I finally finished listening to Mark Sayers’s book, “A Non-Anxious Presence–How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders“. It’s worth a review.
[Read more…] about A Non-Anxious Presence [Book Review]Speed Up Editing Sermon Audio & Generate Transcripts In a Flash With Pompom.
Sharing sermon audio isn’t just for big name preachers like Tim Keller, John Piper and Tony Evans.
But editing sermon audio can take a long time and if you don’t have a permanent member of staff or experienced volunteer then it can be a real time sink.
Luckily there’s a new native Mac and IOS app that can help you edit your sermons faster, generate a transcript almost instantly and can create sharable video clips too. It’s called Pompom.
[Read more…] about Speed Up Editing Sermon Audio & Generate Transcripts In a Flash With Pompom.SoVisual: The fastest way to create social media graphics
On average, social media posts with graphics get at least 2.3X more engagement than those without according to a Buzzsumo report. It’s no wonder that so many churches create and share so many every day. But if you want to share a graphic with each post, that required an regular investment of time and skill to complete.
Smaller churches often lack enough volunteers and they can’t afford to, or have other prioritizes than hiring a designer. Meanwhile larger churches can end up sinking large amounts of time in quick graphic design tasks that prevent them from investing that time on larger project.
[Read more…] about SoVisual: The fastest way to create social media graphicsBe Still: a Simple Guide to Quiet Times [Book Review]
I can still remember waking up early one morning, stumbling down stairs and finding my dad on the sofa reading his Bible and praying. He told me it was his “quiet time” and part of his way of connecting with God before the day started. That memory has stayed with me since and now I wake every morning for my own quiet time.
Like most people, I have better and worse seasons and there have been times when I felt like it was more a mindless routine than others. So when I heard that Brian Heasley from 24/7 prayer had published Be Still: A Simple Guide To Quiet Times, I decided to pick up a copy.
[Read more…] about Be Still: a Simple Guide to Quiet Times [Book Review]Cost Of Streaming To Your Church’s Website
This is a follow up post. If you haven’t already I suggest you start by checking out the previous one: 6 Reasons To Only Stream To Your Church Website here.
There is a cost of streaming to your church’s website. To start, you have to invest in several pieces of hardware. And yes, theoretically, all you need is a smart phone and a strong broadband connection. However, the chances your Pastor will hold a phone up to his face during a sermon is slim to none. So, unless you’ve invented a way to mount a smartphone to your pastor’s body in a way that won’t interrupt his preaching, or distract the congregation, you’ll need to invest in live streaming hardware.
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There are now more ways for churches to stream that ever before. COVID-19 has also pushed most churches around the world to make streaming an option and, in some instances the only option. We’ve seen churches reach their congregants and beyond through streaming on social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and many other solutions. Now more than ever, it is more important to stream only to your church website without social media.
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