TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This final 2023 edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Church Tech Today shares insights on YouVersion Bible app engagement. The Pro Church Tools Show shares Church social media predictions for 2024. Church Production shares an experience teaching camera skills to grade schoolers. Finally, Churchfront shares highlights of a Church audio overhaul.

YouVersion Bible App Engagement

Church Tech Today shares “YouVersion Bible App Engagement Surges: How Should Churches Take Advantage in 2024?” (5-minute read) summarizing findings from YouVersion’s annual report and offering insights on how ministries might leverage Bible app engagement trends to further the Great Commission.

Church Social Media Predictions

Brady Shearer and Alexander Mills of The Pro Church Tools Show share their prognostications in “Church Social Media Predictions For 2024“ (42-minute watch), weighing in on monetization models, platforms like TikTok, X, and Instagram, generational stratification of social media platforms and tech considerations like SEO and hashtags.

Camera Skills for Next Generation Church Volunteers

Church Production Video Channel shares “Teaching Camera Skills to Church Volunteers: What to Consider” (2-minute read/9-minute watch) recapping a collaboration between Church Production, Sony and Bell Shoals Church of Brandon, Florida to host a Kids Worship Camp, which introduced grade schoolers to “the world of worship and production,” and showcased Sony a7 IV and FX3 cameras’ ease of use.

Church Audio Overhaul

Churchfront shares “Church Audio Overhaul | SQ7, Virtual Sound Check, SOPs” (15-minute watch) recapping an Audio/Video makeover at New Generations Church in Wasco, California, which resulted in better organization of layers on their Allen & Heath SQ7 console, audio configuration and operations documentation and implementing virtual soundcheck.

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