I’ve always been into cathedrals and the idea of a worship space telling story through various aspects, such as architecture, stained glass & art. And recently, I have come to appreciate more ancient & liturgical approaches to curating worship environments. There’s just something very powerful about immersing ourselves in imagery that aims our gaze towards God. I try to do this when VJ-ing, and Environmental Projection really helps to achieve the same effect.

Last May, I was invited to teach on visual worship at a workshop gathering in Warsaw, Poland. I took advantage of my time there and visited many cathedrals and even an old Jewish synagogue…many of which were destroyed during WWII and rebuilt in recent decades. One of the cathedrals I visited had the Stations of the Cross etched into the walls that surrounded the space. I loved its simplistic style of art; it was modern yet still had an organic feel to it. So I whipped out my iPhone and took some straight-on shots of each station grouping.

Months later, I found myself in Hong Kong and in a situation where I wanted to use these Stations as projected images. I’m not much of a Photoshop expert, but I went in and magic-wanded my way around the photos and adapted each picture for projection. I also made triple-wide versions and spread each Station out, so that each screen (or wall) had a different position of Jesus carrying the cross. And I decided to keep the images black & white with no color…as the journey towards crucifixion stripped Jesus of all color and life.

“Stations of the Cross” leads you on Christ’s visual journey of crucifixion and resurrection. These images are meant to be VJ’d in chronological order and can be spread throughout a song, an entire worship gathering or even over an entire season of worship, such as Lent. There are single-wides available, as well as triple-wide versions for multi-screen situations. The “Stations” also work really well for Environmental Projection!

You can purchase “Stations of the Cross” at TripleWideMedia.com, as well as on WorshipHouseMedia.com. 

P.S. I’ve published a playlist on iTunes for Lent. This soundtrack can be used for personal reflection, as well as music for creating a reflective prayer environment. It’s made up of  39 songs, symbolizing the 39 lashes Jesus received before dying on the cross.