What is the Creative Leadership Tour?
The Creative Leadership Tour is an annual event where we (Jeff & Sean) set out to interview and connect with the best and brightest leaders and creatives across a variety of fields in a specific region.  We want to give our global tribe access to wisdom, best practices and ideas they can implement in their local context to increase their impact.

When and Where is the Creative Leadership Tour?
The Creative Leadership Tour is being shot March 4-10 in Southern California.  The videos and content will be released progressively for the 20-ish weeks that follow.

Where can I see the promotional content for The Creative Leadership Tour?

•  45 Second Promo: http://bit.ly/TheCLTpromo1
• 2 Minute Promo: http://bit.ly/TheCLTpromo2
• 11×17 Poster: http://bit.ly/TheCLTposter
• Official Title: The Creative Leadership Tour: LA to San Diego
• Official Twitter Hash Tag: #CTL_2012

What kind content can I expect from this years tour?
This year you can expect leadership interviews with business owners, social activists, lead pastors and influencers in general. The creative interviews will include musicians, filmmakers, writers, artists and outside of the box thinkers getting legit results.  So far there are 15+ interviews scheduled.

How do I stay connected to and always see the latest content?
1. Subscribe to The Creative Leadership Tour email list HERE.
2. Subscribe on YouTube to THiNK International and THiNK Media TV.
3. Receive updates via Facebook & Twitter.

How can I support THiNK International and this Tour?
The videos and content we publish have always been entirely free.  If you want to support THiNK International there are a few ways you can:
1.  Watch the videos, leave comments, click “like” buttons, and share them on your social networks… it helps!
2.  Occasionally we will promote things we believe in and use as affiliates.  That means we receive a commission if you purchase one of the books we recommend or gear we use.  If a link is an affiliate link we will always let you know.  Check out the THiNK Store for examples HERE.
3. THiNK international is a non profit 501-c3 so you can make a tax deductible donation to help us continue to publish free content HERE.

Are you taking any sponsors for The Creative Leadership Tour?
Yes.  For more information about sponsorship opportunities contact sean @ thinkintl.tv.

Skype Call Recorded with VodBurner:
http://bit.ly/RecordSkypeHD

Get the book from our THiNK Store Hardback:
http://astore.amazon.com/httpthinktv-20/detail/1118163990

Good Idea Now What eBook:
http://astore.amazon.com/httpthinktv-20/detail/B006V87A4O

Charles Lee’s Website:
http://charlestlee.com

Ideation – A Creative Agency:
http://www.theideation.com/

The Ideation Conference:
http://www.ideationconference.com/

THiNK International (Leadership & Creative Content):
http://thinkintl.tv/

THiNK Media TV (Media Videos):
http://www.youtube.com/THiNKmediaTV

Sean Cannell (Interviewer):
http://seancannell.com/

Music Courtesy of Clutch:
https://twitter.com/therealdjclutch
http://clutchhiphop.bandcamp.com/album/beat-tape-11
Song “Good Times Pt. 3″

1. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote)

2.  How great Leaders Inspire Action (A Ted Talk Video by Simon Sinek)
Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers — and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling (text from video description).

3.  The Secret to Team Collaboration is Individuality (Leadership & Managing Inc. Article)
“Let those on your team do their own thing…?”  Check out the article!

4.  Free Daily Leadership Coaching Videos from one of the most respected experts on Leadership (The John Maxwell Team Videos)
We love getting 60 second  ”A MINUTE WITH MAXWELL” videos emailed FREE to us daily!

5. ”Back in the 1930s, Carl Jung, the eminent thinker and psychologist, put it this way: Criticism has ‘the power to do good when there is something that must be destroyed, dissolved or reduced, but [it is] capable only of harm when there is something to be built.” (Donald O. Clifton Quote, Author of Now, Discover Your Strengths)

1. Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal (40 Second Steve Jobs Video Clip)
One of our favorite videos of all time. and a staple for any creative individual or team.

2. Social Media is NOT a Waste of Time (Infographic)

3. 12 Habits of Successful Creatives (Practical Tips for Productive Living Article)
So the actual title of the article is “12 Things Successful People Do Differently” but it defiantly applies to becoming more successful in the creative space.

