TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• AI For Church Leaders: AI image creation workshop on November 12, 2024.

• Church Tech Today: AI: Napster deja vu?

• Church Visuals: Choosing the right presentation software.

• Church Production: Take on leaders’ impact on the volunteer shortage.

• Percent: Rebranded to Goodstack.

Workshop: AI for DIY Professional Images

AI For Church Leaders sponsors “How To Create AI Images With Midjourney, Ideogram, And Flux,” a virtual workshop on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET in which participants will “learn how to create stunning, professional images —all without the hassle, cost, or copyright concerns”. The cost is $27.

AI & Digital Media Rights: Our Napster Moment?

Church Tech Today shares “Our Napster Moment: The Future of Digital Media Rights” (5-minute read), examining the parallels between AI's impact on digital media rights and Napster's disruption of the music industry. As AI systems utilize vast datasets, often without creator consent, there's a pressing need for ethical frameworks to protect original content. The author emphasizes that people of faith should lead in advocating for these ethical standards, ensuring creators maintain control in this evolving landscape.

Choosing the Right Presentation Software

Church Visuals shares “Choosing the Right Presentation Software for Your Church” (5-minute read), which provides a guide to selecting presentation software for Churches based on considerations like ease of use, compatibility, cost, and support. Highlighted products include ProPresenter, EasyWorship, MediaShout, and Proclaim. For a deeper dive, the article provides a link to a 120-minute YouTube video on the subject.

Leaders’ Impact on the Volunteer Shortage

Church Production shares “Volunteer Shortage? You Could Be the Reason Why” (5-minute read), asserting that volunteers are more likely to serve with leaders whom they like. The article offers three strategies for being a more likeable leader.

Percent Is Now Goodstack

ICYMI: Percent, which verifies nonprofit eligibility for programs like Google for Nonprofits, announces “We’ve Rebranded” (5-minute read), explaining their rebranding to Goodstack and commitment to enabling nonprofits to get verified to use the world’s best technology and find new funding streams.

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