Helping you integrate media into your worship service. Learn how to effectively incorporate film, art, music, and imagery to deepen the church experience.

Links and other tools to help you learn about and produce multi-media worship.Events and websites that relate film to faith.Learning opportunities we're providing at three seminaries.
Recent conferences where we have presented.Visiting world-class art museums as a way to educator our visual sense. Learn about small group travel.Register to receive updates as new services are offered.

 

 

 

 
 How we can help you:

    * Resource CDs                          * Articles, Books, and Websites
    * Consulting Services                  * Learning Opportunities            

Many churches have purchased screens, projectors, and computer equipment for use  in worship, and now are eager to find resources to help them use the full capabilities these technologies can offer. WorshipMedia offers support and resources which are built upon seven years of experience in providing weekly media-saturated worship services in which we used film clips, popular music of all kinds, and rich visual imagery.

The complete story of how to undertake the process of incorporating media into the church setting is found in the book, Silver Screen, Sacred Story: Using Multimedia in Worship, which is available through the Alban Institute at: http://www.alban.org.

  

We receive many telephone calls from clergy and laity wondering about workshops and seminars they can attend to learn more about screens, projectors, and adding film and other visuals to sermons and worship.

COMING EVENTS

Currently scheduled workshops include:

June 2008

  • Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN June 16-20 "Kairos" Continuing Education
  • Sessions begin Monday afternoon and continue each morning through Friday
  • Go to http://www.luthersem.edu . for details!

    August, 2008

  • IRMS Educational Conference, Des Moines August 15-16

    September 2008

  • Missouri Mid-South Conference UCC, Sept. 15-17

    Articles and books about media and worship:

    Sister Rose Pacatte has co-written three volumes of film-resourced lectionary for each of the lectionary cycles A, B and C. She also coordinates an annual national film retreat.

    Michael Rhodes, Emmy-winning producer of such films as "Romero" and more recently a trailer in 2000 theaters called "The Spirit of America," is developing a series of film clips for use in educational and worship settings. You can stay current with his work at filmsclipsonline.com.

    Other online film and theology resources include:
          Movie Mission
          Hollywood Jesus
          Textweek

    Want to know how to get started with multimedia?  Read this article featured in an Advent, 2003 worship resource of the United Church of Christ:
       http://www.ucc.org/worship/ways/multimedia-advent-xmas.pdf

       http://www.calvin.edu/worship/research/visual_tech.pdf
          A Master’s thesis about using video in worship

       http://www.quodlibet.net/kozlovic-fears2.shtml
          A discussion about using film in the church

       http://www.psr.edu/page.cfm?l=63
          Reference to Doug Adams, Professor of worship at Pacific School of Religion

       http://www.multisensoryworship.com/quotes.htm
          What people in the field are saying about multisensory worship

       http://www.baptists4ethics.com/article_detail.cfm?AID=2219
          A review of Silver Screen, Sacred Story

       http://www.churchstores.co.nz/newbooks1.htm
          New Zealand is promoting worship and media

       www.multisensoryworship.com/article3.htm
          Promoting media in worship

       http://www.mywebchurch.org/my_library.asp

       http://www.futurechurch.org.nz/article.php?article_id=159
          Excited about using media in worship

       http://www.congregationalresources.org/
          Resources from the Alban Institute

       http://www.calvin.edu/~schu/publications/hightechworship.htm
          A cautious, Calvinistic approach to using media in worship.             

    Do you want to learn more about art and architecture as a way to add richness to your worship? Each year Michael Bausch and Catherine Carlson take small groups of 6-10 people to Europe to experience art, architecture, and church history. You can see some sample itineraries at Roam With Us.

    These customized trips offer an exposure to art and architecture so that you can develop your sense of visual art. Worship leadership knows that auditory arts (music and preaching) and the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, and film) can bring exciting and culturally relevant worship to their congregations.

    Media Worship Resources

       We offer two types of CD resources for use in worship services in your church.
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