Our Best Blog Posts of 2018
As we move into the new year, I’d like to share some of our favorite blog posts from 2018. These articles were written by several church media leaders – those who are in the trenches of production – either on staff at a church or in a ministry setting of some kind. Check out some of these great posts from our archives:
by Jason Dyba
There are a few different methods for synchronizing an audio playback computer (running Ableton Live, Protools, etc.) and a video playback server (with ProVideoPlayer, Resolume, etc.). One of these avenues is via SMPTE Timecode.
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by Steve Dirks
The goal of this series titled, ProPresenter Master Class, is to help you set up your Graphics/Lyrics computers for success at your church events, from start to finish.
I hope to pass along tips, tricks, and things I have learned that can help and serve you in your local church environment.
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by Carl Barnhill
“He who controls the media, controls culture” – Dr. Ted Baehr
Movieguide was founded in 1985 by Dr. Ted Baehr in Atlanta, GA. The organization started as a radio program, then a TV program and finally as a bi-weekly magazine.
by Carl Barnhill
Evaluation is a vital part of making your Worship Experiences better.
There are times, as media leaders in our church, where I believe we may feel timid about critiquing the work of a volunteer. Although I do think that we need to be more delicate in our approach with volunteers, knowing that they are serving for free, I believe volunteers do want to serve our church with the best of their ability.
by Carl Barnhill
Our team produces dozens of Custom Media projects every month for churches and ministries around the world. Its an honor and a privilege to partner with so many great friends to help them transform their Worship Experiences every weekend.
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by Jonathan Malm
When it’s time for a volunteer to make a decision at your church, how do they do it? Do they have to check with someone in leadership? Is there a policy manual? Is it just up to the whim of the volunteer?
Most churches are in one of those three categories: personality-driven, policy-driven or randomly-driven. Which one appeals most to you? Probably policy, if you’re like me.
by Steve Dirks
Leading lyrics is an important part of corporate worship in our churches today. Even though this can seem minuscule in scope compared to the audio mix in the room, the lighting used in our services, the style of our teaching and communication, and many other aspects of our corporate gatherings, I do believe that this small part of worship can help promote and foster a corporate worship culture.
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by Paul Alan Clifford
There are a lot of legal questions that come with being a church techie.
“Can we show all the CCLI information on a single slide before or after church, instead of during the song?”
“Since we’re a church and not making any money on it, we can basically do what we want, right?”
“We don’t need a special license to live-stream modern music, do we?”
“We can show YouTube videos during church because they’re on the internet, so they’re fair game, right?”
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by Steve Dirks
Building church presentations is a vital part of excellent worship events. In this post, I will share a few key items to implement as you build your presentation. These tips can apply to any presentation software you use. I recommend using either ProPresenter, MediaShout or EasyWorship.
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