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While leading and serving within the technical aspects of the church, sometimes as leaders we can run the risk of focusing too much on the tech and not enough on the people. Yes I love a glitch free service as much as the next person, however, if that is our... read more
If you are in ministry today, you understand the value of promotion and marketing. Social media has drastically changed how everyone approaches marketing and has turned us ministry workers into DIY publicists. So it’s important to stay ahead of the curve and know which platforms work for our context and... read more
Feedback from the sound system is one of the most annoying distractions from the sound system. As a new volunteer sound tech, feedback was my arch nemesis! A successful service was defined by the simple test of whether there was feedback in the middle of service or not. The interesting... read more
I’m all for shortcuts for volunteers to make training them easier. Here are a handful of ProPresenter hacks that have helped my volunteers operate the software more efficiently. 1. Slide Labels As a Live Director, I utilize the ProPresenter Operator as a helper to get me ahead of the flow... read more
Evaluation is critical if you want to be effective. Is what we’re doing working? Could it be better? Is it still necessary that we do ____? These are the types of critical questions you should be asking about each element of your church service. And I mean every element,... read more
When leading volunteers, I’ve learned the importance of consistent training, both for new members of our team and for veteran volunteers. I’ve provided my Training Guide for Stationary and Stage Camera positions on the blog last year. You can check out that post and download the free Training Guides here:... read more
Social media and ministry. It seems to be changing the entire face of how we communicate in the 21st Century. Even our new President Donald Trump uses Twitter on an ongoing basis as you have heard many times in the news I am sure. But news, weather, sports and... read more
So this is Love : Creative video from concept to completion “So this is Love?” was a concept for our latest sermon series on marriage at Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church. As a church staff we believe that one of the greatest needs in the Church today is to equip... read more
The movie THE RESURRECTION OF GAVIN STONE from Walden Media opens in theaters nationwide today. A Christian comedy-drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins, the film stars Brett Dalton (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Anjelah Johnson-Reyes (“Moms’ Night Out”), D.B. Sweeney (“Suits,” “24”), Neil Flynn (“The Middle”) and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.... read more
Great sound doesn’t just happen. It takes time, energy, and commitment from a team of dedicated individuals. This not only goes for those on the sound team, but from other leaders in the church as well. Great sound doesn’t start with your sound system. It doesn’t even start with your... read more
Login to your google analytics dashboard, or your twitter insights and your often met with hundreds of different ways of looking at data and traffic. It can be a daunting task to try to determine what you should be looking at and why. Often we find ourselves focusing on... read more
We have the incredible privilege of producing custom media content for churches all around the world. It’s unbelievable to think about how God is using this content to help churches create experiences where people meet Jesus and take their next steps with Him. We produce all kinds of Sermon Bumpers,... read more