4.  Filmmakers to Follow (A Few Inspirational and Creative Filmmakers to Check Out)

• Adam Patch // http://www.adampatch.com/
• Nathan Corrona // http://dustbrandfilms.com/
• Eliot Rausch // http://www.eliotrausch.com/
• Salomon Ligthelm //  http://www.ligthelm.tv/ 
• ALSO Check out this Interview with Salomon (LINK) that came out Monday with Michael Jones

5.  The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change, innovate, or grow; it’s chronic inconsistency. (Jim Collins Quote)

We talk with Kem Meyer, the communications director for Granger Community Church about how to be more effective with communicating in the local church context. She left 15 years in the corporate world to help churches communicate simply and clearly.

Kem Meyer’s Website:
http://kemmeyer.com/

Kem on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kemmeyer

(BOOK) Less Clutter. Less Noise.: Beyond Bulletins, Brochures and Bake Sales
THiNK Store with Ebook or Physical Copy
http://astore.amazon.com/httpthinktv-20

Music Courtesy of Clutch:
https://twitter.com/therealdjclutch
http://clutchhiphop.bandcamp.com/album/beat-tape-11
Song “Highway 75″

1.   Mark your Calenders because the second California Dreaming Tour is starting March 4th. (Massive THiNK International Video Series)
Starting March 4th we are setting out for the 2nd California Dreaming Tour (Poster HERE).  What is the California Dreaming Tour?  Basically, lots of interviews, videos & content that will help you go further faster as a leader and/or a creative… check out last years tour for examples HERE.

This year our theme is “Killing Sacred Cows: What worked Yesterday, Does Not Work Today.”  Often we get in ruts, old mindsets and routines that have become ineffective.  Sometimes we catch, “the way we’ve always done it” syndrome without knowing it and continue to honor our “man made” traditions but become irrelevant to the current generation (we are in no way suggesting that we abandon “traditions” or “sound doctrine,” we are referring to cultural mindsets, ministry philosophies and expired methods).  We are on a mission to talk with the best and brightest leaders that are applying wisdom in their culture and context and seeing real results.

This year we will be doing 35 videos that will be released over the 2 months following the tour:

• 7 Leadership Interviews (Pastors, Church Planters & Ministry Leaders)
• 7  Creative Interviews (Musicians, Artists, Story Tellers, Producers)
• 7 Behind the Scenes Videos (Gear, Tutorials, How to Create Better Content for Your Organization)
• 7  Sacred Cows that need to be killed (Those old mindsets, fruitless activities and expired practices that need to be abandoned)
• 7 Video Blogs (Random Daily Video Blogs)

So stay tuned for the 2012 California Dreaming Tour.  Let us know what you think in the comments below.  And if you are interested in sponsoring/partnering with us for this series, shoot us an email here info@thinkintl.tv.

2.  Must read book “Sticky Teams” by Larry Osborne (Leadership Book)
It speaks to keeping your team united and moving forward in the same direction. The team at North Coast Church have an extremely low turn over rate, and are a world class staff.  Check it out in the THiNK Store Here (the books without prices under them are the eBook versions).

3. Elephant Room Recap on TimSchraeder.com ( Notes and Blog Posts from the Event)
Our friend Tim Schraeder did comprehensively covered the entire second round of “Elephant Room” on his blog.  Skim through the post to catch the gist of what went down on that crazy day or check out the dvd sets of the event HERE.

4. Six Reasons Young People Leave the Church (Barna President David Kinnaman examines the trend)
Great article from Leadership Journal, check it out HERE.  The content comes from David’s book, You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church…and Rethinking Faith.  We are interviewing David today and will be posting an interview with him soon.  Anything you wan to ask him?

5.  ”The problem with an unsustainable pace, is that it is unsustainable.” (Andy Stanley Quote)
Are you or your team doing too much and heading toward burn out?  In what ways could you refocus and what non-essential things can be removed from your schedule?

1. Free Facebook Webinar with Mari Smith (Facebook Guru) for 2012. (Free Training Webinar)
Mari Smith is a Legend when it comes to Facebook Marketing (not sure if you can be a legend in something that started only 8 years ago but you get the point).  On January 31st she is doing a FREE Webinar.  If you have any desire to use social media & Facebook for your business, church or non-profit then DON’T MISS this  Free Webinar.

2.  Want to learn Adobe After Effects?  FREE 10 Video Course? (Free Video Learning Course)
Ever wanted to create sweet motion graphics videos?  If so, After Effects is one of the best (if not the best) program out there.  We are so grateful for the guys over at videocopilot.net for  putting together an “After Effects Basic Training” series for FREE!  Check it out HERE.

