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DIGITAL MINISTRY
Content Creation & Multimedia Production For Churches
Reels, TikToks & Shorts
Short form horizontal videos, such as Facebook & Instagram "Reels", TikTok's and YouTube "Shorts" are by far the most popular media on social media. In my experience, a Facebook Reel can get up to 600% of the engagement of other media. I can provide you with customized short video and video advertisements that highlight you organizations values, provide glimpses of your worship, sermon excerpts, or to promote upcoming events.
Visual Meditations
I love to create short form meditations ranging from a minute, to as long as 8 minutes, as standalone contents, content for in-person or online worship, website and/or social media content. On-screen text, and/or voiceovers of my original writing, scripture passages, poetry, and quotes can enhance the message, or sometimes a scene itself becomes the meditation. It could also be a recurring meditation for a worship series. I have a large catalogue original still and HD video images and at times use stock footage to move an idea forward. I also collaborate with other photographers. I use my own original music, music of the faith communities I serve, and my original nature sounds. Please reach out to commission pieces. I strive to create quality content that churches can afford. CONTENT STORE COMING SOON: soon you can purchase meditations I've already created, along with the rights to use them.
Music Video Recording
Present your music ensembles in their best sound light on your website and social media with CD quality sound and full HD video. Using multiple cameras and audio recorders, I can record your choir, bell choir, soloists, pianists and organists, and other musicians. As a solo musician who can record in multiple tracks, or in collaboration with my musicians (or yours), I can create customized music videos based on your needs.
Sermon Videos
Bring your core messaging to your followers and your community by creating and posting quality, artfully produced sermon video segments. People in search of a church are more likely to watch a sermon than a live stream, which may not have high quality or be as engaging. I can help trim your livestream or recorded sermons, add scripture, titles, enhancing images and transitions, and more. I can also come to you to record high quality sermon focused on the online viewer, or help you learn to record yourself. Podcast production is also available. Most of this work can be done remotely in order to keep costs down. I have the infrastructure to transfer files easily. Monthly packages are available.
Intentionally Created Online Worship for the Online Space
I am seeking churches who have a vision past what live streaming can offer. Live streaming is generally not helpful in church out reach. The quality is low for the effort, they aren't generally engaging content that will keep new viewers connected. A live stream tends to have awkward silences, transitions that don't flow well for those online, strange camera angles, and can often leave the online viewer feeling like a bit of an afterthought- a distant viewer who isn't really connected with what's happening in worship. With Good Samaritan UMC, and other churches, I help pioneer a different vision of what online worship can be: immersive, intentional, meditative, personal, gentle, and inclusive. The preachers, readers, teachers, and musicians approach the camera as if it were a portal to connect with people where they are, whether they are homebound, caregiving, busy young families who can't always get to church in-person. or don't feel there is a safe church home for them nearby. The highly collaborative approach creates a unique worship service in itself: engaging worship with a far roader reach than an in-person service. A much higher quality product can be achieved for far less initial equipment investment. I'm seeking to work with churches who recognize that online worship can be so much better than a live stream. If the church is to continue with current demographic shifts, there needs to be a movement toward digital ministry. Please reach out and I would love to discuss possibilities. Monthly plans are available. Remote service is available.
Online Worship Examples
More examples of my work below
More About Me...
I'm a content creator focused on spiritual, meditative and musical content. I work to create sacred, healing space, using a variety of media. In combine my experience in music, video & still photography, audio production, meditation, music therapy, and video editing to create content for churches, as well as my own content. I strive to create authentic content for my clients and those who follow my work. My training and experience as a music therapist combines with my current studies in Theology and the Arts at United Theological Seminary to give me a unique take on content creation. When the pandemic hit, my music therapy and music practices took a difficult turn. Confronted with a need to bring in more income and continue to express myself as an artist, I began working for several churches to produce online worship services and content. At one point I was regularly producing four online worship services a week, and providing musical, visual, and written content for multiple others. I now work as Coordinator of Worship Arts & Online Engagement at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church in Edina Minnesota, as well as providing customized content creation and video production for other spiritual and religious organizations. This page includes a variety of of the content I create, from music, music production, special segments, to entire worship services. I recorded and produced all of the music heard myself or in collaboration with other musicians. Most images are mine, but there are a limited number of stock images, which is sometimes necessary to keep on production schedules. Some stock and news images are used in order to connect with events and communities beyond our own.
Please contact me to commission new content or to license some of my existing content. I hope to have an online content store opening soon. Click here for more about the audio/video editing & production services I offer.
Threshold Moments
Threshold Moments in an online worship service are meant to be the moments where we enter sacred space, just like crossing the threshold into a physical sanctuary.
some photography work in this piece by Heather Succio
Sharing of Peace Segments
The Sharing of the Peace is a mindful, reflective moment in the online service where we take a breath and take in the beauty of nature, of each other, and of the divine. Sometimes there's music, sometimes nature sounds, and sometimes silence. These segments also work well for in-person worship when projected onto screens.
Special Segments
I've produced many special segments in the form of visual
and sound meditations, prayers, and spoken word. I write some of them. Other times I use existing writings or collaborate with another person's writing. Sometimes they also reflect current events, such as the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, or current justice issues. I would be happy to accept commissions to create custom content, or license existing content that I own rights to.
still photography work in this piece by Simona Boler of Simona B Photography
Visual Prayers
Music
These are all music videos that I have produced. I love
collaborating with other musicians, whether it's recording
audio and video, or even joining in to play or sing! I'm
able to record a wide variety of musical styles,
and can do arranging as well. I'm privileged to be
able to collaborate with so many gifted musicians.
additional photography work in this piece by Rev. Carol Zaagsma
additional photography work in this piece by Rev. Carol Zaagsma
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