The Studio vision is to do what no one else is doing to reach people no one else is reaching by communicating God’s Word in the language of today and creating a like no other community outreach church service.
Different by Design - Like No Other
Vision
The Studio vision is to:
- Reach people that do not attend any church on Sunday with God’s amazing grace and love found in Jesus.
- Inspire Christians to grow and be active in their faith.
- Pioneer the use of multimedia & the creative arts (the language of today) in a church service event.
Like No Other
Some of the things that make Studio like no other:
• No Sermons: Studio will use the language of today (multimedia & the creative arts) to communicate God’s Word.
• One BIG Community Outreach Service A Month: Although Studio will have small groups meeting every week (see below), we will have only one like no other BIG Community Outreach Service event each month. This BIG event will take a month to create, be fast-paced, unpredictable, and include amazing content that is produced locally and globally.
• Studio Small Groups: At our core Studio is about developing healthy relationships, and that’s why our weekly small groups will be centered on Studio’s Core-3 Values: 1. Care (we will care for one another); 2. Discipleship (we will help each other grow spiritually); 3. Outreach (all groups will be actively involved in outreach and the production of our monthly BIG like no other community outreach event).
• Ministry Teams: Studio’s ministry teams will be made up of people who have similar gifts & interests, and each time the team comes together there will be team members care, devotions, discipleship, and prayer.
• Kids & Youth: Studio will have age appropriate interactive Bible studies for the kids at all weekly and monthly events. The youth at Studio will also have plenty to do and will be hands-on team members helping to create our monthly BIG event. They will also have a special monthly BIG event just for them.
• In-Reach: Not only will we work hard to reach out to our community, but we will also go beyond the norm when it comes to caring for and encouraging those that serve at Studio.
• Extreme Guest Services: We believe if we love people a little beyond the norm, they will not only take notice, but they will also tell others about and invite new people to Studio.
About Barry
• Church Growth Consultant specializing in visitor attraction & retention; how to cast vision to keep giving momentum high; growth through guest services; capital campaign fundraising.
• Served three churches as pastor, one as staff member.
• Passionate about reaching new people for Christ, church communication, and guest services.
• Family man. Married to my best friend and partner Dana. Have six great kids (Final score: Girls-4; Boys-2)
• Published author and blogs about church communication at www.barrywhitlow.com.
• Freelance video producer and consultant for churches for the last ten years.
• Worked as a stunt man on two movies (my kids still don’t believe this one).
• Worked on a NASCAR pit crew (yep, a recovering redneck).
• Interesting fact: I almost drowned at a Holiday Inn swimming pool after my brother pushed me into the deep part. If it wasn’t for an unknown stranger miraculously standing close by who dove in with his clothes on, I would not be here today.
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Personal Information
I grew up in Charlotte, NC and have lived in Colorado, Chicago, Iowa, and TN. I did stunt work on several movies, and owned a seafood restaurant that served the world’s best calabash shrimp!
After experiencing God’s call to ministry I moved with my new wife to Chicago, IL to attend Moody Bible Institute.
I also love the creative arts, technology, photography, video production, writing, reading, learning, the mountains, the ocean, and chill time with family and friends!