The Calvary Chapel uses jumbo screens to display the lyrics to worship songs.
Giant screens in Calvary Chapel give worshipers a better view of the service.MAXIMIZING SOCIAL MEDIAMedia for Churches, a how-to blog by Capterra Church Management, has these suggestions for social media accounts.FACEBOOK• Allow members to comment on the church Facebook page. Have a staff member moderate it, but keep it open.• Add “Like” and “Share” buttons so users can share information with nonmembers.• Link to content by Christian artists, speakers, bloggers. Invite discussion on those links.• Promote more than just the church; link to helpful articles on substance or physical abuse, financial help or inspirational quotes.• Post youth group or mission group videos to raise awareness.• Post notices of community meetings being held at the church; they might bring a potential member through the doors.• Post sermon notes or podcasts.• Update daily.TWITTER• The account should be set up by a person officially representing the church. People want to interact with another individual, not an organization.• Follow church members on Twitter and retweet thoughtful posts.• Don’t “tweet preach.” Short, newsy updates engage people.• Follow and retweet as many people as possible to gain more followers.• Include links to church videos and photos.• Update several times a day: one to four times an hour is suggested.YOUTUBE• Upload videos of church sermons or music.• Create playlists, putting a series of videos all in one place.• YouTube video shorts can be posted with one click onto Facebook and Twitter. Use descriptions and tags. Descriptions give search engines subject matter and content; tags are a way for YouTube to index videos and help others find them.
On a good Sunday, the congregation at Covenant Baptist Church in East Brainerd will boast about three dozen in the pews.
Although its membership ranges in age from 2 to Ms. Lola Anderson, who will reach 100 in September, at least 50 percent of them are 60 or older. Yet, despite that cultural divide, this coming week Covenant’s congregation will take a big step into the 21st century: installing a big screen-projector system in its little, brick, circa-1950s chapel.
The new pastor believes the system will help engage younger folks in the services as well as expand community outreach with neighborhood movie nights.
“Before coming to Covenant, my family attended Abba’s House in Hixson, which has used projectors and big screens for praise and worship for years,” says Covenant pastor Chris Finch.