My guess is your church currently can stream your worship service to your website, Facebook, YouTube, and your App. One thing that I have seen recently that is really cool is streaming your service to Instagram. Now doing this requires some work because Instagram is a portrait-oriented app whereas your... read more
With the release of the PROPRESENTER 7 from Renewed-Vision, you can now utilize OBS and PROPRESENTER to do some amazing things. One such feature that I think is going to be beneficial to churches is the ability to utilize Alpha Keying to place lyrics and graphics over your video program... read more
Your volunteers are your first and most important priority. As churches we strive for excellence, create systems and processes, but at our core we can’t forget we are pastoring people always. Whether we are reaching people outside our walls who are distant from God or whether we are caring and... read more
During COVID-19 we have been faced with many changes to our way of life. Our churches haven’t been immune from this change. We have been practicing social distancing in order to obey our authorities and care for our neighbors, friends, and teams. This has opened up an opportunity for the... read more
ProPresenter 7 is absolutely incredible. There are so many new things that are going to serve the people using this program and allow churches to continue to elevate and enhance their worship experiences. I am a long-time user of ProPresenter 6 and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on... read more
The Coronavirus pandemic in the US has impacted people’s health, communities, relationships, sports (NBA Season, NCAA tournament cancellations), and so much more. One of the ripple effects that we, the collective body of Christ, felt was that many of us chose not to meet in person at our physical locations.... read more
Sermon slides can either help communicate the message of your sermon or they can distract or detract. I think often in our churches the sermon slides can sometimes be the most neglected part of the worship experience. I want to challenge you that your sermon slides are integral to aiding... read more
In our churches today it’s integral that the teams of volunteers who work and serve each week to impact people for Jesus be given the opportunity to have input and say into the ministries in which they dedicate their time. We need their input and say into our churches. We... read more
CCLI is a resource and tool that your church needs to consider using. This tool is one that will save your church time and help you worship and do ministry while also protecting your church from legal issues. In this post I am going to present 10 tips that you... read more
Who should make the sermon PowerPoint? Should the pastor handle everything and just send his final files to the production team on Sunday morning or is it most beneficial for the production team to be involved in the process? I am going to explain why I believe it is most... read more
A key part of any worship experience is the look of your visual content. Good visuals can either lead to enhancing or transforming your worship experience. If visuals are done poorly they can detract and distract in your environment. In this article I want to pass on some specific, and... read more
Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua with the band the Afters about how we worship through the tragedy we all experience in life. This was such an encouraging time with both these guys as they shared about what God has taught them about leading... read more