TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. A Candid blog post walks us through “How to get the Google Ad Grant”. This Week In Startups team demos AI for editing and publishing short-form videos to popular social media platforms. Brady Shearer from Pro Church Tools weighs in on AI’s impact on video careers. Registration will open soon for the Church IT Network 2023 Conference.

Free Google Ads

Sarah Symoens writes “Nonprofit Google Ads 101: How to get the Google Ad Grant“ on the Candid blog (5 minute read). This article walks you through the steps for obtaining up to $10,000 per month in free advertising spend on the Google Search Network.

AI Generates Vertical Video on Social Media

This Week In Startups team demonstrates “Opus Clip” (5-minute watch). This AI can generate captioned short-form video excerpts from sermons and publish them to social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, which can save ministries thousands of dollars per year.

AI’s Impact on Video Careers

Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools weighs in on “Video Production With AI“ Apple podcasts (also “Video Production with AI“ on Spotify podcasts) (10 minute listen) in response to a question regarding the future of video careers in light of “the rise of AI”.

Church IT Network Conference

Church IT Network will open registration soon for its “CITN2023 Conference“ to be held in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 7-8, 2023. The conference expects to bring together over 400 IT, Church Management System and Online Ministry staff and volunteers. Registration is $99 

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