Thanks for your feedback on the logo

We’re creating a new curriculum that reduces the workload on church staff by equipping lay people to minister to their friends. And last week, we asked you to evaluate which of the following logo designs you liked best.

We had over 700 responses. Here’s the design that received the most votes:

Logo survey results

And here’s how many votes the other designs received:

Your comments were helpful

Thanks again for voting and to everyone who shared additional comments about the designs. It was helpful to hear why you chose the options you did. A repeated comment was that the designs were too feminine—that they wouldn’t appeal to men. I had the same thought. So, I heard you, and we’re on the same page. I definitely want a look and feel that draws men and women to this program. We can address that by tweaking the colors and the fonts in the logo.

Next step? We’ll continue working with the designers to refine their submissions based upon your feedback and our observations and goals.

Thanks for your help! I’ll keep you posted on our progress.

Sam Hodges

Managing Editor

Sam leads the CareLeader team. As a seminary-trained, ordained pastor, Sam knows firsthand a pastor’s desire to provide effective care to hurting people in the church and community. He directs and oversees CareLeader’s content, making sure the articles and videos equip pastors with information and ideas that are strategic, do-able, and consistent with Christ-centered, biblical care principles.

Sam also leads Church Initiative’s editorial team and has written and produced a number of Church Initiative’s video-based small group curriculums. They include GriefShare second and third editions (2006, 2014), DivorceCare third edition (2012), and Single & Parenting (2011). Sam is also coauthor of Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey Through Loss.

Sam graduated from Howard University with a bachelor of arts in communications. After that he received a master of divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with an emphasis in Christian education. Sam has also served on staff as a discipleship pastor at Infinity Church in Laurel, MD.