I really hope they connect and even end up on people’s desk, bulletin boards, etc. Who knows, maybe people will even hunt me down to get a Jesus Hates Papyrus card.

Looking for your advice:
I did secure JesusHatesPapyrus.com (and .org), but I’m not sure what I’m going to do with them yet. I’ve considered using it for this blog (and drop holycowablog), what do you think of that? Other ideas?

And yes, it’s true. Jesus does hate papyrus (the typeface, not the fruit)…I even have scripture to back it up, but that’s for another day.

Why? And so what?

How did he pull this off? Sure he has charisma, he’s a brilliant speaker, but it’s more than all that. We’ve seen that before. Obama has a story to tell. He has personality…and it’s all his own. He’s found his story and he’s telling it well.

If your a pastor, a leader or simply want to bring change you need to do the same.

Pastors, learn from Obama. You can be a brilliant speaker, you can have charisma…but when you find your story, bring your personality into the mix you’ll reach a new level of preaching and leading. Don’t try to be Stanley, or Warren, or Bell…be you and be it well. Rehashing the same old techniques simply isn’t working any more, it’s time that pastors rise up and take notice. It’s time you find out who you are and help people once again believe and take part in the church.

A couple of guys were asking me about getting the actionchurch logo graphics for tattoos…”

Don Record is doing an amazing job at Action Church…pushing every button and envelope that the church has as they meet at the local nightclub every Sunday morning. When we created the logo we wanted to make sure people related and where drawn to the brand we had developed…never did I think it would be taken to this level.

While it is certainly confirmation that we are doing things right in they way we develop a brand and logo…it’s more so a testament of the culture Don is building at Action Church.