Unfortunately, though, every one of those has to be adapted or built by hand, because of it’s unusual proportions.

I chose the theme image to use for this Pastoral Forum with Pastor Jack Hayford from Midnight Oil’s awesome coordinated graphics set called Tree Roots. Because they provide images and video with and without the pre-titled words, I was able to use the wordless versions and provide our own title over it.

The flourishing of a tree through all the seasons of an annual cycle seemed to be a good metaphor for the theme of the one-day conference, “Sustaining Pastoral Excellence”.

The original image, to the right, wasn’t anywhere near wide enough to go on the center screen. An hour later, I’d manufactured another 1024×768 of pixels to make a complete image the correct size, as pictured below. Hopefully the only people who would know how much I doctored it up to get it on the extra wide screen are the artists at Midnight Oil where I purchased the original set.

The side screens, which changed at various times to hold content, used the same colors, and were a tad darker for contrast with the texts. A painted backdrop provided interest with texture and color. Here are two examples of the same background used for two of the sponsor’s screens:

All of these screens were the last creations for this event – now that it is over, I’ll be filing everything away for the next one.

The simple logo in type helped to tell a little bit of a story – the letters formed a cross, and the word ‘Excellence’ was found under the cross.

Look for the full brochure at the website for the event.

Pastor Jack W. Hayford is keynoting this one-day event for the Pastors of the Central Valley. The website was designed to match the printed material.

The ones which come in a set have coordinating backgrounds for nearly any portion of a church service that you could think of. See how there is a title screen, and then screens with various amounts of decoration on it so that one could be used for introduction, another to project lyrics on, and others for the Pastor’s message. You can just pick from which ever you need.

There are versions with and without a title, for ultimate customization to your needs.

The other unique part of my sets is that they are available in two sizes. SD, Standard definition for churches who use projection screens in ‘standard’ sizes – 1024 x 768, and there are also a set designed for 1920 x 1080, HiDef, or wide screen projectors.

As any of us knows who have watched a regular TV screen of a HiDef show … the two formats are not something you can just scale up or down. You lose something when you try!

The small sample picture above shows you the two sizes and some of the various choices of images to choose from in a set. As such, these are some of the best bargains you’ll find for christian media. And you won’t have to spend a single moment covering up or editing out a title! I’ve been there and done that!

I’m taking requests if you have something you’re looking for specifically. Leave a comment below.