I just read a post on the Collide Magazine website titled Know Your Role. Great article, especially because I have gone through similar experiences. I’ve handled media design for two lead pastors and three youth pastors and I must say, I love where I am at now. I have received the phone call asking for a microphone to be set up for a function that begins in 15 minutes – and I was 20 miles away. It was not unusual to get sermon notes (not completed presentations like Brent provides – which is amazing) 15 minutes before service began. And I have been given the task of creating a “jaw-dropping, eye-catching” presentation, only to be told hours (and sometimes even minutes) before going live that it might offend some people because it could be misconstrued as irreverent, or even dare I say blasphemous. So yes, I am glad to be in an environment where I can be free to be creative. Alas, that is one major advantage of a church plant: we get to define the boundaries. Anyways, here are the articles:

Know Your Role: Pastor’s Perspective

Know Your Role: Artist’s Perspective

Enjoy!
J