I am so impressed with today's Pastors. They are using social media platforms like TikTok to reach today's seekers. Check out this very clever video: Pastor Arlo's When there are donuts after church!
It is such a joy for me when an Envision Worship member reaches out to me. This week two of our members reached out to ask about how to access all the layout options in the Envision Worship PowerPoints. So here is a quick and easy step-by-step resources (PC instructions and then Apple iPad/iPhone phone instructions near the bottom if the page):
1. Open the PowerPoint and view it in the "normal" view. Right click on the small image of the slide in the left hand column. A drop down menu will give you a lot of options. Click on layouts (see step 1).
2. When you click on layouts you will see all the designs within the PowerPoint template (see step 2).
3. Scroll down to the layout you would like and click on the layout you would like. Bonus: within each Envision Worship layout you have many choices. Choose the text box for lyric slides (see step 3).
4. The slide will change to the new image. (Step 4). The slide will be ready to add the chorus.
Design idea: Many churches like to use different slides for each songs. Many other like to use different slides within a song. This is very easy to do with Envision PowerPoint templates. Here is a sample of the hymn Blessed Assurance with the chorus in a different color:
We only do church slides! Our goal is to help you create a gorgeous and meaningful worship service that connects Seekers with Christ. We have created a How To Make Church Slides PowerPoint to give you expert advice and have a bit of fun along the way. Please click on the photo below. The How to PowerPoint will be downloaded to your computer. You may click on it and watch it once or download it as a reference tool. It is our gift to you - enjoy!
My Pastor likes to start church meetings with the question: "Where have you seen God this week?" This past month I have seen God in so many of you. Churches who are meeting their people where they are - isolated in their homes but not alone.
Pastors, staff and volunteers are getting very creative and being willing to try new things. So many churches are trying screens for the first time. They are creating wonderful online worship experiences. I am so impressed. One amazing church is doing their songs in the Mohawk language so their congregation can sing to God in their true language.
Another church opened a Pay As You Can Store. For the last few months, the whole congregation sought out gift donations and refurbished gently used bikes and toys. Amazing stories of God's grace unfolded in that church all week. My favorite was the unemployed carpenter who was able to fulfill his dream of getting bikes for his five children. He was so moved by this unexpected gift. The love continued to be spread as the net proceeds from the store were used to provide Christmas gifts to Foster teens.
Another church created a safe drive-thru Living Nativity. This suburban church was able to come up with a donkey, sheep and alpaca (?!) as well as a cast to create the Jesus' entire birth story from Emperor Augustus to the Three Wise Ones. It was interactive - from a safe distance - the actors told their stories. I was able to experience the drive thru. My favorite character was the compassionate Innkeeper - who told us he was so sorry but he had no more room for our family at the Inn and then shared his concern for the young family he had just put in his stable. Over 300 families experienced this marvelous Nativity.
These are just a handful of examples. The lives you are touching will never forget how you met them where they are and walked with them. Thank you for being God's light in dark times.
