Here is the initial design idea I came up with for your website: the "i" in "Worship" is a worship leader and the "T" in "Team" is the cross he/she is worshiping. I was having a look around your site and it sounded like it was all Christian-based, which is why I decided to incorporate direct images of the cross. Have a look and let me know your thoughts--both in terms of content and color--and we can go from there! Thanks!
P.S. - This is a great idea for a site by the way; I already forwarded it to my dad who heads the music ministry at our local church. Oh, and how long were you in the Minneapolis area and which church(s) did you attend? Just curious if we would've ever crossed paths at some point.
After re-reviewing your site and your brief, this is the new direction I took my idea. I still incorporated the personified worship-leading "i", but I made the logo more compact and fitting for the space on your site. I also pulled the two colors shown here from your site, so it matches exactly to the tones already there. Not sure if you are wanting to keep the same headers and whatnot, but if you do this one will fit much better than the other one I initially designed.
Let me know your thoughts on this one, and I can see if I am heading in a better direction now. Thanks!
btw, in Mpls from 92 - early 97, I went to Crown College and then McNally-Smith (formerly MusicTech). Went to Church of the Open Door from about 95 till I moved away. I miss the Twin Cities area - not the cold...but the cities and people. Where are you at?
I'd be interested in seeing a new font or mixture of some. I thinks It's a little too rounded for my taste. Maybe even playing with some lower case stuff.
If I went with the arms-raised i, I wouldn't have the cross in it. Smacks of choir robes. Nothing against choirs, but that isn't my focus. I'm wondering what it'd look like a little more understated/smaller.
I'd say no to the reflection.
I'd be interested in seeing something other than the star. Not sure what, if anything.
Color-wise, I personally like the earth tones - as you could tell by my site. But I'm definitely open to some more color. Oranges, reds, earthy blues (that probably isn't even a color - but do you knwo what I mean, not like royal blue or navy). This logo design will set the tone for my whole web redesign that i'm doing. So I'm open for color.
Thanks for the detailed feedback; that helps a lot in getting to know what exactly you are envisioning. I will be out of town for part of the weekend, due to the holiday, but I will be working over that time as well. I will be able to upload new ideas and designs sometime towards the end of the weekend. Talk with you then!
Also, hopefully more designers will have entered the ring by then! ;)