Colin Harman

The Echo Conference is a three-day gathering of creative church leaders who are passionate about digital media and the gospel. This year’s event will be held at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, from Wednesday, July 28 to Friday, July 30. Together, we’ll explore topics such as visual storytelling, event programming, social media, online community, graphic and motion design, and more.

Though that’s the official “google echo and you’ll learn that it’s:” definition, for me it’s something I’ve looked forward to for over a year. I didn’t get to be a part of it last year, and figured this year I’d be flying solo coming out here to take in this experience, to learn, to meet, greet, and see what I could glean. However, now that I am writing this from our hotel in Dallas, I am joined by our Technical Director Andrew Hunt, our video producer/editor Tim Gosnell, and our K-5th Technical/Creative Guru Chad Schaub. Though coming here with just me would have been rewarding for sure, an experience like this is always best when shared. We all come to this bringing something different, but can learn from one another in ways that just one of us could never have learned.

I look forward to hearing some great speakers in the big keynotes and breakout sessions, some of which are guys/girls I’ve looked to for wisdom, advice, and inspiration for a long time. Getting to sit it on their talks or possibly even meeting them kinda makes my brain melt. Also there are people here who I’ve only communicated with through blogging or Twitter that I’ll get to meet for the first time, so that’s exciting as well. For me it will be a huge opportunity to network with relevant people who are eager for and passionate about the same goals that I am.

A few of the speakers:

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A quick graphic I did for student ministries at Blue Ridge Community Church. Nothing super fancy here, just a fun color scheme, a homemade star field, and some audio waves. Sadly it still has to be in 4:3 and not 16:9, but I suppose that will come soon. I hope.

What ya think?

I don’t know where it is from, who to it, or when, but I love it. It’s everything I imagine a sunset on the water should be. If it look at it long enough a d try to imagine myself in that place, I feel like I can hear the soothing sound of the waves crashing on a beach. I can feel the salty air on my face, and it makes me feel serene.

There is something to be said about “that place”. I love when I can, even if for just a second, be taken to another place simply because of a photo, video, sound, or aroma.

I at times wonder if other people experience that level of departure from reality whence they encounter something so seemingly captivating.

Do you have that place you go to? What relaxes/excites/soothes/captivates you? Do tell…