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Positive Projections
Since we are one church with multiple locations, we depend on screens and projectors to keep us all unified—with the teaching and with our core value of leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ....
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Creative Media: Beauty by Hand
Here on Open, there are a lot of original resources to browse and download—all of them created by our in-house pastors, videographers, writers, and designers. Let's take a look behind the scenes at the creation of one of our images…and it didn’t involve genius-level Photoshop skills. One o...
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Behind the Music: "We Lift You High"
What we've learned: We were created to worship God. It was His original plan for us, to commune with Him and praise Him and bring Him glory. As worship leaders, we're tasked with creating the songs and opportunities for God's people to serve Him through music. Try to find worship element...
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Behind the Music: "Savior Forever"
“Savior Forever” examines the idea that God is continually pursuing us, even when we fall short of pursuing Him. This song is all about celebrating Christ’s victory over sin, and his victory over us, and that’s the heart of the accompanying resources and YouVersion Bible Plan. Readers will lea...
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Behind the Music: "All Around"
It’s easy to claim the title “Christ follower” when things are going good in our lives. But what do we do when we face true adversity? We look to the cross. The accompanying resources and YouVersion Bible Plan for “All Around” encourage readers to examine the Bible as a growing, living par...
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Behind the Music: "Irresistible"
What groups do you think are least worthy of your time? What about unworthy of love? It’s natural for us to draw the line somewhere, but there’s no stopping the irrational love of Jesus. That’s the heart behind “Irresistible,” a lighter, pop-tinged anthem with a catchy chorus. Use the accompany...
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Get Smart: Using Technology During the Experience
Our Senior Pastor, Craig Groeschel, and many of our campus pastors, will often teach using an iPad, tablet, or smartphone. Here's how they access their notes and related Bible verses...
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Virtual Experience, Real Community
Church Online reaches a unique audience, and it comes with a unique set of tools and goals. While the Church Online Platform is versatile enough to accommodate many different ministry styles and technologies, here's how we approach our online ministry. Each of our online experiences...
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Online Tools for Online Ministries
The digital age we live in has empowered the Church to reach more people than ever before. There are a lot of choices out there when it comes to digital tools and tech, and that's a blessing! But, it can be hard to slog through...
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The Chat Is Where It's At
When you first navigate to a Church Online Platform service (see an example at https://live.life.church/ ) you see two main components: a video player and a chat window. We sometimes hear, "Why does your Church Online experience have chat…isn't it about watching the sermon?" Church onlin...
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