I spend most of my time encouraging churches to engage with modern technology and communications tools to reach out to their communities and spread the Gospel. It is a job that is, at times, frustrating. Churches have a lot of reasons for failing to engage. Sometimes it is about resources, skills, or knowledge. Too often,…
In my last post, I demonstrated capturing, editing and publishing quality HD video using an iPhone and some accessories. The video came out great but it had one problem: the lighting was terrible. The lighting in my office is usually pretty good, but I shot that video in a different spot of my office. I…
Churches want to be able to record and produce quality video but some don’t have the funding or expertise to deal with HD cameras and video editing software. I just posted a video to Facebook and YouTube using a used iPhone, a $59 microphone, an $11 tripod, and free video editing software for iPhone. You…
Deadline Extended! It’s the beginning of a new year and a great time to rethink how your church communicates. If you are within driving distance of Fredericksburg, Texas, I invite you to join me on January 21 at 1:45 pm. I will be offering a new workshop called, “How Does Your Church Communicate? Cutting through…
I was part of a meeting recently with participants from all over the Rio Texas Annual Conference. There were about six people in the room and around 35 on the screen. We were using Zoom video conferencing to gather with people from Austin, San Angelo, McAllen, Victoria and many points in between. Some participants on…
2017 is the year that your church is going to make things happen. Okay, let’s not get into a theological debate. I realize there is some nuance regarding God’s role in making things happen. But we (of course) have a role to play. Maybe your church has been experiencing: Declining worship attendance Plateaued worship attendance…
This is the final post in this series that began with “Stories, Your Website’s Secret Sauce,” In that post I wrote about our need to share stories if we want to convert website visitors into church visitors. In the next two posts, “Stories – Finding the Secret Sauce,” and “Stories – Sharing the Secret Sauce…
