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The Church in the Metaverse continues to evolve and I am continuing to dive into the world to learn more about how we can reach people for Jesus in this new medium. If you are just diving into Virtual Reality – I recommend the Oculus Quest 2 Headset. One thing that... read more
This article was posted with permission from David Murrow. Check out his blog over at DavidMurrow.com Audience #1: In Person Audience #1 has gathered in a church building to hear you speak. The environment is designed to minimize distractions. You have an attention monopoly: you are the only person talking. Your sermon is the... read more
This article is reposted with permission from Phil Cooke. Check out his blog over at PhilCooke.com Pew Research continues to report on the decline of Christianity in America. According to their polling, nearly a third of people raised in the Christian faith currently leave before turning 30 years of age, and an additional... read more
This blog was written and posted with permission from the team at Church Tech Today. Check out what they are doing over at ChurchTechToday.com Engagement and evangelism can both benefit from these creative video ideas for church. Digital ministry is so much more than posting a live stream of your Sunday... read more
For the last few years, our 12:30 Media Team has had the honor of producing Custom Media content for our great partners at Outreach. We wanted to highlight just a three of the recent Church Kits we worked with them to create. Creatures of Habit We are all creatures... read more
Is growing numerically a bad thing? Even after the Pandemic, one of the first questions we ask someone about their church, especially other staff members, is some variation of the question “how many are you coming?” “What percentage of folks are back after COVID?” “Are you growing?” “How many are... read more
The good news: People are returning to church Church attendance is rebounding from lows recorded during the 2020 lockdowns. But the resurgence is being led by women, while men are more reluctant to return, according to a new survey from Gallup. The polling firm asked 1016 adults in May of... read more
We live in a crazy loud world (that’s why every church needs a thread). A world that’s decided it doesn’t “need” a church. That’s perhaps understandable for your non-churched community, but our congregations are also slowly deciding to attend only occasionally. Most local churches are experiencing a decline in attendance.... read more
For the last few years, our 12:30 Media Team has had the honor of producing Custom Media content for our great partners at Answers in Genesis. This year we’ve partnered with them to produce media content for their 2023 VBS Curriculum “Keepers of the Kingdom”. I’ll highlight just a few... read more
When historians write about the early 2000s, there are going to be entire books devoted to musicians and artists. More than ever before, we’re seeing young people, both inside and outside the Church, passionately throwing themselves into creative pursuits, specifically into music. And it’s no wonder. This generation (by which... read more
We are so thankful 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 couple of months. We wanted to highlight some of our favorite Christmas Content that our team had... read more
We often think that getting our ideas or projects rejected is the worst thing that could ever happen. I can’t tell you how many people have pitched ideas or scripts to me over the years and when I wasn’t interested, they got angry and never called me again. Maybe in... read more