TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Aakash Gupta shares about next-gen videoconferencing technology from Google. Church Tech Today provides interesting insights on Digital and Communications staffing. Brady Shearer advises on photography and video. Finally, Church Sound provides insights on Dante digital audio networking certification.

3D Telepresence Prototype

Aakash Gupta tweets about “Google Starline,“ a 3D telepresence product prototype. (3 minute watch, 1 minute read). More lifelike and engaging videoconferencing has implications for enhancing ministry team collaboration, and perhaps eventually small group and worship experiences.

Digital & Communications Staffing

Church Tech Today Editor-in-Chief, Kenny Jahng shares “Staffing Churches for the Digital Age: Key Insights from The Unstuck Church Report Q2 2023” (5-minute read). The post shares data and raises some interesting questions regarding importance and staffing levels for Digital & Communications ministry.

Church Phone Photography, Video Team Productivity

Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools weighs in on “Church Phone Photography, Setting Expectations…“ Apple podcasts (also “Church Phone Photography, Setting Expectations…“ on Spotify podcasts) (25-minute listen) in response to questions comparing phone photography to professional photography and on managing leadership expectations regarding video production team productivity.

Digital Audio Networking Certification

Church Sound Senior Contributing Editor, Samantha Potter provides an overview of Dante networking certification in “Don’t Be Shy - A Distillation Guide for Audinate Dante Networking Certification” (10-minute read). Competence in digital audio networking has become more important as houses of worship adopt digital technologies for live sound.

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