Simple professional logo for religious non-profit: valuable info & possible direction included

None probably. An "A" maybe. "Awakening" maybe. But, a simple logo is the focus.

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This logo will be the primary brand image for an ecumenical religious not-for-profit ministry. It has been a young adult ministry - and an arm of it will continue to facilitate a campus ministry - but it is growing into a community wide networking entity. Thus we want something that is attractive to a very broad audience.

We really like the way that Bethel Music (https://bethelmusic.com) utilized "the buck" as their logo. A good way to see what we appreciate is to do a Google search for "bethel music" and then select images. After scrolling a bit you'll see how they use that image in a wide variety of ways.

They also describe their selection of this image well: https://bethelmusic.com/blog/introducing-the-buck-of-bethel-music/

We are working to articulate how a feather represents our community similarly and will attach that documentation also. (this document is very raw...not even a completed 1st draft...but it does illustrate that the idea behind the feather is not rooted in whimsy or nostalgia)

Essentially we are thinking that simple, professional, and unique monochromatic feather image will represent us well. There are a myriad of 'twists' that could be done with the feather (such as music notes trailing off, etc)...and those might be novel uses of the feather - once our 'brand' has stuck - but, for now we are thinking something simple is best.

We're told that Bethel's aesthetic is a "hipster aesthetic"...we don't really know what that means. But, we'd like something simple, professional, and not overly effeminate...a feather - however it appears - will be plenty gentle.

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