Faithlife Proclaim has thousands of beautiful church graphics, countdown timers, motion graphics, and more for church slides. Picking a favorite would be impossible. (more…)
2019’s Most Popular Church Slides
Want to Take Perfect Flatlay Photos? Here’s How One Designer Does It.
We’ve all taken photos of our Bible and a coffee mug—I know I have. But most of the time, I’m left wondering why my photo is missing the wow factor of other images.
My image:
A Faithlife Media image:
In this short video brought to you by Faithlife Media, you can learn what a flatlay is, what you need to make a beautiful flatlay, and how to take flatlay photos. Whether you’re shooting on a smartphone or a DSLR, you can start putting these tips to work today. [Read more…]
Christmas Slides That Practically Design Themselves—Yours Free
Feel like you’re scrambling to get all the Christmas service prep done?
Relieve some stress with a free Christmas presentation kit from Faithlife Proclaim. [Read more…]
Tech Tip: How to Use Faithlife Media’s Smart Editor
You don’t have to be a graphic designer to create beautiful church media designs. It only takes a few clicks in Faithlife Media’s Smart Media Editor. Add your own text, tweak the style to match your taste, and download immediately. Here’s how.
1. Locate media
Navigate to media.faithlife.com, and search for stock photos, sermon slides, and more.
You can select a filter on the left, or sort using the drop-down menu on the right to narrow your results.
- Left-hand panel: Select categories, media type, tags, or language filters on the left.
- Media icons: Each piece of media includes icons to preview its contents. For example, the highlighted Ephesians media pack includes 22 items in three formats: Photoshop, PowerPoint, and JPG.
- Sort by: Sort results by most recent, relevance, popularity, trending, or rating.
2. Select media
Choose a media pack to preview the available items. You can share or download the media without customization.
- Select Share to distribute the media pack on Faithlife, social media, or via a link.
- Click Download to download any of the media types available.
3. Customize media
Select Customize to personalize media before downloading.
Add additional elements from the left-hand options.
- Text: Add a headline, subhead, or body text.
- Elements: Add visual overlay elements.
- Images: Add images from your Faithlife group’s online files.
- Background: Change the slide to a different background.
- Filter: Apply a filter to your content (e.g., grayscale, invert, vintage, technicolor, etc.).
To move a text box, element, or image, select it in the live preview on the right and drag it to your preferred location. Depending on your selection, the panel on the left will provide additional editing options. The toolbar above includes undo and redo buttons and other options like color, group, align, duplicate, and delete.
When you’re done customizing your media, click Download to save the image to your computer.
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Welcome Winter with New Pro Media Designs
November’s Pro Media bundle is here! It’s full of fresh, warm designs perfect for winter. [Read more…]
7 Social Media Wins for Your Church This Christmas
By Phil Bowdle
Christmas is coming, and you’re probably reacting in one of two ways (or both). One, you’re digging out your favorite holiday music so you can get into the Christmas spirit. Two, you’re already anxious about everything your church needs to do to get ready. [Read more…]
Spread Some Cheer with These Church Welcome Kit Ideas
The holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the new year—are a special time in ministry. Not only do we celebrate the birth of Jesus but we also get the chance to welcome visitors in our churches—many of whom will be attending for the first time. [Read more…]
The Search for Quality Stock Photography Is Over
I spent hours trying to find one photo to promote an event at church. One photo. I was looking for a picture of friends hanging out to promote a small group Christmas fellowship. But every free photo I found didn’t fit our church event.
Sound familiar? [Read more…]
We’re Celebrating Fall (and More) with Fresh Pro Media Designs
October’s Pro Media bundle is packed with the perfect designs for your holiday sermons, presentations, and more.
Pro Media is a game-changing add-on for Faithlife Proclaim that has 15,000+ motions and stills, and we’ve added even more to help churches prepare for every holiday celebration. You can focus on ministry, and let Pro Media make everything look awesome.
If you subscribe to Pro Media through Faithlife Proclaim or Faithlife Sermons, this content is added directly to your media collection.
Check out October’s new designs.
To add Pro Media to your Proclaim subscription, click on your account avatar 
at the top-right corner of Proclaim, then click Purchase Media Subscriptions . . . and follow the prompts.
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Don’t yet have Proclaim? Start a free trial and you’ll get 30 days of free Pro Media access, too.
Display Church Announcements with Digital Signage
This is a game-changer for church announcements.
Digital Signage is a feature in Proclaim that lets you display announcement slides, Bible verse art, and more on monitors all throughout your church building. Think of it as having miniature billboards you can customize with just a few clicks. [Read more…]