Small Church Media Podcast

Free Software, Tools, and Resources for Your Church

Rather than scour the internet for all the free softwares, tools, and resources that you can use for your church, I decided to create a master list of the best of the best so that you can stop using your time on Google and start using your time and making your church's media and technology better!View the whole list over at www.smallchurch.media/free-software-tools-and-resources-for-your-church/.// Connect with me online //Marc Hyde Creative Website: https://www.marchyde.comSmall Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

Does My Church Need an App?

Since the invention of the iPhone and the app store in 2008, people have started using their phones to do more than just make a phone call or text someone. There are now millions of apps where people are able to connect, share photos, and play games. Which may lead you to think, "Should our church get a phone app?"Many church technology and media companies will tell you "yes," but is that the wisest move for your church? Let's talk about it.// Connect with me online //Marc Hyde Creative Website: https://www.marchyde.comSmall Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

How to Instantly Make Your Worship Slides Better

I would say that most churches today use a projector in order for their congregation to read the lyrics during worship. Many churches still use hymn books, but as technology prices decrease and usability increases, many churches are finding that it's cheaper and more efficient to put their worship slides on the screen.But with great power, comes great responsibility.Even though most churches are taking advantage of being able to put the lyrics on the screen, I believe that many churches, with good intentions, do more harm than good. In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I am going to give you four quick ways that you can instantly improve the look of your worship slides for next Sunday.// Marc's Favorite Worship Fonts //CMG Sans https://www.churchmotiongraphics.com/cmg-sans/Open Sans https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Open+SansAvenir* https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/avenir/Raleway https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Raleway*some computers come with Avenir installed but if not, you would have to pay for this font.// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

How to Start an Online Ministry for Your Church Congregation

We are living in the digital era which means more and more platforms, places, and things are moving online. Everything from shopping to ordering food to watching TV is all done  digitally and from the comfort of your own home.In the recent years, church leaders have started having debates if the church should step into this online arena and have digital platforms. Many pastors and churches have risen to the challenge and have created large online ministries, online worship experiences (full of pre service content, news-like banner reels, and amazing videography), and social media presences. Others, have pushed back and said, "the church should never be online."And then there are people who are in the middle. These are the people that know that online is here to stay, but understand that the church is supposed to be the gathering of the called out ones. These are the people that know that they can reach more people online, but they may not think that they have the time, energy, and budget to do it.If this is you, you're going to love today's episode because in this episode, we are going to break down some of those barriers to getting your church's online presence established. We are going to go over a few quick ways that your church can start an online ministry, and WHY you should think about this moving into the new year. And let me say that when I say "online ministry," I'm talking about starting an online ministry for YOUR CHURCH PEOPLE.// Links mentioned in the episode //All Souls Harvest Church's Facebook Devotionals: https://www.facebook.com/shc4me/Water's Edge Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7GZe1aoSYG7T5SKsm_I-g/videosOak Tree Community Church YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsB9_RlTomcnH9KcuhHKWfA// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com 

Bonus: How A Website Can Make or Break Your School

A few months ago, I was able to teach two different workshops at the 2021 Illinois Christian School Teacher's Convention, this being one of those workshops! Although this workshop was designed for teachers and school administrators, there are still many practical takeaways for churches when it comes to how a website can make or break your school.You can download the PDF handouts for this conversation over at: http://marchyde.com/iacs-2021/.// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

5 Questions to Ask to Prepare your Church Media for 2022.

Your church is on Facebook and instagram, you have a website, texting platform, giving platform, church management software, etc., and you're excited for all the digital media and program that your church uses, but have you ever stopped and wondered WHY you have these different media platforms, WHAT are their purpose, and IF you're using them well? So many churches have a website because they're supposed to. So many have facebook because it's a good tool. Many church have instagram because "that's where the millennials are," but unless you know WHY you are doing what you're doing and HOW you will accomplish your goals, you could be wasting your time and efforts. You need to have a mission and a vision for your media, digital content, and online programs.So as we begin to close out 2021 and look forward to 2022, I want to help you think through your media this past year and prepare yourself and your church for what's next!So here are the 5 Questions that you need to ask in order to Prepare your Church Digital Media for 2022:1. What is the church's overall mission and does our media support the mission?2. What is the purpose of each platform you're on and using?3. What is considered a "win" on this platform?4. What will help your people grow?5. What will help your church grow?In this episode of the podcast, we break down these five questions and if you can answer them all, you can be sure that you are ready for 2022.// Links mentioned in the show //https://www.churchmotiongraphics.com/christmas/https://churchmediadrop.com// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

