We’re always trying to balance risk-taking with accessibility at Praxis Church. Above all else, we want to capture people’s attention and help communicate the Gospel effectively by adding to the overall impact of our sermon series.
This Advent we took a big risk with our “Give of Yourself” campaign. For the four weeks of Advent, Pastor Justin is preaching on generosity. My team came up with the concept of people literally giving of themselves to highlight the sacrifice true generosity takes. To be honest, I was skeptical that we could pull this off without being creepy…but hats off to my team for doing a great job. In the end, we approached the art to make it campy and over-the-top, which helped take the edge off. Here’s what we came up with.
We incorporated this art into our sermon study guide, which you can download here. The Church’s response has been positive.
Finally, we took a more conventional approach to our sermon intro videos. I firmly believe that culture is created by sharing stories. As such we chose to highlight four stories of extraordinary generosity in our congregation. Here are the two of the four videos.
Sacrificial giving – Advent from Praxis Church on Vimeo.
Giving for the sake of community – Advent from Praxis Church on Vimeo.
What is your church doing for Advent? I’d love to see what other Creatives are up to out there!