Saturday Songwriting #1

Categories: Church, Community, Me, Music, Songwriting, Worship

So this is the inaugural Saturday Songwriting post. From here on out I’ll be dedicating my Saturday blogs to songwriting.

So that I can get back in the swing of things with my songwriting (I’ve been lazy lately).
To share what I’m working on with the Body of Christ.
To solicit constructive feedback from those who are genuinely [...]

So this is the inaugural Saturday Songwriting post. From here on out I'll be dedicating my Saturday blogs to songwriting. So that I can get back in the swing of things with my songwriting (I've been lazy lately). To share what I'm working on with the Body of Christ. To solicit constructive feedback from those who are genuinely interested in helping me carve these songs from rough to polished. I'll be posting a video of the song, the lyrics, and a chart, if anyone is so ... Read More

Design Concept Olympic Inspired

Categories: Design

Here’s the latest design concept I’ve been throwing down on for House of Joy. We’re doing a parenting series inspired by the Olympics.
The runner is istock and the swoosh is inspired by a psdtuts tutorial (a great resource by the way). It’s a work in progress but most of the work is done.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="324" caption="House of Joy Russ Hutto Design Concept"][/caption] Here's the latest design concept I've been throwing down on for House of Joy. We're doing a parenting series inspired by the Olympics. The runner is istock and the swoosh is inspired by a psdtuts tutorial (a great resource by the way). It's a work in progress but most of the work is done. Read More

Sunday Setlist with Itunes Links

Categories: Church, Community, Me, Music, Worship

Sunday July 27, 2008
This Sunday I sat back in awe as my team led 2 services almost flawlessly without me! I was so proud witness what many church ministries only talk about but never really capture: Leaders creating room for others to lead. In other words, working myself out of a job!
How beautiful it is [...]

Sunday July 27, 2008 This Sunday I sat back in awe as my team led 2 services almost flawlessly without me! I was so proud witness what many church ministries only talk about but never really capture: Leaders creating room for others to lead. In other words, working myself out of a job! How beautiful it is when worship leaders train and equip others to lead. How beautiful it is when worship leaders are not threatened by sharing the platform with others. Our team rehearsed, set ... Read More

Why I Need My Music Stand

Categories: Church, Music, Worship

There’s an interesting discussion going on over at The Worship Community about using music stands during “worship” sets.
HT to Fred for blogging about this earlier today. I just couldn’t stand idly by and not say anything about the merits of standing up for what I truly believe will stand the test of time.
Honestly, I’m sure [...]

There's an interesting discussion going on over at The Worship Community about using music stands during "worship" sets. HT to Fred for blogging about this earlier today. I just couldn't stand idly by and not say anything about the merits of standing up for what I truly believe will stand the test of time. Honestly, I'm sure this topic can stand on it's own without me adding any grandstanding to the melee but I just thought I'd like to throw in my two cents ... Read More

Brochure Design and What Not

Categories: Uncategorized

Wow. It’s been an amzingly busy 2 weeks. I’ve just finished up a very fun brochure/mailer project that has been beating me like a drum! Whew!
Anyways, it’s done. Sent to print. Complete. It is finished.
It’s kind of an eclectic piece, a hodgepodge. 3 in one kind of piece.
It’s a 25 inch by 5 inch tri-fold [...]

Wow. It's been an amzingly busy 2 weeks. I've just finished up a very fun brochure/mailer project that has been beating me like a drum! Whew!Anyways, it's done. Sent to print. Complete. It is finished.It's kind of an eclectic piece, a hodgepodge. 3 in one kind of piece.It's a 25 inch by 5 inch tri-fold (with a 4" inch tag). Each of the 3 main panels are 7" w x 5" h. (the tag is 4" w x 5" h)Anyways, we'll be ... Read More