TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Churchfront shares a worship tech tour of an innovative portable Church. Church Tech Today shares insights on YouTube benefits and use cases. Church Tech Today also shares a free resource bundle that includes media assets and how-to guides. Finally, Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools shares an alternative to the Instagram “Link in Bio”.

Worship Tech Tour: Portable Church Plant

Churchfront shares “Portable Church Plant Worship Tech Tour featuring Redemption Church” (21-minute watch). Will Hamilton, Worship Leader at Redemption Church in Wesley Chapel, Florida, walks through this portable church's innovative tech setup covering aspects ranging from Audio over Ethernet to their vocal and instrument microphone setups, mixing using D Live and Mixing Station, lighting and their use of ProPresenter.

YouTube for Churches: Benefits

Church Tech Today shares “18 Strategic Benefits Regarding YouTube For Churches” (2-minute read) outlining benefits of being on the platform such as extending reach and engagement. The article also cites some use cases that you may not have considered like providing pastoral care. Finally, the article includes a link to bonus content curating a list of over 20 top churches on YouTube, circa 2022.

Free Resource Bundle

Church Tech Today shares “Tools Of The Month: 6 Resource Bundle Available For Download” (2-minute read), free resources ranging from a Mother’s Day media bundle containing stock images, footage, etc., to a “Canva 101” guide and 100+ text messaging templates.

“Link in Bio” RIP?

Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools shares “Stop Saying “Link In Bio”! Say This Instead…” (15-minute watch), citing shortcomings of the Instagram “Link in Bio” call to action and recommends using direct message automation. He provides a walkthrough on setting up direct message automation using ManyChat and provides an example post.

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