LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Show Notes and Resources Mentioned: In this first episode of the podcast, I’ll give you 13 Ways to Use Video and I’ll also give you some ideas on how to implement these elements into your services and the ministries in your church. 01. Mini-Movies Many churches... read more
Can you remember the first time you saw the ocean? You walked toward the surf as it foamed and tumbled toward your bare feet. You had to squint to be able to see where the blue sky turned to liquid and the waves disappeared over the horizon. Can you remember... read more
My official title at Ginghamsburg Church (@ginghamsburg) is “Senior Media Producer”. But Pastor Mike (@revmslaughter) always refers to me as something else. “This is Dan,” he says, “our chief storyteller”. But it’s not my ability to tell stories that earned me that title. I’m simply reformatting stories that are told... read more
You must lead your volunteers in such a way that you care more about their spiritual health than the position they hold on your team. Here are some ideas to help you think through how to make the spiritual growth of your volunteers one of your top priorities: 1. Pray... read more
Like it or not, people are going to use their mobile devices during your church service. For better or worse our phones are now attached to us and go everywhere we go. Our churches can either fight against this relatively new phenomenon or we can work with and use it... read more
I recently wrote an article entitled “Just Because It Worked At Their Church Doesn’t Mean It Will Work At Yours.” While that article focused on creating your own elements, it would be ignorant to not take ideas from other churches and organizations at times. We are all on the same... read more
I run a website called ChurchStageDesignIdeas.com. It gets around 400,000 views/month. That number continually surprises me, knowing there are that many people around the world doing stage design at their church. People ask me all the time if I post every stage design that is submitted through the site.... read more
There is a flavor church for just about any style you could ask for: big production or small production, big attendance or small attendance, mega church or intimate. For those of us working in churches, it can be easy to try to fit our church into the mold another church... read more
For years and years the motion picture industry has been on the side liberalism and even at times anti-religion, especially when it comes to Christianity. It was once said when Mel Gibson’s “Passion of The Christ” was being released that he came under fire for producing a movie about Christ,... read more
Jonathan Malm is a writer, entrepreneur and author. He is the creator of churchstagedesignideas.com, seriesideas.com, and SundayMag, and the author of Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way and Unwelcome: 50 Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Visitors. He is also becoming a fast friend... read more
Meeting together and reviewing an event after it has taken place has the potential to be one of the most helpful and insightful moments your team can experience. Not only can it help address issues while they’re fresh on the minds of your team members, they can also help improve... read more
I can pinpoint the beginning of my fascination with multimedia. I was sitting in class, a junior in college, when my professor unleashed the most eye-opening, brain shattering information my poor brain had ever absorbed: The word “media” is plural. I was no longer allowed to, according to my professor,... read more
