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This week, Jeremy makes a special delivery for Benjamin in the newly constructed Bible Lands. On the trip, Jeremy talks about fear and how it both a bad thing but also a good thing for our lives. ... Read More
Do you have a social media team in your church? I've just launched one, and it’s revolutionizing how we tell stories online. Here are five reasons why you should create a social media team: ... Read More
Missionaries need to do more to brand and market themselves for churches. Like it or not churches have a limited missions budget and you as a missionary must convince a church to give you a portion of that budget. One way to do this is to focus on what distinguishes you from the crowd. ... Read More
Easter is just around the corner – how about some free high-resolution, layered PSD Easter graphics? Not only will you be able to download some outstanding graphics, but you'll also sign up for new resources every month! It's hard to beat free. ... Read More
This week we on the podcast we talk about – podcasts! Nearly 80% of Americans don’t listen to podcasts, so we’re joining in with the world’s podcast producers and using #trypod to encourage others to find some new podcasts to listen to. We want to hear what podcasts you enjoy, so use both #trypod and #cmagcast and we’ll be sure to share it. ... Read More
One of the aspects of our ChurchMag team I value highly is the focus on gender equality. Despite our nerdy and tech focus—which, of course, is a male-dominated area—the team is committed to bringing more women on board. Jeremy, one of the other staff writers, has raised the issue of women in tech multiple times, highlighting the struggle with sexism and discrimination women face in this area. As a woman, I’ve always been a bit reluctant to speak up too loudly about the issues women face, even ... Read More
The way you set up your lighting and pose a subject can have a dramatic effect on the types of images that you get and the impression you present of a person. This is a skill of a great photographer, to not just take the same bland image of everyone but to add real character and personality to the portraits they take via the posing and lighting they choose to use. With that in mind, you should check out this photo challenge called "Decoy" where six photographers were presented with the same ... Read More
When I was growing up, my dad was a big fan of using the radio in the car. He wasn't so much of a fan of taking requests, though. This meant that we either listened to oldies–particularly the Beach Boys or Motown–or tap radio. It was better than it sounds. Anyway, I'm now in my early thirties and have effectively become my father, loving the music of my youth and the talk radio of my present. Of course, my present is the twenty-first century, and talk radio, though it still exists in the ... Read More
Ok, folks. For days now, I've been tormenting you with questions about your Easter preparations. Today, however, I want to turn the corner with only one question: How are you preparing yourself? ... Read More
Ok, I hope you've had a chance to calm down after that last post. Again, I really don't want to amp your stress, but a bit of stress now will have you buckets of stress the weak before Easter. That's why I'm back with some more questions for you. This time, though, I'd like to talk you about your teams: first impressions, children's, tech, worship. It doesn't take volunteers to make a good church work: it's takes multiple teams of volunteers. And before you comment, I know that a lot of you ... Read More
