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Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Stream Your Music Legally As you move to pour more energy into your digital experiences and portions of those experiences, namely the worship portions, are streaming to social media sites as well, you’ll want to be prepared when it comes to your music licensing. ... read more
When Coronavirus hit, just about every church in the world had to jump online with their services. For many worship leaders it was brand new territory, with lots of questions: How do we do online church well? How do we foster connection with our people and keep their attention? How... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Have a Backup Plan Something is going to happen. It is going to crash. Something is going to break. Something is not going to work like you had planned. Here are some questions to ask yourself before an emergency: What if we... read more
No matter who you are or how great of a leader you may be, there are seasons in your life and ministry where you will flirt with burnout. Throughout my years of working in the church, I have experienced symptoms and seasons of burnout. Painfully, I have even watched several... read more
Your church might be working to re-open your buildings or your church might be waiting months longer to open. Either way, Online Church is here to stay. So, how are you enhancing your Online Worship Experiences? One way that we’ve helped churches still engage in worship corporately is through Virtual... read more
I want to give you some practical ideas of things you can do from a marketing standpoint during the COVID-19 pandemic, once we’re through it, and into the next crisis. (Oh, it’s coming, it always does.) Let’s get started: 1. It’s not about attendance, it’s about opportunities The church in... read more
Pro-presenter 7 is a game-changer for lyric and graphic presentation in our churches today. The team at Renewed Vision have done an amazing job with enhancing the platform and also creating updates and new features. Some of our favorite features have been the ability to send Stream formatted content separate... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Excellence is Important Okay, I am a believer in Start with what you have, Version One is better than Version None. And I also did a video in this series on how to take your production quality up a notch. Eventually, I want... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Use your App When it comes to your Online Worship Experience, it’s wise to put your service everywhere you can. Stream it on your website. Stream it on Facebook. Stream it on YouTube And if you have an app, stream it on your... read more
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
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Use a Graphics Package for your Online Worship Experience What do I mean by this? A Graphics or Broadcast Package is a term used in the TV and video world that refers to the video branding used with a show. It... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Be Authentic People need you right now. I want to encourage you to start where your church is and be consistent. Be authentic with your Production. Don’t be something you’re not. If you don’t have the equipment to do a multi-camera set up with... read more