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Timothy E. Van Zalen

Timothy E. Van Zalen is a pastor of Gateway Community Church, Merced, California.

Articles by this author:

  • The Cross Meets the Video Projector: Turning a visual challenge into an opportunity

    By Timothy E. Van Zalen
    September 1999

    As the fall of 1998 came around, the worship planning team at Cascade Fellowship was confronted with two problems. We had determined to enhance the versatility of our worship space with the installation of a computer and video projection system. However, this new technology came into conflict with one of our most treasured symbols—the cross. A screen was erected on the front wall of the worship center that made it impossible for the cross to remain. There was not room enough for the two of them.