Do you want to be FAMOUS?

I worked 8 years in the hospitality industry. Straight out of High School I started working in Resorts and taking care of people’s lives. Then God gave me direction and in listening to His calling I ended up in ministry.

There has been one fundamental thing, one huge glaring difference between ministry and the regular working world. Something very weird to me. Something that I see in almost every church I visit or talk to. Something that at the end of the day, still after 4 years in ministry, makes me shake my head.

“Ministry is the only organization I have every seen where the quarterback also wants to hike the ball.”

In football, there’s a center. If he doesn’t do his job every time the team hits the field, then nothing else happens. NOTHING. Nothing happens. It is fundamentally the most important part of each play. The position is called “Center.” You know why? Because the rest of the entire team is built around him. He is the center. But here’s the problem. Not many people can name a famous center. Go ahead, try to name one. So although this person is the most important part of the play you can’t name any of them.

However, let me ask you this. Can you name any famous quarterbacks? You want to know something funny? That famous quarterback you just named wouldn’t be famous without a good center.

Quarterbacks are important. Very important. They get a lot of attention. They lead the team. They get many interviews. They are asked to show up at speaking engagements. They are sought after. THEY ARE FAMOUS.

The Center, is just that. He is the center. He is the rock that everyone else builds off of. He starts every play. He touches the ball more than anyone on the entire field each game. If he doesn’t do his job NOTHING happens. But he is alone. He gets little to no attention. His focus is on the team. He gets no air-time. HE IS NOT FAMOUS. But he knows in his mind, that he is the core. That he starts every play. And that he is the rock that the entire team is built around.

So which are you in ministry? Do you want to be FAMOUS? Or are you the Center whose focus is on the team? If your answer is both, you will probably lose the game.

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2009 Highlights – YouVersion

So, many people ask me all the time, why don’t you have a portfolio of your work online anywhere? So with that said I am placing some of this years highlights on my blog. I will start with one of the biggest. I was honored to be able to design the User Interface for Youversion Blackberry Bible App this year. Terry Storch and Lifechurch.tv are a huge inspiration to me and was flat out floored to be part of this project.

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2009 Highlights – supportthemovement.org

I love working for Courageous Church in Atlanta Georgia. Pastor Shaun King has become a good friend of mine and it has been an honor to work on many projects with the Courageous folks. Support the Movement was designed to give the people of Courageous, and others, the ability to quickly give contributions online. This site gives the visitor the ability to give either through their Fellowship One account or by using a debit or credit card through Paypal.

Software Used – Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / Dreamweaver
Turnaround Time – 2 days
Video – DjDust

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