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In this interview Peter talks with Finn Johnston, Comms Director at Forge Community Church (www.forgechurch.com) in Suffolk UK, about building church in the English countryside, inviting people into a conversation online and how a local church should be thinking about digital. Finn's Top Tools Scheduling with Buffer - www.buffer.com Design with Canva - www.canva.com Resources on Church Motion Graphics - www.ChurchMotionsGraphics.com Podcasting with Anchor - www.anchor.fm Finn's Top Tops "No content is better than bad content" Four words or more" ---- Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised. Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
Jeff McIntosh of Church Motion Graphics shares his story about how he got started and why he is passionate about creating motion graphics for churches and ministries. Also in this episode Jeff talks about the Worship Media Handbook, a book that he wrote to teach the fundamentals of worship projection will quickly train you and your church media team how to prepare, edit and project worship lyric slides with excellence. I also feature a segment by Muta Mweyna called, "The Unrelenting Optimist." He talks about "quitting" and why sometimes you have to do that to move forward.
http://prochurchtools.com/011 - Our guest on the show today is Jeff McIntosh, the director of Church Motion Graphics. Jeff is also the author of The Worship Media Handbook and he shares the simplest way to improve your church's media. We also giveaway 3 copies of Jeff's book - stick around until the end of the session for that. Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The very best deal in church media. 15 brand-new motion backgrounds every month from Church Motion Graphics for only $10/month. Seriously, the best value around. Get it here. Jeff is the author of The Worship Media Handbook. A steal of a deal for only $19.99. Jeff's #1 font recommendation for lyric projection - Gill Sans. Download it here.
http://prochurchtools.com/008 - In this session of the Pro Church Podcast I continue my conversation with Pastor Brett Esslinger from last week. We talk about video announcements, traditional vs. contemporary worship services, confetti canons, awkward video pauses, and that's just the beginning. Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Follow Pastor Brett on Twitter here. ProPresenter: mentioned and highly recommended on the podcast. Brand new motions graphics every single month from Church Motion Graphics for only $10/month! Haters Video Brett Esslinger, senior pastor at Engage City Church answers questions about media in the church in this session of the Pro Church Podcast. 2 Instant Takeaways Digital relevancy is subjective. Younger congregations, urban congregations, or pastors with a strong media emphasis will have different ideas about how much media to bring into the church. When making your choice, consider your demographic. But keep in mind that young people -- and this includes everyone under 35 -- live lives embedded with media, technology, images and digital effects. If your church wants to attract that demographic, you need to speak their language. Don't be a miracle worker. If you are the worship media person at your church, back off on the complicated stealth maneuvers that save the day. You are scrambling to meet a standard that no one else can meet (and that includes you) so make it easier on yourself and other volunteers by investing in decent software that minimizes errors, hangups, delays, buffering and frozen screens.
This episode has your whole worship ministry covered. We start with an interview with Jeff McIntosh of Church Motion Graphics. We talk about: How Jeff got involved in creating graphics for worship. The power of someone believing in you and pushing you forward in ministry. The value of technology in the worship service. His great new e-book The Worship Media Handbook. Great practical tips for the techs in ministry. We then finish up our interview with Cam Huxford of Mars Hill's Ghost Ship. We talk about: How he brought his musical style to Seattle and found people who resonated with him. The balance between serving at a local church and at larger conferences. The process of recording their latest album. The value of Sabbath in our lives. How you can record a great album with simple equipment.