3.  Code Orange Revival is over.  Did you see the Recap Video? (Blog Post & Video)
12 Nights. 12 Speakers.  Viewed over 350,000 times in 138 countries on six continents by over 130,000 people. Over 35,000 tweets were sent with the hashtag #CodeOrangeRevival, generating over 12 million impressions on Twitter. It trended globally many nights.  Check out the recap video & photos HERE.  What do you think about the Recap Video?

4.  The Number 1 Tip To Build Your Tribe. (Your Tribe = Your Brand, Business, Church, Blog, etc.) (Short Video)
If you missed the interview with Bryan Allain we posted this week check it out HERE.  Are you thinking about launching a business, idea, blog, YouTube channel or anything else in 2012?  If so WATCH THIS VIDEO first!

5.  Want to record your own Skype Calls & Interviews? Tips & Program We Use. (Short Video & Software)
Do you want to do video interviews for your church, business or brand from the comfort of your office or home?  And be able to play them at conferences, in classes or on your website?  We did a video about how to get the best results from using Skype and we use VodBurner (Software) to record the Skype calls.  Check out the Video Here.

What do you think about anything in the Friday Five or anything else?  Let’s talk in the comments section below.

Skype Recording Software:
http://bit.ly/RecordSkypeHD

Bryan Allain:
http://bryanallain.com/

31 Days to Finding Your Blogging Mojo:
http://bit.ly/31daystomojo

Killer Tribes:
http://killertribes.com/

Killer Tribes Conference:
http://killertribesconference.com/

THiNK International (Leadership & Creative Content):
http://thinkintl.tv/

THiNK Media TV (Media Videos):
http://www.youtube.com/THiNKmediaTV

Sean Cannell (Interviewer):
http://seancannell.com/

Music Courtesy of Playdough:
Album: Hotdoggin
Song: Say Summ
Download Here: http://bit.ly/Hotdoggin

2. Dr. Sam Chand talks future trends, church budgets, quality leaders, and more. (Leadership Interview)
With the start of a new year it is important to get some solid ideas and direction. In the this leadership dialogue Dr. Sam Chand talks about future trends, church budgets, quality leaders, and more.  Check it out HERE (link) 

3.  A Real Marriage Sexperiment? (Books, Marriage, Reading)
Two pastors from differing “camps” both recently released books on marriage, sex and intimacy.   Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together by Mark Driscoll and Sexperiment: 7 Days to Lasting Intimacy with Your Spouse by Ed Young both came out this month.  Ed and his wife to Spent 24 hours in bed on their church roof promoting the book and getting its message out over radio, TV, and the internet (Article Here).  Thoughts?

4.  Leadership Lesson Tweeted by Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddle Back Church
“1975,Kodak INVENTED digital photography but SHELVED IT due to making millions selling film. Filed bankruptcy today.LESSON!”  You can check out his blog HERE (link).

5.  Chicken & Leadership? (Leadership Conference)
Chick-fil-A, one of the best fast food restaurants and outspokenly Christian, holds a leadership conference The Chick-fil-A Leadercast (Link) Great resources for business and church leaders. Getting hungry just thinking about it.

1. Record Skype Video Calls and Edit for Free with Vodburner (Software)
Ever wonder what software we use to record Skype interviews like THIS (link).  Vodburner is a the best skype software out there (we have tried a lot of other options).  You can use it free with a watermark or purchase it and remove all of their branding.  Sign up HERE (link) and if you decide to purchase it a portion goes to help support THiNK (thanks for the support

2. HillsongCollected.com/Creative (Great resource for gear, workflow, ideas, time savers)
Hillsong Collected is a blog that covers Leadership, Creative, and Outreach.  The whole thing is super cool but for this Friday 5 creative post — we are focused on creative.  They break down the thought process, planning, gear, software, and more, of creative projects or videos in a nice organized blog post–like this post (link) for there upcoming men’s conference.  Lots to learn from Hillsong Collected!

3. Killer Social Media Tips from Justin Wise (Apps, Books, Resources, and More)
Justin Wise just posted, “28 Killer Social Media Resources to Step Your Game Up,” this week.  If you or someone on your team wants to become a “Social Media Ninja”* then check out this post (link).  We also did a Skype interview with Justin this week as well which you can see HERE** (link).

