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Like it or not, people are going to use their mobile devices during your church service. For better or worse our phones are now attached to us and go everywhere we go. Our churches can either fight against this relatively new phenomenon or we can work with and use it... read more
I recently wrote an article entitled “Just Because It Worked At Their Church Doesn’t Mean It Will Work At Yours.” While that article focused on creating your own elements, it would be ignorant to not take ideas from other churches and organizations at times. We are all on the same... read more
I run a website called ChurchStageDesignIdeas.com. It gets around 400,000 views/month. That number continually surprises me, knowing there are that many people around the world doing stage design at their church. People ask me all the time if I post every stage design that is submitted through the site.... read more
There is a flavor church for just about any style you could ask for: big production or small production, big attendance or small attendance, mega church or intimate. For those of us working in churches, it can be easy to try to fit our church into the mold another church... read more
For years and years the motion picture industry has been on the side liberalism and even at times anti-religion, especially when it comes to Christianity. It was once said when Mel Gibson’s “Passion of The Christ” was being released that he came under fire for producing a movie about Christ,... read more
Jonathan Malm is a writer, entrepreneur and author. He is the creator of churchstagedesignideas.com, seriesideas.com, and SundayMag, and the author of Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way and Unwelcome: 50 Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Visitors. He is also becoming a fast friend... read more
Meeting together and reviewing an event after it has taken place has the potential to be one of the most helpful and insightful moments your team can experience. Not only can it help address issues while they’re fresh on the minds of your team members, they can also help improve... read more
I can pinpoint the beginning of my fascination with multimedia. I was sitting in class, a junior in college, when my professor unleashed the most eye-opening, brain shattering information my poor brain had ever absorbed: The word “media” is plural. I was no longer allowed to, according to my professor,... read more
ProPresenter is the best presentation software on the market for churches. Its what I recommend to churches of all sizes. Yes, there is other presentation software on the market that are cheaper. But spending the money on getting your team a pretty stable platform with a user-friendly interface is worth... read more
Being a Worship Leader at a church doesn’t always mean you are only playing music on Sundays and rehearsals mid-week. Often times the job description comes along with creating graphics, putting together videos, stage design, lights, audio, etc. Something that really helps me stay focused throughout the day on all... read more
Have you ever stood frozen in front of the paint swatches at the hardware store? No matter how long you spend making up your mind, without fail the color never quite looks as expected once you’ve painted the whole room. Opening a gel swatch book can be equally intimidating, and... read more
As worship creatives we often have a lot going on inside and outside of our heads. It can be great! That’s where a lot of our creativity comes from but there are times when all that activity can be overwhelming. With an abundance of “stuff” we can often feel like... read more