There are a few ways that you can present your Pre and Post Service Announcements. This is the content on screen as people enter and exit your Auditorium or your Livestream.
I covered 5 unique ways you can execute your Pre and Post Service Announcements in this blog post.
In this article, I want to focus more in-depth on how to use Video Clips in your Announcement Loop.
Below is Episode 214 of our Podcast – Making Sunday Happen.
At 32:15 in this Clip is a portion of a workshop I did at SALT Conference. In this portion of the workshop I described in detail how you can use video clips in your Announcement Loop.
To recap:
Use Adobe Premiere or Final Cut to edit a piece of footage together.
Drop this piece of footage into your Presentation Software.
Go into the Editor of your Presentation Software and add Animated Text on top of the footage.
Loop your slide or slides in your Presentation Software.
Ideas for Footage and Text Combinations for your Announcement Loop:
Welcome to Church Today! (With Footage of Church Life)
Register for Student Camp (With Student Camp footage)
Join Us for Vacation Bible School (With VBS Footage)
Join Us for Church Online (With Footage of Computers and other Devices)
You are Invited to Men’s Bible Study (With Bible Study footage or Footage of Men in your Church)
Follow Us on Social Media (With Footage of Computers and other Devices)
Baptism Sunday (With Footage of past Baptisms)
Child Dedication (With Footage of past Child Dedications)
Sign Up to Volunteer (With Footage of Volunteers Serving in your Church)
Ways to Give (With Footage of Devices or Offering Buckets)
I pray this gives you some practical tools to incorporate footage into your Announcement Loop. Video is more engaging than still images! Use video on your screens every chance you get.
If you need additional help at your church, our team is here for you.
Carl Barnhill has served on staff at some of the largest churches and organizations in the country. He served as Media Director at Precept Ministries International, directing the television and radio program Precepts for Life with Kay Arthur, broadcasted to over 98 million homes around the world. He served as Video Production Director at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS. He most recently served as Video Coordinator for Newspring Church in South Carolina. He currently serves as Creative Director and Owner of[twelve:thirty]media, serving churches and ministries all over the world through motion graphics content and church media coaching.