Don Smith — Lead Designer

For many people, when they think of "church" or even "Jesus",
the words and pictures they use are rooted in old fashioned
and even irrelevant ideas. In other words, many people
associate God and the best news in the Universe with
antiquated, unhelpful and uncreative presentations. This is
why Don Smith joined the Crosspointe team in the
fall of 2006.

Don is driven by the fact that God and His way are at the
same time ancient and relevant. He's passionate about our
responsibility to present the beauty and freshness of God's
life-changing way in expressions that capture people's
attention and resonate with how people in our culture actually
communicate. From the environment we come together
and sing in, to the short films, to the visual and audio effects
that we enjoy week in and week out, Don is dedicated to
communicating relevantly as well as leading his team to
always be taking the beauty and excellence of what we
do further.

Don and Jenna have two boys, and are raising them to not
only be good young men - but the kind of people who will
effectively present God to their generation. If Don isn't with
his family or working on some Crosspointe environment,
he's playing X-Box 360, cheering the Mets and the Jaguars,
listening to one or more songs - simultaneously. If he's not
multi-tasking, he can't focus. This picture of him represents
the one time he has stood still in 4 weeks.