Font Matters
I'm in learning mode these days. It feels like every week I'm identifying issues with our structure or communication that need to improve. And I'm really trying to mentor our team so we don't make the same mistakes twice.
Here are a few random observations this week.
The bigger you get the more you have to pay attention to small things. I'm fanatical about bulletins and banners and worship slides. Why? Because the little things communicate a lot.
Let me put it this way: font matters!
And did I mention that unevenly folded bulletins are one of my pet peeves? So are mispelled words on worship slides :) Yes, I mispelled misspelled intentionally :)
By the way, if you aren't convinced that little things are big things you need to read Broken Window, Broken Business.
Here are a few random observations this week.
The bigger you get the more you have to pay attention to small things. I'm fanatical about bulletins and banners and worship slides. Why? Because the little things communicate a lot.
Let me put it this way: font matters!
And did I mention that unevenly folded bulletins are one of my pet peeves? So are mispelled words on worship slides :) Yes, I mispelled misspelled intentionally :)
By the way, if you aren't convinced that little things are big things you need to read Broken Window, Broken Business.
4 Comments:
...or how about "one word lines" on worship slides. I can't stand seeing one line go from side to side with one little lonely word underneath it.
Well put!! It comes down to the power of the Word, spoken, written and visual. I think the words that we choose to speak and write are important but it is also important to think about their visual cues. Font choice is incredibly important in everything from the bulletin to the worship slides.
I absolutely agree.
And yet, at the same time, I have this tension of excellence/importance of little things and micro-managing.
Mark, as a senior pastor, how do you deal with this tension?
Kye,
Tension never goes away :) One key is creating a culture and surrounding yourself with people who care about the small things. It's got to be a culture thing or you'll forever be frustrated.
The other key is how you handle mistakes. I don't mind mistakes at all. Repeat mistakes drive me nuts.
Nothing is more difficult for perfectionists than delegation :)
Mark
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