If you feel you're not as innovative as those DIY media geeks, a perfectly acceptable option is to utilize the ministry resources others have already designed for you. There are plenty of media-driven elements that might enrich your ministry & the first step is simply checking into what's out there.
For example, if you're a church who wants to begin to use multi-media in your services, I can recommend Greg Atkinson's site Church Video Ideas for exposure to a variety of easy to sophisticated options.
Greg's site is basically packed full of resources and includes recent links to Wing Clips.com, Worship House Media, Flashlight Films, and Clark ProMedia just to name a few.
I was recently contacted by Kent McKeaigg, the Director of Worship House Media, reminding me of the simplicity of a one-stop-shop for church media and video ministry. They provide resources for churches interested in using MiniMovies, Motions, Digital Stills, Software and Editables. Proof positive that there really are people producing superior media with state of the art appeal designed for ministry. They are those media geeks with mad skills.
Don’t forget Jonny Baker’s collection of “worship tricks” on his blog. Some of those relate to multimedia in worship. See http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/worship_tricks/index.html
Stephen, thanks for the reminder about Jonny Baker. That’s the problem with lists – they’re rarely exhaustive!
Also, don’t forget http://www.osbd.org
little i, big GOD. love it!
Also, don’t forget http://www.theworkofthepeople.com
Travis, Thank you for the reminder. This is my oversight. I do get all your email reminders and appreciate all the efforts of theworkofthepeople. Excellent visual liturgy; thanks again.