New Creation from Fellowship Church

This is an amazing piece from Fellowship Church. Watch it, and then come back here to discuss for a moment.

New Creation from FC Post on Vimeo.

A couple of thoughts. Fellowship Church is the mother ship for creativity and artistic expression in worship in the US today. Nobody does it any better, in my opinion.

BUT, let's really take a look at this thing.

There is really nothing in this amazing presentation that couldn't be done by many, many churches with just a little bit of work. Let's run them down...

• They are singing a great song, and have a great band. Lots of churches have great bands, and do great music every week. Even if you don't, the music is only the first element here.
• The video elements for IMAG were done with a click track to keep the band synched with the video. Not difficult if you have even minimal video production and in-ear monitors for your band. Honestly... this is the most complicated element of the piece. You could do it much more simply, eliminating the synch issues and simply using abstract motion backgrounds for eye candy.
• Painting the singer to make a new creation. What a great idea! How simple and brilliant a way to visually represent transformation and change. And, it's easy to execute! Thousands of kindergartners do this to each other every day.
• The lighting builds through the piece and drama to the process of "creation." Lots of churches have this capability, but even if you don't, you can start dim and get build in intensity.
• Pace Hartfield gives details here on how they created the lighted drum elements that you see in the auditorium aisles. Not difficult, but a very cool way to bring the whole room into the piece.

My point is this. Fellowship didn't do any one thing here that is all that complex. What they did was to bring all of the elements together. It's all about the IDEA.

Ideas spring from people, who are working in an intentionally creative environment to communicate truth.

Providing that environment, that margin for creative thought, expression and execution requires great commitment a church. That truly is what is extraordinary about this piece.