TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• Worship Facility: AI for live sermon translation.

• Worship Facility: Exemplary social media headers.

• Church Production: Dante audio users’ first impressions of Dante for video.

• ChurchTrac Software: Church Cybersecurity 101.

AI for Live Sermon Translation

Worship Facility shares “Language-Inclusive Sermons at Mercy Hill Church, Milwaukee” (3-minute read) highlighting how Mercy Hill Church uses KUDO AI Speech Translator for real-time audio translations and subtitles. This initiative supports multilingual sermons, including Spanish, and provides English closed captions for the hearing impaired, enhancing accessibility for their diverse congregation. Shameless plug: Check out the AI section of our Church Technology Landscape for additional Live Translation service providers.

Improving First Impressions: Your Social Media Headers

Worship Facility shares “10 Churches Nailing Their Social Media Headers” (5-minute read) spotlighting exemplary Church social media pages that can serve as thought starters for Churches considering leveling-up their social media presence. The article also provides a link to image dimensions “cheat sheets” for popular social media platforms.

Dante AV: One Church’s Experience

Church Production shares “Dante AV in Action: Our Church’s Experience with Video Over IP” (4-minute watch), highlighting Rolling Hills Community Church’s testing Dante AV-enabled devices for real-world video applications, including overflow rooms and stage cameras. Significance: Dante AV is gaining mindshare and market share and will likely be in your future AV mix. Will you be ready?

Church Cybersecurity: What You Should Know

ChurchTrac Software shares “ChurchTrac Livestream - 2/11/2025: Church Cyber Security” (72-minute watch), highlighting the cybersecurity threats Churches face, including phishing, smishing, and AI voice scams. It outlines practical methods and essential best practices—strong passwords, two-factor authentication, and the importance of continual education to protect church websites and sensitive data against evolving digital threats.

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