It’s hours before Christmas morning or minutes after a child’s birthday party and daddies everywhere are stepping over millions of parts to look in the box for the infamous instruction manual. Instruction manuals either make us men look really smart or incredibly dumb, especially when we are seeking to put... read more
I’ve served in two mega-churches in media leadership roles where we have doubled and tripled the number of consistent volunteers serving in production. I don’t say this to brag, I say this to encourage you. In an area that has a stereotype of being full of “behind the scenes, introverted, nerds”,... read more
We’ve had several requests over the last several months to post some of our most recent work to our blog. Check out our first Custom Media Roundup post here. We’ll post about 5 of our latest custom projects on each post and give you who we produced the project for... read more
Many of you, as Church Media Directors, are one-man bands. You are asked to do everything involved with any aspect of media at your church. Many churches can’t afford multiple production staff members. Most churches have one media staff member that does it all. What I find as I travel around... read more
A great way to show new members of your church the opportunities where they can serve is to tour them around the church and show them each ministry in action. Here are some ideas on how to provide these Serving Opportunities Tours to your New Volunteers: 1. You could... read more
We’ve had several requests over the last several months to post some of our most recent work to our blog. Well, we listen and here it is- our first Custom Media Roundup post. We’ll post about 5 of our latest custom projects on each post and give you who we... read more
People want to enjoy where they serve. They want and long for community. Your job as a Media leader in your church is to create opportunities and create culture. You’re the molder and shaper of your environments. There are always things you can do, even on a small budget, to... read more
If you’re like me, you love finding great non-cheesy stock photos. I have to be selfish here too and say that I am writing this post so I can have a list to refer back to so I don’t have to keep remembering where to find great stock photos. All... read more
In order to see growth in your ministry, you have to raise up leaders. The days of you being a one-man-show have to be long gone. You must work yourself out of as many jobs as you possibly can. One major step in doing this is developing a core group... read more
In his book, Simply Strategic Volunteers, Tim Stevens talks about the idea of using the term “inviting” instead of the word “recruiting” when it comes to bringing new people to your team. That’s so true. When you’re “recruited”, it has a connotation of really hard work. In fact, in a... read more
Hopefully now with your Production Team, you’ve put some good processes and systems in place in regard to Providing a Clear On-Ramp for New Volunteers, Providing Consistent Training Opportunities and Providing a solid Rotation Schedule. If you need some help establishing some systems in these areas, check out these... read more
I’ve had the honor and privilege the last two years at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville to spend some time with TV and Film Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. Mark Burnett is a British television producer based in Los Angeles and is currently the CEO of... read more