If you’ve been on vacation and gotten texts and phone calls from volunteers in church, then here’s an episode that will launch your team to a place where you can vacation in peace. Discover how you can find the right volunteers for your ministry, keep them onboard, and even have them grow the team for […]
MPEG Streamclip for Mac and Windows…what is that? Imagine you’ve asked your volunteers for footage of church events, and when you finally get something…you can’t edit it. It’s like your video editor doesn’t realize you have a video file. Or worse, you combine multiple videos and the final product looks like a middle-school AV project. […]
The 2 biggest times people are coming to your church are Christmas and Easter, which makes Easter service preparation one of the most important aspects of the beginning of your year. Since you’ll be receiving many people that haven’t been to your church in months or a year, you need to put your best foot […]
I am so excited to share this free audio Bible app that has changed my Bible reading habits entirely… Imagine reading through the entire bible, in a year, as you are… jogging, working out, running errands…. The Free Audio Bible App You’ve Been Looking For I’ve been wanting for years to read the Bible […]
At Church Training Academy, we’re all about using media and technology to spread the message. But you also need to make sure that the message you’re sharing is worth listening to. We call these, “Sermons That Work.” In this episode, Ben Stapley of Liquid Church shares 5 key elements to create a sermon that will […]
Is your church prepared to handle a crisis? In PR Matters, Justin Dean introduces what Public Relations and crisis management mean for the church. But is this really something your church needs to concern itself with? Purchase PR Matters on Amazon From the Back Cover Is your church prepared to handle a crisis well? Do […]
Have you ever stopped to consider the very real ministry benefits that come with intentional church event planning? Find out how you can do more with your church event planning to set yourself up for success… [powerpress] Church Event Planning: Before The Event Church event planning is pretty self-explanatory. Many churches are well-versed in […]
Imagine one day you wake up to find your church content on a social media page is gone. It’s disappeared without you doing anything. No trace that you ever existed on the platform. How bad would that be in your ministry? [powerpress] Why We Say, “Own Your Church Content” One morning while I […]
2017 is gone and 2018 is on us. There were lots of awesome technology trends that began to take over in 2017, and more to come in 2018. 2017 saw machine learning really make some serious strides. Our search engines and customer service platforms saw lots of improvement, thanks to machine leearning. ’17 also saw […]
Ask 1,000 people what the best church website design should look like, and you’ll get 1,000 different ideas. With hundreds of experts in our industry, it’s tough to filter out the fluff from what actually works to attract visitors and guests. Today we interview Brandon Cox, a pastor who has a proven track-record of success […]
Are you using YouTube for church or ministry? Sermons? Bible Studies? Events? Imagine if after watching one of your videos, you could automatically guide the viewer to watch another video of yours – maybe the next one in your series, or a playlist of videos on the same topic… That’s the magic of End Screens […]
Effective Church Communication is all about learning, practicing, and adjusting. We’ve been doing this for decades, learning something new every year. And 2017 is no exception. Here are our biggest lessons from 2017 when it comes to effective church communications and forming Church Training Academy as you know it today. The Most Dangerous Number […]
When was the last time someone actually used your church website contact forms? And how many times a year are they used? There’s one surprisingly simple trick to get more people to contact you… Why No One Uses Your Church Website Contact Forms Most churches use a single contact page as […]
Using the method of StoryBrand for churches can help you carry the Gospel to more people. But how can your church actually use a framework that was made for business? About Our Guest: Jared Wellman Jared joined the Tate Springs family in 2017. He married his wife Amanda in 2006 and […]
Canva.com is one of the easist and most powerful web-based apps out there! Canva is a free / paid (freemium) app that makes designing beautiful graphics and artwork EASY. Easy to Use – Almost Done For You It’s loaded with templates and designs that will either be perfect for what you need, or will be […]
Christmas planning without a strategy is like walking going to the store without a grocery list. You might get what you need but it’s not ideal. Brandon Swain swings by today to share how you can do proper Christmas planning for your church. Ideally, you start early, but this will still work if you’re reading […]
Every year it’s the same story with your church volunteer ministry. We need to do another training, so we need to find a time when our volunteers can meet, a place to meet, and try to herd everyone together. But it doesn’t end there… We still have volunteers that can’t make the meeting, so we […]
More ministries are moving online every year, and many pastors are afraid of losing personal touch with their congregation. But this fear may be invalid? How could you take something like prayer and turn it into an online prayer ministry? On today’s show, we interview Billy Taylor, who has created multiple online prayer ministries. He […]
If you’re like me, you’re always on the the look out for a tool or app that can make your day just that more productive. Sometimes when you hit on the right one, life changes doesn’t it! Ever had that happen? You come across this app or a web service that once you make it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]