Church Powerpoint

I’m not a huge fan of church powerpoints. In most churches, every Sunday the sermon is accompanied by a powerpoint slide show for people to follow along with or take notes from. They can be useful for keeping on the same page as the preacher, but that’s not what bothers me.

Church powerpoints are generally ugly. That’s the problem. And I understand that most churches can’t afford the resources to buy attractive backgrounds or pay someone to make it look pretty. I get that.

But having “resources” doesn’t fix that problem. Even if you have a great looking background, the powerpoint can still be ugly if the information is laid out poorly.

With that being said, this weekend I experienced a sermon powerpoint that made me feel good. It was super simple. Two regular typefaces, a slight radial gradient, which looked white on the projectors (which was better, in my opinion), one small graphic, and a great accent color. Check it out: “Talking to God When Life is Wonderful” by Pastor Joel Slater at Portland Christian Center.

I think my favorite aspect of the presentation was the block-quotes (see pages 8 & 12). The key that made this powerpoint successful was simplicity. Simple and clean will serve you well when creating powerpoints for church services.