Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Put your Cameras in places you Might Not Normally Put Them Using different camera angles and putting your cameras in different places is a great way to make a small space seem larger. It also gives the audience interesting views to keep them interested and engaged.... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Play to the Camera, Not Just the Room If you are still 100% online if you are Livestreaming your service from the church or you are recording from your home, play to the camera. If 95% of your audience is watching you on a screen,... read more
With the release of the PROPRESENTER 7 from Renewed-Vision, you can now utilize OBS and PROPRESENTER to do some amazing things. One such feature that I think is going to be beneficial to churches is the ability to utilize Alpha Keying to place lyrics and graphics over your video program... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Use Pre-Made Kids Worship Experiences Even though churches are opening back open their doors for Worship Experiences, most churches that I know aren’t touching Kids and Students yet. You might heavily consider a joint family service approach when you invite people back to your building. But... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes: In this Bonus Episode of the Podcast, we welcome back Church Media Consultant Phil Cooke. Phil has some great insight into how to lead your team through uncharted territory. What does the new normal of Leading our Team look like? TOPICS... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Provide Multiple Service Times for People to Watch If you are fully online, there is no reason why you can’t offer your service at multiple times throughout Sunday and even through the week. Here’s how I would do it – on Sunday... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes: This week, we are talking to Zach Synder and Caleb Weidman. These are two of the founders of Blackbar, an online ministry dedicated to empowering churches to reach their communities with digital tools. They have released some great videos helping churches... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Engage with your Kids with Online VBS Even though churches are slowly reopening – I’ve heard from many different churches that kids and student ministry they are not touching with a 10-foot pool. For a lot of churches, its just not smart or safe... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Take your Production Quality to 2.0 You might have tried different things during COVID-19 as a church. You might not have been Livestreaming before COVID, or you might have had one camera mounted in the back of the room that you streamed the service... read more
Here’s how to produce a pre-recorded multi-cam worship set in 8 simple steps 1. Plot the Stage We use a minimum of four cameras: Camera 1 – Wide angle lens and fixed on a tripod for the entire worship set. Positioned to capture as much action as possible, but not... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Make Your Kids Service and Resources Easy to Find Watching a Worship Experience Online with small kids is not easy. I have a 7 and 9-year-old and for them to sit and watch a service for adults for an hour is difficult. I’ve... read more
COVID-19 has dramatically altered how we all go about our daily lives, and rightly so. As social distancing protocols limit our ability to travel and interact with people in person — and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future — finding alternative ways to connect with friends, co-workers,... read more