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40 worship presentation tools

April 6, 2010 in for Churches

I remember being on ‘OHP duty’ at church, and being presented with a collection of transparencies to place on the overhead projector, and the challenge of keeping up with the songs throughout the service. As one song progressed, I’d have the next transparency ready to slide up onto the screen, hoping that I had it around the right way, and that the current slide wouldn’t prematurely slide off the back. Those were the days!

Since then, every church I’ve been in has used PowerPoint to project song lyrics and other media onto the screen during church services. PowerPoint has been a very adequate solution. Mostly dependable, and managing the basics well. In recent years, numerous other products have entered the market, promising to help churches project song lyrics and other service elements. I don’t want to use a product just because it’s new (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it), but I do want to consider how newer products might be used to the glory of God. What do they offer that PowerPoint doesn’t? Would these features be useful, or just extravagant?

I did some research and I discovered a list of church presentation software, but a number of the items in the list are no longer available. Last year, Collide Magazine wrote a review of nine presentation software products. I’ve collated current products from both lists, and put together this list of 40 worship presentation tools. To be honest, the number of items in the list is daunting – I’m not sure how they can most effectively be reviewed. If you’ve used any of these products, we’d love to hear of your experiences!

  1. Microsoft PowerPoint
  2. Apple Keynote
  3. EasyWorship
  4. LiveWorship
  5. MediaShout
  6. ProPresenter
  7. SlideRocket
  8. SongShowPlus
  9. WorshipCentre Pro
  10. Paperless Hymnal
  11. Worship Him
  12. Presentation Manager
  13. Easislides
  14. Sunday Plus
  15. Power Worship
  16. Worship Assistant
  17. Sing and Read
  18. SongPro
  19. Praise
  20. Worship Presenter
  21. Freepath
  22. Worship Live!
  23. WorshipSession
  24. Tempo Productions
  25. ChurchView
  26. SongBase
  27. Songview
  28. Words of Worship
  29. ShowNak
  30. VideoPress
  31. Zionworx
  32. ServiceBuilder
  33. Dreambeam
  34. OpenSong
  35. Digital Songs and Hymns
  36. Marietta
  37. Datasoul
  38. Church Presenter
  39. Spool Worship
  40. SongLeader

Update:

Two videos from Worthy worship night

August 1, 2009 in for Churches, Outreach

Last night at my church we held Worthy – a night of worship.

We commenced the night with the Every Knee video by Flickering Mind Media that I found on WorshipHouse Media:

Later in the evening we played a video from the I Am Second project – a testimony by Jason Castro, a finalist in American Idol:

There are some powerful (and well-produced videos) on the I Am Second website – I commend them to you.

Promoting Worthy – a worship night

June 29, 2009 in Christian Living, for Churches, Pastors

At Church by the Bridge on 31 July, we will be holding a worship night. It’s called Worthy.

Below is a short (simple) video I put together to promote the night at church, and on our website. It was created using Keynote and a stock image from iStockphoto. I then uploaded it to Vimeo, for simple distribution and embedding. The tools are out there to create useful (if not mindblowing) visuals to accompany or promote church activities. Give it a go, have a play, and share what you come up with!

If you’re in Sydney on 31 July, why not come along to Worthy. Let’s worship Jesus – he is worthy.