Modern office with large wooden table, blue chair, whiteboard on wall, black shelving unit with binders and rolled papers, window letting in natural light, open sketchbook, color swatches, pens, and coffee mug on table.

DESIGN · SCHOLARSHIP · MINISTRY

Design that carries meaning

I'm Jerry Tadlock—a designer, ministry leader, and doctoral researcher in biblical studies creating thoughtful work for churches, ministries, authors, and publishers. My approach brings together more than fifteen years of ministry and design with graduate study in biblical languages and ongoing doctoral research in Bible exposition.

Stack of six books on a wooden table in a library. Titles include Genesis, Job, Isaiah, Romans, Thinking with Type, The Elements of Typographic Style, and Grid Systems in Graphic Design.
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A man with glasses, a beard, and dark hair, wearing a blue sweater over a light blue collared shirt, stands in front of a bookshelf filled with books.
A man with glasses, a beard, and dark hair, wearing a blue sweater over a light blue collared shirt, stands in front of a bookshelf filled with books.

Where design meets meaning

I believe beauty and truth belong together. As a designer and PhD candidate in Bible Exposition, I approach creative work with the conviction that form and meaning should never be separated.

Whether I'm designing a book, developing a visual identity, or building a sermon series, I want the work to do more than look good. It should understand what it's communicating—and give that message a form worthy of its meaning.

About Me

Selected work

A few recent pieces across identity, editorial, and print. The full portfolio lives on its own page.

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A book titled "Jude Contending for the Faith" on a wooden desk, with a coffee cup on a cork coaster, a potted plant, two other books stacked, a leather-bound notebook, and a pen nearby.
Flyer and social media post advertising Seaglass Church at Apollo Beach, Florida, with the theme 'Another Way' featuring a person standing on a mountain peak, emphasizing a different approach to faith, with details about service times and location.
Laptop screen displaying The Biblical Languages Lab YouTube channel with videos about learning Greek and Hebrew
A person holds a spiral-bound booklet titled 'The Grove', a spiritual formation course from City Pointe Church, with a logo of a tree and a sunset on the cover. In the background, another person is reading a book, and a table has a candle and a potted plant.

What I specialize in

From a first logo to a full printed suite, I work with churches and ministries to shape visuals that hold up to the depth of the message they carry.

Sermon Series Architecture

Visual systems that give an entire teaching series a coherent identity—from the first screen to the final social post.

Christian Print & Publication

Thoughtful editorial and publication design for books, study guides, annual reports, devotionals, and theological resources.

Church Communication Strategies

Communication systems that help churches say what matters clearly and consistently across Sundays and the other six days.

Let's make something that matters

If you have a project in mind — a brand, a publication, a print suite — I'd love to hear about it. Tell me what you're making, and we'll figure out the rest together.

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