Articles on Church Media, Live Production Teams, Content Creation and 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
The arrival of Jesus on the earth was known as the Good News. Since that moment, men and women have spread the message that the God of the universe became a human and sacrificed His life to rescue a broken creation. The truth is, there has never been greater news.... read more
Whether your budget for video this year is zero dollars or $100,000, there is always a limit to what you can do with video and choices need to be made to get the best leverage of impact for your time and money. Not News Videos A lot of churches I’m... read more
What a year it has been! We had by far the biggest, most intensive Christmas season we’ve ever had at Twelve:Thirty Media. We are so thankful and grateful to work with so many amazing churches and ministries. We wanted to share with you just a handful of our custom projects... read more
We are so thankful and grateful to work with such awesome churches and ministries we had the privilege of working with this year. We’ve produced hundreds of Ready-Made and Custom Media pieces over the last few months. Below are a few of our favorite Custom Videos we produced for churches... read more