Articles on Church Media, Live Production Teams, Content Creation and more.
It seems like there is a lot of mystery and mythology centered around the selection of “the perfect microphone.” So what is it that makes a mic sound good, and how can we select the right mic for our live sound application? Step 1: Placement Listen. I don’t care what... read more
I’ve got a confession to make. I used to be addicted to headphones. Pathetic, right? And there was even something worse that I let happen because of this (I’ll explain that in a minute). Let’s get this straight. Headphones are an extremely important tool in your live sound toolbox. They... read more
I’ll never forget when I stood in a room with environmental projection for the first time. Ever since I was young, I dreamt of a space where art wasn’t just an accent, but it was the vehicle used to help point people toward their Creator. On that evening in 2009,... read more
Before launching [twelve:thirty]media full-time, I had the privilege of serving two of the fastest growing churches in the country- Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS, and the Newspring Church based in Anderson, SC. At both of these churches, we produced training material for every volunteer position on our media production team.... read more
As creative people, we are always searching for those great minds on Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, and Periscope to throw some inspiration our way. While this is in no way a “definite” or complete list, here are 10 people I believe you need to follow on in the Church Media space:... read more
If you are like me, you’ve seen an amazingly impactful drama done at a creative/leadership conferences or large church with a multi-million dollar annual budgets and longed to create something similar in your own congregation. However, starting a drama team from scratch can seem extremely daunting, especially if you don’t... read more
Do you ever get in your car to drive home from a morning of Sunday services only to realize that it’s the first time you’ve sat down since you got out of the car? That can’t be right. You’ve must’ve had time to sit down at least once in between... read more
Despite what we would like to believe, every church has to live within a budget when it comes to stage design, and that budget will never be the biggest in the church, no matter how much we may wish for it! A few months ago, our team built some panels.... read more
Plex Media Server, I believe, is the best kept secret when it comes to your Digital Entertainment Library. This is a tool that I use to organize and access my entire digital media collection. Movies, TV Shows, home videos, photos, content that I produce for churches and ministries – everything... read more
2015 has been an incredible year for our team at [twelve:thirty]media. We’ve had the privilege of helping hundreds of churches around the world create experiences where people meet Jesus and grow in their relationship with him. Through our Worship Media and Custom Media content, to Church Media Training through our blog,... read more
At twelve:thirty media, our goal is to not only provide quality media content and training to help you create amazing experiences, but to make you aware of some incredible faith-based resources available to you and your church. We also get insights into other professionals in the church and faith-based media... read more
When I started working at my church, our technology spending was about one percent of our total budget. We didn’t have money to do anything. I would spend my time trying to replace equipment that was breaking and it seemed like everything had duct tape on it (because we couldn’t... read more