Articles on Church Media, Live Production Teams, Content Creation and more.
There are really in our churches 2 kinds of worship videos. We use bumper, promo, or welcome videos played in a specific part of your service once to transition, set up, or focus on an aspect of worship in the gathering. We also have LYRIC videos that need to play... read more
To say that our team loves crafting and creating content for churches and ministries that serves churches would be an understatement. We’ve produced lots of Custom Media pieces this summer but below are some of our favorite Custom Videos we produced for churches and ministries over the last few months.... read more
‘Five Reasons You Need Volunteers on Your Media Team’ blog post was posted with permission from Worship Facility. We all know churches and ministries need volunteers to survive—and that is particularly true for media departments. But we also know that working with volunteers can be a challenge—particularly when things are... read more
‘How to Turn Your REJECTED Ideas into SUCCESSFUL Ideas’ blog post was posted with permission from the author Phil Cooke. If you’re creative, you’re bound to have boxes of rejected ideas. It’s been said that the key to better ideas is to have lots of ideas, so you have to... read more
‘5 Things Houses of Worship Need to Consider When Selecting LED Walls’ blog post was posted with permission from the author Jason Polk at WorshipFacility.com. Houses of worship over the years have made the switch from projection screens to LED walls to not only enhance the overall worship experience, but... read more
The Easter season at church has come and gone, which means you are probably still recharging. I can personally attest to the post Easter slump. That spring season in which everything outside is budding. But when nothing inside your head is growing. After working for churches over the past twenty... read more
Have you recovered yet from Easter at your church? For many of us this was maybe the largest attended service since re-opening after Covid shut downs in 2020-2021. How did the services go? Did they run like clock work? Or was there some rust that needs dusting off? Wherever you... read more
Choosing a livestreaming destination can be a difficult decision to make. Should you go live on Facebook or Twitter? What about YouTube versus Twitch? The truth is, each social media platform has its own unique benefits and audience types, and it’s advantageous for you to connect with your audiences on... read more
While visiting a large church, I was impressed with their broadcast video setup and asked their lead tech about it. He looked confused. I clarified that I wanted to see their online video technical setup. He said they would show me their “Cinematic Setup,” which is how they handle video... read more
With my years of experience in making Ready Made Content, and especially Custom Media, I’m going to share with you three things about how to prevent as many rounds of revisions on projects as possible. 1. WORK SMARTER ON THE FRONT END One major way to prevent revisions is to... read more
If you are just getting started with livestreaming for your church, you may be realizing that there are a lot of options out there for putting your service online. Here I’ll outline some of the basic gear and tools you will need to livestream, highlighting a few production tips that... read more
Attention spans are incredibly low. And dropping. People stop listening and paying attention a lot sooner than you’d expect! Why? Because we have so much communication noise all around us. Every moment there’s so many things competing for our time. Our phones alone, have dozens of options competing for our... read more