Articles on Church Media, Live Production Teams, Content Creation and more.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s. I’m also a huge movie buff and have an embarrassingly large movie collection. My favorite movie trilogy of all time is Back to the Future. As I write this post in my office there is a framed poster of the first movie... 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
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
Asking what you should use compression on is sort of like asking “what can I build with a saw?” If you’re unfamiliar with what compression is, check out the last post (link) where we took a brief overview. Compression is simply a tool. And like any tool, different people use... read more
We recently moved into a new home and though I loved the floor layout, the colors left something to be desired. I am a fan of neutral colors but almost every wall was the color of brown mud. The home felt sad, dreary and small. I took some time researching... read more
There are many illusive terms floating around the audio world and “compression” is no exception. The trouble with compression is that, for such a useful tool, the parameters to control it are rather cryptic if you don’t know what you’re looking at. Coupled with urban legends about what you “should”... read more
Can you remember the first time you saw the ocean? You walked toward the surf as it foamed and tumbled toward your bare feet. You had to squint to be able to see where the blue sky turned to liquid and the waves disappeared over the horizon. Can you remember... read more
I run a website called ChurchStageDesignIdeas.com. It gets around 400,000 views/month. That number continually surprises me, knowing there are that many people around the world doing stage design at their church. People ask me all the time if I post every stage design that is submitted through the site.... read more
There is a flavor church for just about any style you could ask for: big production or small production, big attendance or small attendance, mega church or intimate. For those of us working in churches, it can be easy to try to fit our church into the mold another church... read more
Jonathan Malm is a writer, entrepreneur and author. He is the creator of churchstagedesignideas.com, seriesideas.com, and SundayMag, and the author of Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way and Unwelcome: 50 Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Visitors. He is also becoming a fast friend... read more
ProPresenter is the best presentation software on the market for churches. Its what I recommend to churches of all sizes. Yes, there is other presentation software on the market that are cheaper. But spending the money on getting your team a pretty stable platform with a user-friendly interface is worth... read more
Have you ever stood frozen in front of the paint swatches at the hardware store? No matter how long you spend making up your mind, without fail the color never quite looks as expected once you’ve painted the whole room. Opening a gel swatch book can be equally intimidating, and... read more