4. Viral Video about Jesus with 15 million views in 9 days? (Viral Web Video)
At the time of posting this blog, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word” has been viewed over 15.3 Million time in just 9 days on YouTube.  Check out the video, read the info in the description, and hit us up with your thoughts in the comments below!

5.  New Video Blog Update from Las Vegas (Sean THiNKs Video Blog)
I sometimes Vlog (Video Blog) and I recently shot a quick update video with random tomfoolery and some links to current video projects I’m working on.  I mention a promo video for a youth conference I directed/produced  and did a quick write up on the team,  gear,  software, etc. HERE (link) (got the idea from Hillsong Collected .  Check it out let me know what you think about the video.  Cool?  – Sean

What do you think about the ”Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” Video?  What do you think about the message, the video production, the fact it went viral, the fact the comments were turned off,  or the details in the video description?  Lets chat it up in the comments below!

*Justin is actually passionate that you don’t refer to yourself as a “ninja” which he expounds on in the video (link)
**Recorded with Vodburner

Download the MP3 Version of the Raw Interview ( 7.8mb / 33 minute interview) Click HERE.

Topics Include:
Measuring the effectiveness of Social Media
The biggest Social Media Mistakes
Creating a Strategy that Gets Results
Best Practices for Church Marketing
Recommended Resources

Resources Justin Recommends in the Video:
Buffer – Be Awesome on Social Media http://bufferapp.com/
ifttt – Put the internet to work for you. http://ifttt.com/

“No Miss” Blogs Recommendations:
Social Media Examiner http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/
Ben Arment http://www.benarment.com/
Seth Godin http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/
Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/
Daily Blog Tips http://www.dailyblogtips.com/
Dan Zarrella http://danzarrella.com/
HubSpot http://www.hubspot.com/
Bryan Allain http://killertribes.com/
Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/
Mashable http://mashable.com/
Buffer http://bufferapp.com/
Monk Development Blog http://www.monkdevelopment.com/blog/ 

Conferences for Church Communications & Media:
Echo Conference
Social Media Analytics Conference
National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) - Christian media association for radio, TV and mobile media.
Killer Tribes Conference

Music courtesy Illect Recordings:
artist: imperial
song: raw
facebook.com/imperialbeatsuk

Skype Call Recorded w/ Vodburner.

THiNK Media TV (youtube.comTHiNKmediaTV) is the “media focused channel” of THiNK International (youtube.com/thinkintl).  Our goal is to help you go further faster in media.

1.  New Online Network  &  Code Orange Revival Going On Now (Streaming Sermons & Messages)
Check out what Steven Furtick & Elevation Church are doing over in Charlotte, NC.

• The Code Orange Revival is going on right now (January 11-22) featuring Craig Groeschel, Matt Chandler , Ed Young, Christine Caine and More.  It’s a 12 night worship experience to set the stage for 2012… check it out streaming each night HERE.
• Elevation Church also just launched the Elevation Network which is a FREE, 24/7 online network for sermons, creative elememnts, music, and more.  It’s phenomenal!  Check it out HERE.

2. The Elephant Room Part 2 is coming January 25, 2012 (Theology, Ministry Philosophy, Pastoral Conversations)
The Elephant Room features blunt conversations between seven influential pastors who take differing approaches to ministry.  Round 2 includes James Macdonald, Mark Driscoll, T.D. Jakes, Jack Graham, Steven Furtick, Crawford Lorittis, & Wayne Cordeiro!!  It’s absolutely crazy!! Just watch the trailer HERE.  Ultimately this event will sharpen your family and ministry so defiantly check it out HERE!

3.  Britt Merrick’s Blog (Leadership Blog)
Great blog from Britt Merrick, pastor of Reality Santa Barbara.  Check it out HERE.

 4. Free 45 minute “North Coast Training”  Coaching Session (Training & Ministry Coaching)
Sign up for a free coaching session with the director of North Coast Training, Chris Mavity.  Free is always good and you can check out the promo video HERE.

5.  Perry Noble Blog – Leadership, Vision, Creativity (Leadership Blog)
Covers leadership & creativity…. kinda like the Friday Five. Awesome. Check it out HERE.

1.  Exploiting Chaos (Free eBook about speaking ideas & innovation)
One of our favorite books is Exploiting Chaos by Jeremy Gutsche and a FREE eBook version with interactive videos was just released (we love free stuff).  This is one of the best books for sparking ideas and creativity, especially during trail, transition and change. Download it for free HERE.

