Focus on Tech Skills

Improving our Tech Skills

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YBA Mission Enabler the Revd KEZ ROBINSON writes:

A GROWING number of our churches have been asking questions about live-streaming and their online presence as the Corona Virus continues to affect our ability to meet face to face. This was one of the biggest felt needs that came out of our online gatherings over the summer. 
 
We have teamed up with Ben Stacey for a series of webinars to deliver topics ranging from the basics of online streaming, building an online service, as well as considering how to interpret our online presence in terms of our mission and ministry (what do those viewing figures really mean?).
The sessions aim to help those with very limited understanding of live-streaming and at the same time, help those who have already started to explore this area of ministry and witness to further develop their skills.
 
Hopefully the webinars will equip our communities ahead of the Christmas season, so even though we can’t meet face to face, our online presence can help keep us connected and continue to reach out to others in our communities.

Ben (right) will be live as the webinars go out so if you have individual questions for him that are particular to your community and church you can ask him.
Ben is a part of our Baptist family and is an elder at Swallownest Baptist Church on the outskirts of Sheffield. He runs an audio visual company, Plugged-in Audio Visual, so he is well placed to know and understand our context and needs. 
We're looking forward to joining you online to equip each other for the way ahead!

THE WEBINARS

What is a live-stream and how do I produce one?
OUR first webinar which went out on 10th November looked at the very basics of live-streaming. This webinar was aimed at anyone with little or no knowledge of using video on the internet but wanted to begin learning the basic building blocks required to produce a live-streamed video for their church. View it here on the YBA YouTube Channel.
 
Lights, cameras, microphones.
OUR second webinar, which went out on November 17th, focused on the equipment required to produce a video for use online. This session lookied at pre-recorded video as well as live-streaming and the similarities and differences between the two.
Watch it now.

What's the story? POSTPONED
IN the third part of this series - on a date to be fixed - we will be tackling one of the most challenging subjects - storytelling. This webinar is designed for anyone who knows about and understands video-making and has experience creating videos for online use and live-streaming but is now looking to really add an extra polish to their videos. We will look at how different camera angles can change the way your video is understood, an understanding of how and when to cut between a wide angle shot and a close shot and how to use lighting to draw attention to the most important things in your videos. The techniques in these videos can be applied to both live-streaming and recorded video. 
 
What is the role of technology in the future of our church?
IN the fourth part of our technical webinar series we will be inviting you to join in the conversation on Zoom on the 1st December at 7.30pm. We will be discussing the role of technology in the future of the church.
In this session Ben will be presenting some information but also leaving opportunity for discussion. The session is intended to challenge and encourage you to think about what the future of the church will look like.
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many people to stop and think about what is important - and as churches we should do the same. What do we do because it is the right thing to do? And what do we do as churches simply because it is what we have always done?
We will take some time to look at our numbers and how online viewing figures compare to our in-person meeting numbers. We will also discuss questions like ‘What does the gathered church look like online?’ and ‘How do we allow congregations to contribute in an online service?’ We hope this session will leave you feeling challenged and encouraged as we face a new year in 2021.
To book your place, send your name, the name of your church, and your preferred email address to Joolz Walker by email - click here -  and she will send you the Zoom login details.