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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
‘Your Church Website Through the Eyes of a First Time Visitor ‘ blog post was posted with permission from Joanna La Fleur. Websites are one of the most significant forms of outreach today because they offer churches a great way to connect with many new people. They are one of... read more
‘How to Make Facebook and Instagram’s Algorithms Work for Your Content’ blog post was posted with permission from Switcher Studio. Wondering how social media algorithms work and how you can use data to build your social media presence? If you believe social media marketing is not a data-driven world, then... read more
‘5 Social Content Ideas From Every Sermon’ blog post was posted with permission from the author Mark Macdonald. Church communication is NOT all about the tools. It’s more about content. It’s like saying that every church needs a Sunday service but not creating engaging components in the service. Your church... read more
If you are leading worship with a team, more than likely you connect with them in some way before your worship set, whether it is for a sound check, a time of sharing, or preparing which songs you are going to use. I call this meeting time our team “briefing.”... 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 typical U.S. congregation is 61% female Count noses at church this Sunday. If your congregation is typical, 61% of those noses will have lipstick underneath. Christianity is the only major world religion with a man shortage. Why? A business guru once said, “Your system is perfectly designed to give... read more
Have ever been in a meeting and as soon as “that guy” walks in the room, you feel the air get sucked out of the space? There is NOTHING worse than being the person who is sitting in the room ready to share your most bold ideas EVER, only to... read more
A church recently lamented that they only have a 14% open rate for their emails. Plus their click-through rate was extremely low. Their church communicator was wondering, “is it worth the effort?” It’s a great question. It’s a bigger issue though. Much like a parent who’s telling their teenager something,... read more
Creating content for social media isn’t easy: you’re executing big ideas across multiple platforms, keeping up with changing algorithms that seem to be working against you, and engaging with your audiences — it’s easy to get stretched too thin. It’s time to work smarter at content creation, and the more... read more