These days, many churches are finding themselves running in-person and live stream services at the same time. With the same singing and sermon, how does it still end up feeling like double the work?
It doesn’t have to.
You can easily add an additional, customizable view for just your live stream and run engaging live stream and in-person services concurrently—from the same presentation and the same computer. (more…)
Confession: I have a soft spot for paper hymnals.
They keep everyone on the same page, show the lyrics and music, and give you a look at what’s next. Plus, flipping pages can be fun. (Maybe that’s just me?)
But I can’t tell you the last time I used a paper hymnal, even before COVID.
Onscreen lyrics let me see the worship leader much more easily. They keep my eyes forward and my neck straight. And I don’t have to worry about who touched this hymnal last and whether they washed their hands after grabbing a doughnut before the service.
Why might your church want to do the same and give precedence to onscreen lyrics?
I’ll get to that in just a second, but first, I’ll dispel a myth: you’re not limited to showing only lyrics onscreen. If you want to, you can display both lyrics and music.
Sometimes the easiest tricks are the best. You know, the ones that make you wonder “Where has this been all my life?”
For example, did you know that keeping your ice cream box in a plastic bag keeps it soft and scoopable? Or that if you cut through just the skin of an orange from top to bottom and then left to right (all the way around, into quarters), it’s a cinch to peel? [Read more…]