How To Find Royalty Free Photographs For Your Church

Copyright.  Yeah.  That wonderfully secure, pesky little symbol and assumption that both protects us and is the bain of our creative existence.  Copyright.  It’s a love/hate relationship. As church creatives, we have no interest in selling the stuff we’re making do we?  No, not really, not unless we’re helping the pastor with his book or […]

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Church Announcements That Inspire Action

How would it feel if your church announcements actually inspired a response from the congregation? And what does it take? In today’s show Dave and Justin interview Adam Mclaughlin to discover if video announcements are really better than live, how to get and keep people’s attention, and how to make signing up for events a whole […]

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We Can Do Better With Church Videos Online

On Facebook you can see how many views your church videos are getting, but what if your “minutes watched” metric is low? Imagine the impact if more people would watch your entire video! 85% of Facebook Video is watched with the sound off. 51% of marketers use closed captioning most of the time or always. […]

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Who Or What Is A Digital Missionary?

What if you started reaching your community wherever they are, 24/7? How could a digital missionary achieve that? In this episode, Justin interviews Tom Pounder from the YM Sidekick Blog & Podcast on how you can be a digital missionary for the Kingdom and grow your church (and it’s easier than you think).   Subscribe […]

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Church Media Volunteers: You Are Not Alone

What was your first church media project? A sermon recording? Creative skit? Video announcements? Running the soundboard? Improving your church website? Before you took the leap, did you have butterflies in your stomach? The nervousness of getting the timing right…the worry of messing up, or being late…the fear of judgment from those you wanted to […]

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How To Showcase Your Church Culture On Social Media

You want more people engaging with your church social media, but what kinds of information are they looking for?  Why would they engage?? In this episode, Dave and Justin share 4 easy ways you can show your church’s values, strengths, and culture on social media. Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Tool of the Week: Facebook […]

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Should Your Pastor Be a Blogger? Pastoral Blogs – Yay or Nay?

What is “Pastoral Blogging”?   What is a “Church Blog”?   Is blogging still relevant today?      Pastor blog trends that don’t work Inconsistent – There’s no one focusing and creating the content A 2nd or 3rd sermon in the week Blogging about things that don’t line up with the church’s mission Blog ideas […]

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