Check out these church media resources!
Church media is an awesome resource to communicate the love of Jesus to everyone in the church body. It has never been easier to share Christ and his love for the world than it is today. When Jesus returns, everyone is going to be able to see it because of the internet. Every news channel will have videos of this amazing event, and people will be able to watch it over and over again on YouTube!
Most Christians would agree that advancing technologies has had a negative impact on society too. Media has desensitized society to many sins that would have shocked us 30 years ago. It seems like you can’t watch a good comedy today without hearing lots of swearing and cussing. Sexual perversion is everywhere, and it doesn’t seem like there is much that shocks us anymore.
Church media is designed to give Christians alternatives to everything we see on the Internet and television. While there are many videos we can’t show in church, there are many other media resources that can always be used in churches.
PowerPoint Style Presentations
Churches have been moving away from overhead projectors for the last 10 years. The bulbs in overhead projectors are expensive to replace, and many classrooms and churches are moving to computerized projection systems. Software applications like Propresenter 4 and Mediashout 4.5 make it easy to display the words to the songs. They are much easier to reach than overhead projectors, and there are many other occasions where having digital projectors can be used in a church service.
Videos
Video is an effective way to communicate the Gospel today. People have short attention spans. They are not going to listen to your sermon for an hour. If you really plan to speak for an hour, then break up your sermon with a short video. Using video as part of your church media is appropriate if it helps communicate the message to your congregation.
Music
Music through praise and worship is one of the core components that should be included in your church service. Many people are not familiar with all of the new music being written today. Hillsong music has been popular since the late 1990s, but there are many other new artists like Gateway Worship, Kari Jobe, Desperation Band, and Jesus Culture that are producing new music for the church.
With the right worship team, it is pretty easy to keep the music new and fresh. Music is essential to church media in your congregation.
Facebook and social media
Many people only fellowship with other believers on Sunday morning. Websites like Facebook make it easier than ever to communicate with other believers throughout the week. Church doesn’t have to be a Sunday morning event anymore. You can stay in touch with other believers through Facebook.
Church media is becoming an increasingly important part of every church congregation. If your church is serious about reaching this world for Christ, then we have a responsibility to utilize all of the resources available to us to reach out to a lost and broken world.
