One area where we have seen explosive growth is in the use of videos for worship. In the video Galaxy, by Highway Video, the producers created compelling images of the universe with graphics and animation. Visual metaphors are used along with worship music to usher in an extraordinary worship experience.
Pastor Scott Keller of Skyline Community Church in O'Fallon, Illinois states, “[Videos] have provided our creative team with fresh ideas, such as using a video along with our own praise band to play live over the video. It looked like we had spent hours putting it together and it made a huge impact.”
There are numerous videos to support virtually every category topic. What touches an individual? It may be the music, the words on the screen, or the story itself. In whatever part of the service they are used, videos can enhance our experience with God, help drive home the message we are trying to communicate, and add impact and effectiveness to the church experience.
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With the excellent media sources available today, I encourage you to go beyond the “normal” routine, and try adding a new video component to your service. Chances are your congregation is willing and maybe even hungry for the change.
As the name “Christian” implies, we are called to be like Christ in all that we say and do. Peter also challenges us to do everything as if we were doing it for Christ personally, and what a challenge that is. This is the basis for taking our communication of the Gospel to the next level.
Let's speak to a society that is hungry for something but doesn't yet know what. Let's speak their language and give them our message. You wouldn't support a missionary to a foreign country if they refused to learn the language in order to communicate, just as you wouldn't purchase a book in a language you didn't understand. It is not a matter of the desire you or I might have. I would love to be able to read a book in Japanese but regardless of how much I want to, the ability and the knowledge are not there. This is how we must communicate, this is our challenge.
The Message is sacred; the method is not.
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George Temple is President of SermonSpice (www.sermonspice.com)