TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• Church Visuals: Interview: Leveraging AI for modern ministry.

• Creator Insider: YouTube algorithms (2025) explained.

• Resi: Church live streaming tips.

• ChurchTrac Software: Non-deductible donations.

Interview: Leveraging AI for Modern Ministry

Church Visuals shares “Leveraging AI for Modern Ministry with Julia McCoy” (13-minute watch), an interview covering how AI is transforming content creation, allowing ministries to scale their evangelism and outreach efforts with minimal resources.

YouTube Algorithms Explained

ICYMI: Creator Insider shares “The YouTube Algorithms in 2025 — Explained!” (21-minute watch), in which YouTube’s Senior Director of Growth and Discovery, Todd Beaupré shares insights on how YouTube's recommendation system works and changes to its algorithms in 2025.

Resi: Church Live Streaming Tips

Resi shares “Church live stream pre-production, production, and post-production tips” (5-minute read), providing practical tips to help your Church improve every aspect of its live streaming. From planning and setting up your equipment to getting feedback from your team and audience, you’ll find ideas to help take your live streams to the next level.

Non-Deductible Donations?

ChurchTrac Software shares “Pro Tip: What are Non Deductible Donations?” (3-minute watch), providing a succinct overview and examples of deductible and non-deductible donations, guidance on recording and reporting donations in ChurchTrac, and links to additional resources on deductible versus non-deductible donations and giving statements.

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