How to Get People to Come Back to Church after Christmas

You've done all this work to get people into the doors of your church for Christmas, but now you need to start thinking about how to get people to come back! In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I give you four different ways to get people to come back to church after the Christmas. Most of these ideas are simply making sure that you are prepared for people to come back to your church in January, but others, may take a little creativity on your part.// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.smallchurch.mediaSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

Creative and Cheap Print Marketing Ideas for Your Church

Many advertiser and marketing people say that "print marketing is dead," but if you use it correctly, print marketing supports all of your other digital marketing efforts. With it being Christmas time, your church needs to invite people the Christmas services, and many times, churches spend hundreds of dollars in postcard mailers to get the word out. In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, Marc provides four different creative (some are standard) and cheap ways to use print materials to invite people to your Christmas services. The best part? It gets people talking to their neighbors.// Link mentioned in the episode //Pre-perforated paper mentioned on the show: https://www.thepapermillstore.com/perforated-paper?tpms_available_perf_formats=PF05&tpms_recommended_perf_formats=PF05// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

How to use Facebook Ads Correctly to Reach More People

So you've created your content to advertise for Christmas. GREAT . . . but now what? So many churches spend hundreds of dollars on sending out 1 round of mailers to their neighbors, but is there a better way? Using facebook ads, you can save your church money, reach more people, and hopefully, get more people to walk through your church doors this Christmas season.In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, Marc talks about the different types of facebook ads, what types of ads you should be running, and how to make sure you aren't wasting your money in the process.// Link mentioned in this episode //Best direct mail option for churches: https://outreach.com/church-postcards/// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

The Content that Your Church Needs to be Creating for the Christmas Season

With Christmas coming quickly, churches need to start creating content to advertisement for their services, including your church. Events such as a Children's Christmas Play, Candlelight Service, Advent readings, church family dinners, etc, are being planned by your church family, and why not invite everyone in your surrounding community to join?In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, Marc talks about the 4 Different Types of Content that your church should be making to advertise your services and programs. Here are the 4 Different Types of Content:Print Promotional Materials such as business cards, flyers, and door hangersVideo Advertisements of your pastor inviting people to the serviceDigital Advertisements such as Facebook ads and Instagram ads and easy ways to create those graphics.Custom Content Creation such as blogs and videos of your members to encourage your own church body during this season.// Link mentioned in this episode //How to be more confident on camera: https://youtu.be/XHWpQcWtP9o// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

Using FOMO and a Digital Marketing Strategy to Increase Excitement for the Christmas Season

FOMO, the fear of missing out, is what causes so many people to do what they do, whether good or bad. In fact, many business people and musical artist have been able to use FOMO as a way to make sure that their events are well attended, that people are engaged while at the event, and then have people talk about that event for months for come. I believe that the church can use FOMO as a way to do just this with the Christmas season: have hire attended events, keep people engaged while at the event, and then talk about the event for months to come!In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I give three ways that you can lean into the FOMO culture and create some amazing events for your church people and then use digital media to use those events as a catalyst for excitement and engagement of your people, and in doing such, hopefully create opportunity to see new people walk through your church doors.// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

Christmas Media Check List

Christmas is almost here – is your church ready? In this episode of the podcast, Marc gives you four items that should be on your church media checklist to get ready for the Christmas season. If you follow this check list, your church will be visually ready for the Christmas season and prepared to follow up with visitors after.This episode is part 1 of a 6 part Christmas series on the Small Church Media Podcast.// Links mentioned on the show //https://www.churchmotiongraphics.com/christmas/https://churchmarketinguniversity.comhttps://open.life.church// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com