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The Service

Every year, JourneyChurch.tv puts together a Christmas show to reach out to their community. They call it the Christmas Spectacular. Before attendees entered the building,

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The Planning

There were some major challenges in planning for JourneyChurch.tv?s Christmas Spectacular in 2012. One of the main challenges manifested itself in a recent amount of

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The Feel

Each year JourneyChurch.tv?s Christmas Spectacular falls directly in the middle of their December sermon series. This year?s sermon series was titled Vintage Christmas. Because of

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The Visuals

Series packaging for the December sermon series. Christmas Spectacular packaging. Vintage lighting fixtures and fake proscenium in the sanctuary. Snow machines activated for the finale.

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The Song List

JourneyChurch.tv?s Christmas Spectacular was a hybrid between a church service and a Christmas variety show. So they tried to keep a mixture of fun elements

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The Goal

Planning for the worship experience during the Christmas Spectacular began back in July of 2012. Trent had a couple of brainstorming meetings about songs with

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The Challenges

You want tech challenges? JourneyChurch.tv had some major tech challenges to overcome last year during preparations for their Christmas Spectacular. Marty, their new creative arts

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Lights and Sets

Each year, JourneyChurch.tv puts together a Christmas show to reach out to the community. They want to wow and entertain those who attend, then prepare

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Communicating to the Community

To promote JourneyChurch.tv?s Christmas Spectacular, they relied heavily on their own folks inviting their friends to the event. They knew that?s always the best way

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