Streaming/Remote Worship is Here To Stay
Churches have had to quickly adapt to life during and after the pandemic.
This means churches will continue streaming worship services and pre-recorded services to provide for those unable or unwilling to attend physical worship services. It’s possible that some will prefer this new way of “doing church” and welcome being able to watch live or recorded services at their convenience.
The good news is that you’re probably getting quite good at screen-based, online worship! If it’s still a struggle, consider these improvements:
--enlist others to help out by reading, submitting photographs, offering live music
--get people up and moving with physical responses to prayers and songs
--keep it visually interesting: offer full-screen visuals that keep your theme or main message in front of people
--don’t forget to promote different ways of giving, and do your usual offering rituals of song/prayer/ and thanksgiving
--check your denomination’s growing worship resource library for videos/music/imagery
--make sure you have your proper licenses and display your license number on screen
--keep the service time short: many are finding they just can’t process so much on-screen information
-- focus your theme and message: remember something as short (and focused) as a 30-second commercial can be interesting, memorable, stimulating, amusing, and persuasive.
For those interested in learning more about the basics of preaching with screens of all kinds, click on the articles below.
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Getting Started With Media in Worship
New Media Worship
Screens In Worship
Sequel To Silver Screen, Sacred Story
Building Interpretive Communities
A Brief History of the Screen
Auditory and Visual Learners In the Pew
Celebrating The Possibilities Of Media in Worship
Worship And Technology Across the Generations
Screens In Worship: Framing the Conversation
Picky Eaters In The Pew: How To Change The Worship Diet
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This means churches will continue streaming worship services and pre-recorded services to provide for those unable or unwilling to attend physical worship services. It’s possible that some will prefer this new way of “doing church” and welcome being able to watch live or recorded services at their convenience.
The good news is that you’re probably getting quite good at screen-based, online worship! If it’s still a struggle, consider these improvements:
--enlist others to help out by reading, submitting photographs, offering live music
--get people up and moving with physical responses to prayers and songs
--keep it visually interesting: offer full-screen visuals that keep your theme or main message in front of people
--don’t forget to promote different ways of giving, and do your usual offering rituals of song/prayer/ and thanksgiving
--check your denomination’s growing worship resource library for videos/music/imagery
--make sure you have your proper licenses and display your license number on screen
--keep the service time short: many are finding they just can’t process so much on-screen information
-- focus your theme and message: remember something as short (and focused) as a 30-second commercial can be interesting, memorable, stimulating, amusing, and persuasive.
For those interested in learning more about the basics of preaching with screens of all kinds, click on the articles below.
If you feel these articles are useful to you, please offer a donation to help defray expenses of this site below!
Getting Started With Media in Worship
New Media Worship
Screens In Worship
Sequel To Silver Screen, Sacred Story
Building Interpretive Communities
A Brief History of the Screen
Auditory and Visual Learners In the Pew
Celebrating The Possibilities Of Media in Worship
Worship And Technology Across the Generations
Screens In Worship: Framing the Conversation
Picky Eaters In The Pew: How To Change The Worship Diet
Your support makes a difference for determining the viability of this site!