TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. YouVersion celebrates 15 years. Live Sound International shares solutions for three common livestreaming sound problems. Forbes Advisor weighs in on the best church website builder. The Pro Church Tools team shares thoughts on reaching young people, use of text services, and generative AI backlash. Finally, CNBC shares insights on Meta’s Threads, a Twitter competitor.

YouVersion Bible App Celebrates 15 Years

YouVersion Blog shares “Let’s celebrate 15 years of the Bible App!” (1-minute read), a brief history of the Bible app and impressive stats regarding its current reach. Significance - YouVersion provides so much more than its free Bible app ranging from devotionals and Bible reading plans to events, community building and a verse of the day.

Common Livestreaming Sound Problems and Cures

Live Sound International shares “Multiple Destinations - Three common problems with livestreaming from the FOH console…” (10-minute read) describing solutions for three common audio problems encountered when livestreaming.

“Best” Church Website Builders of 2023

Forbes Advisor shares “Best Church Website Builder of 2023” (15-minute read) weighing in on its choice for the “best” Church website builder. One of several “best” Church website builder articles, each of which having somewhat different selection criteria, and not surprisingly, a different top choice. We will explore alternative findings and reconcile them in subsequent posts.

Reaching Young People, Text Services For Church

Brady Shearer and Alexander Mills of Pro Church Tools weigh in on “Christian Comments, Text Services For Church…“ (35-minute watch) on YouTube in response to comments regarding “just preach the gospel” to reach young people and questions regarding engaging people through text in keywords and backlash to generative AI.

Meta Threads Engagement Drops

CNBC shares “Meta Threads Engagement Has Dropped Off…” (5-minute read) highlighting drops in daily active users and time spent on app and provides an early read on Threads’ impact on Twitter, which will help inform ministries’ decisions regarding whether Threads is a fit.

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