The Shift Blog

Awesome stop-motion music video made out of paper and light....

christopherlyon — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:53:57 -0500

Awesome stop-motion music video made out of paper and light. Must have been a labor of love. (via LaughingSquid)

Get Creative: Lego Art From PBS’s Off Book series, three...

christopherlyon — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:12:33 -0500

Get Creative: Lego Art

From PBS’s Off Book series, three Lego artists show how they use the beloved little bricks to make beautiful things. Kind of awesome.

No More Emo Worship?

christopherlyon — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:54:00 -0500

Los has a fun list for worship leaders today about 5 Things To Get Off Your Sunday Stage. We liked #3:

3. The Emo – Nehemiah 8:10 says The joy of the Lord is my strength. Joy. Strength. Of’course there are times to be serious, focused, and still. But for the love… Smile. Laugh. Show the people you are leading that heaven isn’t gonna be so serious. Cause they won’t wanna go.

How emo is your worship? Can you be too happy?

Check out the whole list.

The brand new Memorial Flag Collection is full of motion and...

christopherlyon — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:51:55 -0500

The brand new Memorial Flag Collection is full of motion and still backgrounds to set a respectful and patriotic tone for the appropriate moment in your service. Also included: a countdown and set of splash screens (22 pieces of media total). Get the whole collection for $20 (or free with an All Access Pass).

StartMaking.com collects bits of advice and insight from...

christopherlyon — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:37:35 -0500

StartMaking.com collects bits of advice and insight from “makers” about how to stop talking and start making. We like the one from David Kelley, founder/chairman of IDEO. We like it because we’ve started trying to do exactly this in pitch meetings in the office. Telling an idea is never as powerful as showing it, even if you’re just presenting it to your co-workers before you make it “for real.”

How can you show your next idea instead of just describing it to the decision-makers?

From the archives: Remember is a mini movie for Memorial Day...

christopherlyon — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:44:45 -0500

From the archives: Remember is a mini movie for Memorial Day (only two weeks away!) in which a veteran honors those who have fallen with a poem.

We were huge fans of The Welcome Wagon’s first album...

christopherlyon — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:32:00 -0500

We were huge fans of The Welcome Wagon’s first album called Welcome to the Welcome Wagon. So we’re excited to hear their new one, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, dropping June 12.

In the meantime, they’ve got this song from the upcoming album on their SoundCloud page and - today, Thursday - NoiseTrade is offering for free a 4-song EP called Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing. Hear it here:

From the archives: Graduation Hat Toss, a motion background that...

christopherlyon — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:34:46 -0500

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From the archives: Graduation Hat Toss, a motion background that is exactly what the name implies

From the archives: Graduation Countdown (also available as a...

christopherlyon — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:55:37 -0500

From the archives: Graduation Countdown (also available as a mini movie) provides a collection of little-known (and slightly skewed) graduation facts with stunning visuals of a wandering graduate set to a stirring, heart-pounding score.

New from Shift: The Cheer Collection, full of cool motions like...

christopherlyon — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:54:00 -0500

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New from Shift: The Cheer Collection, full of cool motions like this one for honoring graduates - or just anytime you want to celebrate accomplishments on your screen. (Get the whole collection for $20 or free with an All Access Pass.)

From the archives for Mother’s Day: Seriously, Mom, a...

christopherlyon — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:49:02 -0500

From the archives for Mother’s Day: Seriously, Mom, a quirky little animated mini movie about God’s Mother’s Day gifts to us

New! Mother’s Day Service Planner Still looking for media...

christopherlyon — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:55:20 -0500

New! Mother’s Day Service Planner

Still looking for media for your Mom’s Day service this week? Check out our brand new Service Planner No. 42 for ideas OR to quickly plug-n-play a whole service with all of the media you’ll need for only $20 (or free with an All Access Pass).

From the archives for Mother’s Day: Drawings for Mommy

christopherlyon — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:41:12 -0500

From the archives for Mother’s Day: Drawings for Mommy

"If God had intended for you to work endlessly, never taking days off, having a sense of pride in how..."

christopherlyon — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:58:00 -0500

“If God had intended for you to work endlessly, never taking days off, having a sense of pride in how long it’s been since you’ve taken vacation time, he would have created you as some kind of robot. But He was very intentional and purposeful in creating you as a person who needs sleep, food, rest and enjoyment.”

- Chris from Canada in a post called 3 Reasons to Pursue Life-Giving Rest

Rest is humility. Rest is trusting God to handle while you don’t. Rest is worship.

New from Shift for Mother’s Day: The Vintage Stars...

christopherlyon — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:46:06 -0500

New from Shift for Mother’s Day: The Vintage Stars Collection, featuring motion and still backgrounds, a countdown, multiple Mother’s Day/Welcome splash screens and the brand new My Mom Says mini movie - all for $20 (or free with an All Access Pass).

New for Mother’s Day: My Mom Says, another mini movie. This one...

christopherlyon — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:03:04 -0500

New for Mother’s Day: My Mom Says, another mini movie. This one is a service-welcomer designed to greet and honor the moms in your congregation before the service starts while remembering fondly some of the now-funny things our moms used to say.

Brand new for Mother’s Day: Jedi Mom, the mini movie. This...

christopherlyon — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:01:41 -0500

Brand new for Mother’s Day: Jedi Mom, the mini movie. This is NOT the story of the Skywalker family. Instead, it’s kind of a celebration of … well you’ve probably already watched it by now. (It’s way short.)

"The people designing and running the projection are no longer simple “button-pushers,”..."

christopherlyon — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:08:05 -0500

“The people designing and running the projection are no longer simple “button-pushers,” and the congregation is not simply “observing.” Environmental projection engages people. It allows designers and artists to use their gifts to glorify God through photography, graphic design, and art just like the stained glass maker did in those old cathedrals. The people designing the projection are to be thought of as “visual worship leaders.””

- Camron Ware of VisualWorshiper.com in an article called “The Big Picture” in the May 2012 issue of Worship Leader Magazine

From the Shift Archives: Blessed, a Mother’s Day mini...

christopherlyon — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:14:00 -0500

From the Shift Archives: Blessed, a Mother’s Day mini movie based on the Proverbs 31 woman

From the Shift archives: White Tulips 2 is a motion background...

christopherlyon — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:05:00 -0500

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From the Shift archives: White Tulips 2 is a motion background we’ve included in our Mother’s Day theme area, and it’s a great one for springtime or Mother’s Day or, you know, Calvinists.