TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Church Tech Today shares its predictions on AI use by pastors. Church Production shares announcement of a book on remote production. Nucleus shares their free Church website makeover offer. Finally, Brady Shearer shares a free video editing tutorial on YouTube.

AI for Pastors by 2029?

Church Tech Today shares “9 Ways Pastors Will Use AI Everyday By 2029” (6-minute read) predicting predicting AI's role in enhancing sermon preparation, pastoral care, administration, and outreach. Highlights include AI-driven sermon research, personalized pastoral communication, automated administrative tasks, and advanced data analysis to better understand congregational needs.

Emerging Technology: Remote Production

Church Production shares “PTZOptics Announces Availability of New Remote Production Book” (3-minute read) announcing release of the book “Remote Production” by Paul Richards, Chief Streaming Officer at PTZOptics. The 200+ page guide delves into the cutting-edge technologies and best practices for managing high-quality live streaming from remote locations. The book is available for purchase on Amazon and Amazon Kindle, and a free PDF download is available at RemoteProduction.com/Book.

Free Church Website Makeover

Nucleus shares “Free Church Website Makeovers” (5-minute read) describing its offer to do free makeovers of up to 500 Church websites. The makeovers consist of custom photography, site design and copywriting. Features include “Plan a Visit,” “New Visitor Follow-Up,” custom connect cards and logo redesign. Finally, while the makeover is free and the first 30 days of hosting is free, website hosting after the first 30 days costs $49 per month.

Free Video Editing Tutorial

Brady Shearer (founder of Nucleus) shares an Instagram post “Need a Crash Course on DaVinci Resolve?” (3-minute read) offering free access to his YouTube tutorial on DaVinci Resolve to all who comment “EDIT”.

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