About Christian Photographer Joey Clifton
Are you interested in taking great pictures of missions and ministry?
Thousands of people go on mission trips every year, both here in the United States and abroad. Most take cameras to capture the moments of their trip. In addition, thousands of career missionaries around the world take photos everyday of their ministry and the people they encounter.
Why take all these pictures?
For sure, you want to remember the good times, the ways that God used you to make a difference, or to remind you of the people you met. Perhaps you want a record to show your friends and family back home.
But is that all?
Great photographs can tell a story, they allow someone who was unable to go with you on our trip to catch a glimpse of your experience, to feel what you felt, and understand what you came to understand. Why not use the photographs you take in positive ways to raise awareness, motivate others to pray and do ministry, and increase giving for missions. This site is designed to help you do just that. As you read the articles, examine the photos, and learn to think like a photographer, your work will improve and you’ll learn how to use your photos to tell the story of missions and ministry to others.
What if I don’t have many opportunities to do missions?
Missions is not bound to a foreign country or even someplace beyond your backdoor. Ministry is possible wherever you are. You can take pictures at home as well as you can somewhere else in the world. Take great photos of your church in worship, in service, and in fellowship. Use those photos to tell the wonderful story of your church family.
Perhaps you want to know a bit about me before you trust me with advice and inspiration.
That’s wise. My name is Joey Clifton. I love photography. There are times I look at a well captured shot from others and am deeply moved. I am an ordained minister with 20 years of ministry experience. I have been a seminary and college professor, chaplain, and curriculum writer. Currently, I work as a consultant in the mental health field where I get to work on behalf of families who are struggling to raise emotionally disturbed children. My career path has allowed me multiple opportunities to deal directly with the hurting and searching, with the hopeless and the hopeful, with the wealthy and poor.
I’m no longer serving on a church staff. God has called me elsewhere. That does not mean I’ve given up ministry. I continue to be very active in my church–teaching Bible study classes, serving on our Missions Committee, and going on multiple mission trips over the years. I continue to live out my calling to walk faithfully everyday and to use my God-given gifts for the sake of God’s Church.
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