Yellowbox Creative

We love to highlight creativity in all it’s forms. To celebrate wins, to call out what worked, to compliment great design or editing. But, what do we do when our work isn’t seen? When what we do is behind the scenes, does it still matter? What is it about affirmation and appreciation that satisfies our hunger as creatives?On this episode of the podcast Kevin and Tres present some thought provoking questions on what we do as creatives in the local church, our purpose for creating in the first place, and the advancement of self in the process. Are you reflecting God's light or are you trying to make your own light shine?Check it out! 

On this episode Tres and Kevin discuss and identify some major differences between managing and leading people. Through personal experiences and practical steps, they share some really great ways to work on building teams on a strong foundation of leadership, and what it looks like to not only identify leadership qualities in someone, but cultivate those traits and help develop that in someone. The guys share tips to creating healthy processes in your creative teams that will have a lasting effect internally and impact people outside of the four walls of the church.

In this episode, we welcome Yellowbox team members MJ and Alejandro as we discuss the stigma sometimes associated with working for a church. We ask (and answer) some hard questions and explore what it really means to be a creative in the local church. 

We're back! We're kicking this season off with details on the CRTV One Day Conference. Kevin and Tres describe what a healthy schedule for creatives in the church looks like and what exactly does it mean to steal in the creative world.  

Not every church has a good process for working with their creative team, so how do we make sure our church has one? Aly LaBorde (Associaton of Related Churches) shares how to create (and maintain) healthy and sustainable processes with your creative team.

In this episode, we are live at Team Church 2019 with our friends Brandon and Lindsay Stewart from Leading Second discussing the DNA of great teams.

We’re in a crazy time. We know that social media is necessary for the church in this day and age, but how do we use it correctly? What are the rules? Are there rules? We talk with Social Content Director Gavin Dees (from Deka Social) on three tips and tactics to grow engagement on Instagram.

We love to follow the next big thing, but are we trying to hard to be the next big thing? Is there a place for self-promotion? Kevin and Trés sit down to talk about the dangers leaders face when using the tools of social media. 

An attractive culture is built by the people who work there and its leadership. So what kind of leadership culture should we have? Should we have strong leaders or secure leaders? In this two-part series, Trés and Kevin sit down to explain how to be a secure leader in your church or organization.

How can we develop a biblical culture of attracting people to our churches? Kevin and Trés tackle this question head-on by developing 5 important factors of an attractive church culture.

How can your worship team develop in creativity and faithfulness to God? Kevin sits down with  Houston-based worship pastors Jan Mitchel (Elevate People) and Justin Cellum (Highpoint) to laugh (and learn) from their team dynamics in their local churches.

“It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it.”The 2019 Vous Conference was a refreshing time for our staff. In this episode, we reflect on the highlights of the many great things that we learned there.

Houston muralist, designer and musician David Maldonado joins Kevin and Trés to discuss creativity in the church, why you should check your direct message requests, working with the Houston Astros, and how much Trés love Houston.

Who is more excited about the launch of a new church... the launch team, or the community where the church is launching in? In this episode, Kevin and Trés sit down to talk about the importance of a launch campaign, and how church planters can launch a successful campaign in their local area.

In our experience, the reality that a logo alone doesn’t make a brand is not a universally understood truth. The language around this topic is seemingly vague in the church world. We’ve seen countless organizations fail to adopt a full brand identity because of budgetary reasons or lack of knowledge on the subject, only to spend more after the fact to get things back on track. In this episode, we discuss the difference between a logo alone and a full brand identity. 

Pride and self-doubt exist not because of a lack of confidence in our competence but as a result of worshipping ourselves. Competence can lead to healthy confidence – however, thinking you’re the only one who can do what you’re confident in– leads to pride. It becomes all about you.In this episode, we explore the crossover from self-doubt to confidence and the ever-present danger of leaning into pride. Read full article.

Far too often, we fail to realize that WE are not OUR IDEAS. Instead of seeing ourselves as humans with a creative gift, we live as if we are the creative gift who just happens to be human. We have restructured our lives to find meaning and value in what we do, rather than who we are created and called to be. In this episode, we explore the unique challenge of creative ownership.

We’re doing a national study on creativity in the local church. What does it look like? Why do we struggle with it? Do we consider ourselves creative in the first place? How can we provide environments beneficial to growth for a church team? We're diving headfirst into these questions and more in this episode of the podcast. (take the survey)

In this episode, we pulled excerpts from a conversation with singer and songwriter, John Mark McMillan on the topic of art from the church versus art for the church. We explore the journey of creating art and music through the lens of our biblical responsibility to influence culture.

In this episode, we discuss the importance and benefits of using a creative brief as a part of your creative process. This brief serves as one element that all healthy creative processes include. If executed correctly, the brief serves as a true north — a clear target your creative team can aim for, and execute on.