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Casual Coffee
By: Bridge Element 
Category: Outreach
Type: Adobe Photoshop (.psd)
Added: May 18, 2010
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Description
This is a great "first look" type of promotional graphic for church plants and established churches, that wish to convey a casual and inviting atmosphere to their community.
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Bridge Element said May 18, 10:12AM
Wow CreativeMYK is quick with the approvals today!
We hope everyone likes this as much as our Easter Invite.
Enjoy.
- Bridge Element
Lin said May 18, 12:06PM
I like the style - The coffee cup and stance of the model is great.
Church Stage Design Ideas said May 18, 12:06PM
great message on the card!
Thad Huff said May 18, 11:17PM
I do like the message on the graphic. Great target image and look for the message as well.
Dave McWhorter said May 21, 8:28AM
This looks great, and I thank you for sharing it. The design and photography is excellent. I would only suggest, and I say this without any desire to condemn, that the message should be considered with discernment. I get the idea, and I understand why it can be effective, but we just had a big discussion about this kind of thing at our Creative Team meeting about how this type of advertising can have a kind of arrogance to it. I'm not saying the designer of this is arrogant at all, but in our context we were concerned about this for ourselves. We feel this kind of thing says "our" church is better than those "other" churches. "Our" church is more/better at this and that and the other thing. Which, in a back handed way, is a clear dis to the other churches in town. And I'm not sure Christ wants us doing that. "Finally" a church that doesn't stink. I think the word "finally" is the part that is at issue. It taps into the negativity of the culture towards church, which I understand, but I'm not sure it's a good way for us to communicate who we are. Why promote at the expense of someone else? We've decided to avoid this type of promo completely because of this issue. We want to work with the other churches in the area to help us all become Christ centered churches with messages people can understand and people to relate to. The competition has to stop.
John Silver said May 21, 11:14AM
Very nice. Only...that dude really needs an iron. What are moms teaching kids these days?? ;)
sheila collins said May 22, 5:22AM
love it. contemporary. relevant.
Shelli40 said May 25, 8:46AM
I love design! Will you be doing one with a female model? Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
kevin miller said May 31, 11:57AM
Great casual look. If it's cool, I'm going to use this for the front of a Father's Day church pamphlet.
Bridge Element said Jun 1, 7:41AM
@Kevin,
That's a great idea! Are you able to take the PSD and edit it for your needs? If not let me know, we might be able to make some small adjustments for you for free.
God bless,
J.B. said Jun 16, 11:43AM
I agree with Dave (May 21). This would make me feel like a church was trying to convince me of something. If you have to tell me, it's probably not true. (That's how I'd feel if I saw this as an outsider.)
Even if that isn't the reaction it gets, Dave's right: it's divisive. Even if you really are the only church in town with a decent message and sociable people, it's unChristian to try to reach outsiders in a way that puts down other believers.
Again, it looks fine and is very stylish, but the message is unhealthy for the kingdom.
Kelsey said Jun 18, 10:18AM
Thanks for sharing this! Dave and J.B. bring up a great point. Definitely something to think about.
Chris said Jul 9, 12:43PM
Love this. One of our slogans is Changing The Way You Feel About Church. Would love to maybe use this on our wesite and promotional materials.
Manuel said Jul 21, 9:49PM
can i use this on my church website?
Bridge Element said Jul 22, 7:01AM
@Manuel,
YES! We would love for you to use on your church's website.
Jon French said Jul 30, 12:00PM
I love the design. We are using it on our website as well as our promotional material to the local campus. What text did you use. I am having a hard time matching the text up. Thank you.
Bridge Element said Jul 30, 12:30PM
@JON,
The font is called "Gisha." We are please that you love our graphic so much.
God bless,
Jon French said Jul 30, 9:09PM
I am not able to find the font. Where did you guys get it at? (if you don't mind giving up the secrets)
Sue Werneke said Aug 10, 11:57AM
I love this design. We would like to use it as a fall kick-off. I plan on taking different photos of different ages, activities with same slogan. Thank you for sharing!
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