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 […]
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? […]