Justin and I made a few social elements you’re free to download and share if you feel lead. Their yours to do with as you see fit You can grab the package with these images and a video right here. PrayForSutherlandSprings.
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 […]
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 […]
You may not think you need to edit the audio from your sermon, but you really should take a listen. If you’re like most churches, the audio is mixed for the live audience in the auditorium. That means that music and vocals are mixed and leveled according to the way it sounds to the […]
Editing sermon audio, if you’ve never done it, may seem either a daunting task, or unnecessary — after all, it sounded GREAT during the service, why wouldn’t it sound GREAT on the recording??? Trust me – it might not. Editing can be a very simple or a very tough task, depending on the problems you need to […]
Church websites have been around regularly for over 20 years now. It does seem tho that some churches haven’t made many updates to their websites since the Clinton years… but we’ll cover that some other time. Nobody’s perfect, and that goes for churches too. Just like any other person, company or organization a church can […]
Apple brought out a slew of iOS product updates recently. Not only are we getting the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, but they’ve leap-frogged some levels in both tech and numbering and announced the iPhone X. Kaleb Rutherford, host of Parent’s Press Play and my resident iOS nerd joins in this episode to discuss […]
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Churches have had ‘small groups’ or ‘home groups’ for many years. It’s a great way to bring the closeness and intimacy among members – especially in a large church. Small groups are a great way to help ‘the church be the church’. Extend Home Groups with Private Facebook Groups! Facebook groups… heard of them […]
Is your church social enough? Is your church effectively using social media? Does your church even care? Should you?? Being on social media is more than just checking a box and saying “We have a Facebook page”. “Your [church’s] social media pages are actually the ‘front door’ of your church. Maybe even […]
Editing software can be expensive. Believe me, it’s gotten a lot better than it was 10-15 years ago. I used to have to pay like $1200 for each version of the Adobe Master collection (all the apps). Now I pay a small monthly rate for it, and keep all the software updated to the […]
Apple recently rolled out some new podcasting tags to iTunes and iOS 11. The new tags are designed with episodic content in mind. Over the years, many podcasts have been created that are episodic in nature. For years, podcasters have published in the Season / Episode format with the idea that users can better […]
As ministers and church staff, everything we work on during the week seems to be pointed to and focused at our Sunday Morning service. Sunday School teachers, Worship leaders, the Band, the Youth Pastor and definitely the Lead Pastor are all preparing lessons, music and sermons all for the 4-5 hour window between 8 am […]
Live streaming is a powerful tool. Churches and ministries have a tremendous opportunity to use live streaming to not only broadcast their services LIVE, but also interact with and reach people on a regular basis. There are Four Modes of live streaming: Selfie Mode Indie Mode Desktop Mode Broadcast Mode Each mode has it’s own […]
We’re not sure if we should start live streaming our services. We don’t know how many people will use it. It may not be ‘worth it’… I’ve heard this more times than I really can believe. Many small and medium sized churches, understandably, aren’t sure if putting ministry resources, money and staff or volunteers, […]
Churches around the world are starting to realize that live streaming can and should be an important part of their ministry. For many churches however, it may seem like a HUGE task to undertake. There’s so many bits and pieces to consider. Which camera to buy? Use our phones or even buy a camera? […]
The video camera connected to your computer – yeah, the webcam – is one of your most power tools. Using it properly can make a huge difference for people watching your videos. Do you use Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, Periscope or Facebook Live yet. These are powerful communication tools. We’re living in a time when we can […]