TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Brady Shearer provides “The Church Social Media Masterclass”. Church Production shares insights on the Sony FX30 camera for video and photo applications. Church Production also shares advice on keeping Christmas programs fresh and relevant. Finally, AI For Church Leaders announces its workshop for using AI to automate ministry workflows.

The Church Social Media Masterclass

Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools provides a YouTube video, “The Church Social Media Masterclass,“ (48-minute watch) which ties together the how’s and why’s of effective social media ministry. The masterclass includes case studies, an eBook, a “Social Ministry Mountain” infographic and a social media calendar.

Affordable Sony Photo/Video Camera

Church Production shares “Smaller Churches Rejoice: Sony's FX30 Camera Makes Professional Media Affordable,“ (5-minute watch/3-minute read) summarizing results from a “Church Production Road Test” of “an extremely small DSLR camera that is designed to shoot both quality video and photos.” While the article doesn’t share pricing information, a quick Google found $1,600 - $2,200 price range for the Sony FX30.

Christmas Production Programming

Church Production shares “Programming Tips for Christmas Productions,“ (5-minute read) offering advice on the video experience, visitors and the unsaved to help ensure that ministries don’t fall into a “lather, rinse, repeat” model for Christmas production programming.

AI To Automate Ministry Workflows

AI For Church Leaders is hosting a workshop “How To Use AI To Automate Ministry Workflows” on November 8, 2023 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET, for advanced beginners to intermediate skill levels. Participants will learn how to automate tasks ranging from podcast generation and email processing to sermon content repurposing. The cost is $27.

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