Collide Magazine (Review)

So, I received my first issue of Collide Magazine (Nov/Dec 07 issue).

First off, this issue is great! I give it 2 thumbs up.

As a whole, I believe I’m going to really benefit from the subscription. The writing is fresh and Collide really tackles the creative and philosophical side of media in ministry in an informative manner. I have subscriptions to Worship Leader and Church Production that are extremely interesting each issue from a technological standpoint, but Collide seems to fill in the gaps from the “right-brained” creative side.

From this issue, my favorite articles are:

Murdering Rembrandt: How to Kill Artists in Your Local Church by Gary Molander. This article takes a look at how to encourage and develop artists (contrary to the sarcastic title).

Visual Worship by Camron Ware, which is a nice 2-page article about using fonts, colors, and projectors to create visual environments.

Sermon Graphics in Ten Minutes by John Falke which is a great resource for small churches or designers looking to modernize their sermon series graphic presentation slides and print media that goes along with it.

Overall, I definitely recommend a subscription if you haven’t already. It’s an easy to read, yet informative and inspirational read. The design is fresh and clean. The ads are relevant. Good stuff.

Check out the website and blog at: www.CollideMagazine.com