changing the world…

a week ago 1000 world-changers gathered on the ginghamsburg campus to be challenged, changed and move out to make a difference. were you part of the conference as a guest or a servant? what was your most memorable God-moment?

a few of my favorite things

some seasons are so full of doing that it’s difficult to make the time to write about it. we’ve definitely been living in one of those seasons and wanted to post some of the work…

the elevator in our student activity center required a wall treatment that was 1) ding-proof and 2) nearly no-cost. i tried using landscape burlap as wallpaper- applied with a thick wallpaper adhesive. rejecting a linear approach, i tried my hand at “sculpting” the moistened burlap, leaving an opening for a stenciled design. it was a fun project and interesting to look at – and the risk factor is reduced inside the otherwise boring space of an elevator. what did i have to lose?

my office makeover continues – some interesting finds, some ikea pieces, and now a wall design. a $5 gallon of mistint provided the base color for the faded soft-white wallpaper stenciling application.

recently we confiscated a large amount of wood railing from a tipp city bank re-model project (our cost- $0). i have always wanted to flank the screen in the discipleship center with some kind of material that would ground and eliminate that “floating feeling” of the screen. artist-builder chad oler grasped this vision and totally delivered~! now we have a more professional looking stage for the price of the backing fabric ($25.)

our change the world conference begins tomorrow morning and we spent yesterday setting up our expanded bookstore (out into the worship area) to accommodate 1000 registered guests. it was stressful but fun pulling out tons of pieces from home and church storage. we used three elements throughout the set-up design: black fainted furniture, landscape burlap and old wooden crates. throw in a few lamps, rugs and votive candles and wha-la! a winning combination.

last but definitely not least is the massive painting project going on in the fort mckinley worship area. our makeover team has really pulled through and the color seems just right. it’s hard to catch the renewed beauty of this worship space using pictures alone – more next week after the carpet’s installed.

post your own favorite things. we’d love to see them!

God bless,
kim

makeover @ the fort continues…

the worship area at our newly-acquired fort mckinley campus is lovely as far as traditional worship settings go, but for the purpose of reaching out to new audiences with an updated approach, a makeover is required. our goal: to give the fort’s worship area an updated, fresh and inviting atmosphere while retaining the existing stained-glass, sacramental setting. a tasteful combination of ancient-future. first order of business was a brand new, expanded stage. the existing lectern and pulpit were removed, along with the half-walls that segregated the platform from the floor. a large stage extension was designed, a step down from the existing platform. seven skilled carpenters and 10 hours later we had transformation! next week’s project: mammoth paint job meanwhile, back in the pastor’s office, the lace curtains and feminine furniture had to go. we replaced what we could afford to, leaning heavily on our new ikea just down i-75 and what we couldn’t afford to replace we tried to replicate using our trusty mud-n-spit methods. the finishing touches will come later this week (after i figure out how to acquire them for low low dolla!) mama always said “there’s always a way…actual money is way overrated" ☺