Church media can be a powerful resource. I say, “can be”, because it is often undermined. It’s often reduced to filming the church live stream, editing talking heads, photos of people at church or in worship. I’m not suggesting that they never exercise creativity, I’m saying it is often subdued. We can and must create more engaging content that communicates God’s love for people in more engaging ways. Here are two practical, albeit obvious ways you can be a better creative.
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How we take care of ourselves is a spiritual matter. Rest is a spiritual discipline. God makes a big deal about it. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson talk about self-care and mental health. Sharing from experience they talk about signs of unhealth and how to bounce back.
[Read more…] about Self-care, Mental Health – The Signs [Podcast #333]Working Cross Denominationally & Culturally [Podcast #332]
The Church is inherently diverse. Not only at a macro, big “C” Church level, but also in the micro or local churches diversity is something we [should] embrace as our default setting. Blessing Mpofu with Jono Hesp to share some of his experiences working cross denominationally and culturally.
[Read more…] about Working Cross Denominationally & Culturally [Podcast #332]Matt Hogg – Digital & Social Media for Church [Podcast #331]
Matt Hogg joins Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson and talks on church digital and social media. Matt is a vicar (pastor) in London, and talks about his initial apprehension to digital and social media and how it changed. Not only that, but he also shares his journey from consumer to creator. He speaks from a vantage point of a church leader and how his church made strides in this area.
[Read more…] about Matt Hogg – Digital & Social Media for Church [Podcast #331]Motives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Podcast #330]
Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson wrestle with where the lines blur when it comes to motives and metrics in church life and media. What’s the line where “borrowing” from pop culture hurts our churches’ mission? How do we know when we’re now more consumed with feeding the algorithm for reaction and compromised the mission?
[Read more…] about Motives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Podcast #330]How expensive a camera do you need for good video?
The gear doesn’t matter, right? It’s a bit of cliché but that’s for good reason. We can end up using lack of gear as an excuse either for not creating something or explaining away someone else’s success. For a long time I’ve thought that while true, there were limits to this idea but thanks to this video from Think Media, I’m starting to think I might have been wrong. Maybe you don’t need an expensive camera to make a good video.
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