TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• Natchi Lazarus: Amazon, Microsoft, Threads, WhatsApp and YouTube news.

• Life.Church Open Network Blog: Christmas Online experience? Three questions to help you plan.

• Church Production: Christmas production technical tips.

• Church Production: Christmas production relationship-building tips.

• Churchfront: UniFi A-V network demo.

Connected Church News

Natchi Lazarus shares “Connected Church News // Microsoft, Amazon, YouTube, WhatsApp, Threads…” (6-minute watch), highlighting Microsoft’s Copilot Studio for AI agents for task automation, YouTube’s Hype for video promotion, Amazon’s AI Studio for ad creation, WhatsApp’s AI transcripts for voice messages, and the addition of trending topics and improved search in Threads.

Christmas Online Experience? Start With the Right Questions

Life.Church Open Network Blog shares “3 Questions to Ask as You Plan Your Christmas Online Experience” (4-minute read) posing questions to help you create a Christmas online experience that “can transform your service from a broadcast to a meaningful moment”. A thought-provoking mindset from pioneers in online Church.

Christmas Productions: Technical Considerations

Church Production shares “Streamlining Christmas Productions: Tips for Technical Teams” (6-minute read) offering strategies to manage the unique demands of Christmas services versus weekly worship services. It emphasizes adapting workflows for once-a-year events, detailed pre-production planning, and fostering clear communication to help ensure an impactful experience.

Christmas Productions: Relational Considerations

Church Production shares “5 Tips for Smooth, Stress-Free Christmas Production Rehearsals” (5-minute read), in the spirit of “people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” the article outlines tips ranging from providing food and drinks during rehearsals to arranging for child care for Christmas production team members.

Audio-Video Network Demo

Finally, for readers craving technical content, Churchfront shares “Intro to UniFi Network for Worship and Production Ministry” (10-minute watch), highlighting the importance of isolating Audio-Video networks to prevent interference from other Church activities, and demonstrating setup and operation of UniFi routers, switches, WiFi access points, software and A-V devices.

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