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Top 3 Church Slideshow Mistakes To Avoid (2024)
There are 3 church slideshow mistakes you HAVE to avoid in 2024 and beyond. Some of these recommendations are basic tips whereas others will help permanently prevent freezing and crashing issues from ever taking place. You won’t want to miss these 3 Church Slideshow Mistakes to Avoid in 2024! Church...
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11 Things To Remember When Planning Your Easter Services
Easter Sunday is coming up, are you ready? There’s a lot to do in the weeks leading up to Easter. Here are 11 things that we think might help you as you build your services in your church presentation software. 1) Make It Special and Keep It Focused...
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SongSelect, CCLI, & Church Presentation Software
If you have ever been involved with building church services within a worship presentation software, then you’ve more than likely considered at some point or another what legality or right you actually have to display popular lyrics, videos, and content. If you’ve had those thoughts, you’ve likely been brought...
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When Church Stage Design and Worship Presentation Software Merge
There are many ways for churches to be creative with their worship presentation software and stage design. You can freshen up your worship presentations by simply thinking about how you could make them work more cohesively with your church stage design. One of the fun things about working with the...
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7 Amazing Untapped Bible Presentation Software Features
There are a number of features in Bible Presentation Software that are under-rated, unnoticed, or even unavailable depending on what program you’re working with. To help “narrow the playing field” we’ve created this helpful article to ensure that you’re maximizing the potential of your bible software. Whether you’re using bible...
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Tips for Eliminating Distractions During Your Worship Services I MediaShout
Distractions before and during the worship service: We’ve all experienced it. We’re not just talking about babies crying, or teenagers getting up to use the restroom every 10 minutes during the worship service, as those can be terrible distractions as well. But, what about the distractions from volunteers or even...
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Guidelines for Praise And Worship Songs In Church Presentation Software | MediaShout
We live in a time of amazing freedom in worship. There are countless worship songs on the market today, and thanks to the internet, they’re only a few clicks away. It can feel overwhelming at times, especially if the worship leader is giving you a complicated setlist that you have...
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5 Amazing Scriptures for Father’s Day | Bible Verses About Dads | MediaShout
Father’s Day is just around the corner. It is an extremely important day for many of us! It is a day to celebrate and honor the leaders, caregivers, dad-joke tellers, and providers in our lives… Our fathers! Throughout the Bible, we see tons of references to God as our Father....
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Top 5 Christmas Praise and Worship Songs for 2021
It’s that time of year again! It’s time to enjoy the cooler temperatures and take part in the joy of the coming holidays. You are probably planning to get together with family and friends, and preparing media for Christmas Services at church. Speaking of church, have you thought about what...
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Important Things You Should Include On Scripture Slides [2021]
Do you remember a time when the only solution for your church presentations was PowerPoint? Those times when you spent hours creating a presentation for just one Sunday? Fortunately, with the appearance of church presentation software, now it takes only minutes to make an entire presentation AND store some of...
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49 Church Presentation Tips, Tricks, and Hacks
Your church presentation ties the entire service together. If handled correctly, it moves the service from one element to the next on the big screen by offering seamless transitions. This keeps the congregation focused and moving in the same direction. Using presentations during the sermon provides another avenue for information...
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5 Scriptures on Love
The Bible is full of scriptures on love that help us know and experience God’s heart for us. Love is the core of our faith because God is love. Studying what the Bible says about love is a great way to deepen your faith and relationship with Jesus. Are you...
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Free and Paid Countdown Videos for Church
Have you been tasked with finding the perfect countdown video to go with your worship presentation? We know it can be difficult to find the best countdown video to use within your church presentation software. You could scour social media or any of a number of different places online to...
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7 Amazing Scriptures About Patience (2021)
A Test of Patience This life we live offers many challenges. Our faith, our hope, and our understanding is often challenged and without proper guidance and direction, those characteristics can lose their spiritual “footing” in our lives. In thinking this over, I’ve realized something… The things that are often testing...
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5 Fall Festival Ideas For Church
It’s that time of year! The leaves begin to change color and fall, the humidity disappears, and Starbucks mixes pumpkin with every food and beverage in stock. When you see these signs, it’s time to begin thinking about an alternative to trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treat, come up with ideas for fall festivals...
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9 Gift Ideas for Pastors, Worship Leaders, and Media Ministers
Looking for some great pastor appreciation gift ideas? We’re here to help! Pastors, media ministers, worship leaders, and anyone in leadership at our churches constantly pour themselves out to serve the Lord and our congregations. They care deeply about the people they shepherd and work hard to not only lead...
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6 Ways To Prevent Church Volunteer Burnout [#2 Is Unbelievably Important]
Those in volunteer roles are vital to executing worship gatherings and church events. And providing ways for members to volunteer immediately plugs them essentially into a small group and builds community within the congregation. Serving on teams (like the church production team) is how people get to know one another...
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The Hidden Talent Within Your Church, A Psychiatrist’s Perspective (2021)
Does your church have opportunities for members with special needs to serve on a team? Finding the right fit for each person is important. In this video, MediaShout President, Eric Eitel, speaks with his brother, Dr. Douglas R. Eitel, MBA, JD, MD as they explore his perspective of media...
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20 Church-Tech Blogs You Should Be Reading (Besides Ours of Course)
Those of us in the church services tech space are part of an ever-changing landscape. Not only are we constantly familiarizing ourselves with new church technology solutions, we have to stay on top of new ways to use our existing technology. Finding and subscribing to the right church-tech blogs is...
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The Social Dilemma: What Is The Solution For The Church?
Here at MediaShout, we have a lot of first-hand experience with how media can be used to spread the gospel and enhance worship services. Over the twenty years, MediaShout has provided the best church presentation software to church media ministries and media teams, we’ve seen an explosion of growth in...
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