I recently wrote an article entitled “Just Because It Worked At Their Church Doesn’t Mean It Will Work At Yours.” While that article focused on creating your own elements, it would be ignorant to not take ideas from other churches and organizations at times. We are all on the same... 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
For years and years the motion picture industry has been on the side liberalism and even at times anti-religion, especially when it comes to Christianity. It was once said when Mel Gibson’s “Passion of The Christ” was being released that he came under fire for producing a movie about Christ,... 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
I love that churches, especially larger churches that have full media departments, choose to give their content away. This is an incredible blessing to the body and I’m so thrilled that churches to this. Here’s my list of eight of my favorite churches that give away their media content for... read more
It would seem that all we have heard about lately in the news is how people are complaining about their rights. That my friends has been a battle that has gone on since the inception of our nation back in 1776. In 1861 our nation was ravaged by Civil War... read more
In my post “Periscope: What it is and How to Use it at Your Church”, I explained the basics of Twitter’s new app and how to use it in your ministry. I believe this app has the potential to be a game-changer for how we share the gospel and minister in... read more
As of May 2015, Andriod users can choose between 1.5 million apps. Apple’s App Store contained over 1.4 million apps (statista.com). We certainly can’t get excited about every one. But it looks like Periscope is here to stay. What is Periscope? Periscope is a live video streaming platform, which means... read more
Although Sunday mornings are focused on worship and not just to entertain, there are still valuable lessons we can learn from the professional theatre world. 1. Preparation Preparing for a production, directors, actors, and designers will spend months scrutinizing every decision that is made to maximize the impact the play... read more
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 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