2.  Echo Conference & Echo Hub (Conference & Blog for those in Church Communications)
We interviewed Scott McClellan this week (check it out HERE) and he told us about Echo Conference and Echo Hub.  If you are a worship leader, service producer, graphic designer, video editor, in church communications, or a creative in general you NEED TO KNOW about Echo Hub & Echo Conference (the blue words are links).

3. The Levelator (Free “Super Cool” Software Program)
Do you ever have inconsistent audio levels when you are editing video?  You know, when the person talking doesn’t speak at a consistent level, too high and then too low, so you find yourself doing a kinds of micro gain adjustments when you are editing?  You need The Levelator® from The Conversations Network, and guess what, it’s FREE (you can leave a tips though ).  We use it every week… sometimes every day  Get it HERE.

4. New Theory Hazit album from Humble Beast (Hip-Hop Music)
Check out what Humble Beast (innovative record label) is doing over at humblebeast.com.  Incredible music, super cool structure for the label, great vision and heart, raising the bar as Christian artists, CHECK THEM OUT.  PLUS, Theory Hazit’s new album THR3E just came out this week which you can download free HERE.

5.  Free “Online Streaming” Platform for you Church
This is not new news, but still so cool.  LifeChurch.tv made their streaming platform available publically for FREE (So much FREE stuff — woot!).  Check it out HERE.

Scott McClellan:
http://www.scottlikes.com
https://twitter.com/scottmcclellan

Echo Hub:
http://echohub.com/
https://twitter.com/EchoHub

Echo Conference:
http://www.echoconference.com/
https://twitter.com/EchoConference 

Links Scott References and Recommends in the Video:
Kem Meyer Book:
http://echohub.com/store/books/27/Less-Clutter-Less-Noise

Gary Molander:
http://www.garymo.com/
http://echohub.com/store/books/3/Pursuing-Christ-Creating-Art

Tim Schraeder:
http://www.timschraeder.com/

Justin Wise:
http://justinwise.net/

John Saddington:
http://john.do/
http://tentblogger.com/
http://churchm.ag/

Music Courtesy of Clutch:
https://twitter.com/therealdjclutch
http://clutchhiphop.bandcamp.com/album/beat-tape-11
Song “Good Times Pt. 3″

We talked Matthew Peters, founder of SmartPhone Video Producer about how to make better videos without breaking the bank, on your iPhone, Droid, or smart phone. He has massive insight into the potential of smart phones for producing phenomenal videos and recommends a few cheap and easy to use accessories to take smart phone videos to the next level!  Also, make sure to download the FREE SmartPhone Shooter’s Guide that includes everything you need to get started!

SmartPhone Video Benefits (A Complete Production Studio in the Palm of Your Hand):

• HD Video
• Apps Available for Custom and Pro Settings
• Simple, Small & Portable (can go places traditional & bulky video equipment can’t go)
• Pro Audio Accessories Available
• No Need of extra batteries, memory cards, or tapes
• Edit Your Videos right on your device
• Upload your edited video straight to the internet
• Share your videos on social media platforms

Matthew’s FREE  SmartPhone Shooter’s Guide outlines those details and more! Download Here

Matthew has put together a ton of free content that will help you go further faster with your videos, but he also offers a video course that will literally walk you through the smart phone video production process. The course would be a great thing to get for your staff, team, interns, or volunteers to put their training on auto-pilot and take your whole organization to the next level with video!  If you decide to go for the whole course a portion of the sale will go to THiNK Media TV to help us continue to create a ton of FREE content to help you go further faster in media! You can check out the course HERE.

But even if you don’t get the course, get the FREE SmartPhone Shooter’s Guide the will help you right now!

Talk Soon!

Sean Cannell
http://www.youtube.com/THiNKmediaTV
http://thinkintl.tv/

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>>>> Here is Part 2 & Part 3

Topics Include:
Video Production
The Creative Process
Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, and Distribution
Audio Engineering
Planning and Process
Church Video

Hillsong Church is Here:
http://hillsong.com/

Also Check out this THiNK Media TV Interview with Nick Khoo from the Video:
http://thinkintl.tv/blogs/nick-khoo-video-editing-tips/

Talk Soon!

The vision of THiNK Media TV is to help churches, ministries, & non-profits go further faster in media.