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Should You Use Apple Clips for Church Video?


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Video is becoming an increasingly important medium online. YouTube is a huge behemoth of a social network and is still growing. Facebook and Twitter are trying to get in on the action too with mixed success, and as churches and ministries, we need to consider how we can use video in useful and effective ways. One aspect of that is the effective editing of our videos so when Apple released its new Clips app, I decided to give it a go and see how it could be used. TL;DR Clips is a fairly easy to ... Read More

Ways to Use an iPad in Youth Ministry 2017


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A question I see often from youth pastor is how can I use an iPad in youth ministry. This question is one I consistently wrestled with until three years ago. I began using an iPad Mini for different ministry tasks. Now a lot of this can be done on other tablets. Not all the same apps but there are plenty of them out there that do similar tasks. ... Read More

Editing and Producing Video From Your Phone?


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Creating a great video is hard, no doubt about it. But the details are not where you think they would be, specifically with the camera hardware or editing software. Several key church tech experts share that you can create a great video with your phone, though most of the time they are referring to the hardware as there has not been great editing software. That might have changed now. I set out on a mission to create a video (mostly by accident, because I was sick and had discovered this ... Read More

Streetlights Audio Bible and App [Saturday Morning Review]


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Streetlights Audio Bible's first publication was in 2012. The trio who met in the early 2000s wanted to create an engaging way to interact with Scriptures. Their desire has seen them publish an audio Bible with about twenty works published so far. It has been made available on free from their website, Soundcloud and for purchase via iTunes. They've recently launched an app. Because I haven't done a review on the audio Bible itself it might be worthwhile to do so first. Let's start by a general ... Read More

reMarkable: The Tablet Every Reader Dreams About


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I have an iPad and I have a Kindle Paperwhite. I use them both, I love them both. I’ve tried, but I can’t seem to let go of either. My iPad is bigger and I lets me take notes freely, while my Kindle is a pleasure to read on. Why can’t we have the best of both worlds? Well, now we can. It’s called reMarkable and I just want them to shut up and take my money. ... Read More

10 Church Giving Facts You Absolutely Need to Know


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What do you know about Online Giving? Do you know when people give the most? (Summer months are the slowest, right?) Are givers comfortable donating electronically? And what about reoccurring giving? I have found that most church, ministry, and nonprofit organizations answer these types of questions based on What they do personally, or What seems like other's have done historically. The two biggest problems with this approach is You're not basing decisions ... Read More

Replacing Pressgram with Workflow App


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When John Saddington announced Pressgram a few years back, I was using an Android phone and was completely envious. It sounded like a great idea, to own your own content and publish it to your WordPress site. Especially with the changes in Instagram and the worries about privacy, it seemed like a good idea at the right time. In the end, things didn't work out and Pressgram went away, but I suspect many people still want an easy way to publish images to their WordPress blog. So I made a workflow ... Read More

Why I Made My iPad a Reading-Only Device


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I don’t know how it happened (well, I do know, but you get what I mean). I remember the days I had one device and I felt overwhelmed. Now I own 5 devices I use almost everyday. I bet you are on a similar boat. We are privileged. God has allowed us to enjoy and use technology for His glory and the good of others. I love having that opportunity. But we need to realize that sometimes it’s just too much. Cool, we can tweet from our laptops, phones, tablets, and smartwatches, but we really need to ... Read More

How’s Life without Your Smartphone? [Podcast #152]


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The ChurchMag Social Media Team joins us this week, as Tom Pounder shares his experience of going without his smartphone for an entire day, and while we’re at it, Phil gives us an update on what it’s been like this year, to live without Facebook in his daily life. Have you tried going without your smartphone? What was it like? How about going without it for an entire...meal? ... Read More