by The MO Guys on January 4th, 2011 | 758 views |
Good stewardship is even more important in our tight economic times. Use your new budget money wisely with savings on worship resources at Midnight Oil. Here are some things we recommend for the new year:
The Midnight Oil Education Library – whether you’re getting started or improving your media in worship, our education library is essential reading and viewing.
Worship Presentation Software - Upgrade your aging presentation software, or emerge from the PowerPoint era, with one of the top worship presentation software packages. Only at Midnight Oil, get both free shipping and a bundle of high-quality free worship videos and stills with every purchase.
The Midnight Oil Library of Worship Media – Good creative ideas don’t just happen. They come from quality resources. Our worship library is part of the basic package of resources for any pastor or worship designer. Get this amazing package of hundreds of elements for only $275.
by The MO Guys on October 21st, 2010 | 815 views |
Get all of our educational and training resources for one low, discounted bundle price!
With our library of educational resources expanding, we’ve decided to bundle them all together into one discounted resource. The new Midnight Oil Education Library includes all of our best theoretical and practical material for making you the best creative worship image maker you can be. Here is a list of what is available:
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by Len on October 6th, 2010 | 1,114 views |
In addition to my work at Midnight Oil, I serve as Creative Director at my church, Trietsch. I periodically post descriptions of sermon series, in case any of our creative ideas provide material for your own planning.
At Trietsch, we just finished a five-week sermon series called Questions for God. For two months prior to the start of the series, we offered people the opportunity to submit their thorniest theological question: If you had the opportunity to sit down with God, what question would you ask?
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by Len on October 4th, 2010 | 747 views |
The Kids Eat Free program at my church, Trietsch, serves around 120 kids every weekday of the summer months. Most days these kids would otherwise go hungry until after their parents get home late. What is more amazing about this video? The story of serving underprivileged kids lunches during the summer months? Or the fact that the young man leading the ministry is sixteen years old?
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by The MO Guys on August 4th, 2010 | 1,371 views |
Everyone who operates audio-video-sound-lighting equipment during a live worship setting, whether staff or volunteer, has experienced the thrill of a live event, where long periods of waiting are punctuated by intense moments of active precision and focus. Whether it is moving a fader on the sound board, clicking a mouse button, or calling a cue on the light board, what may seem like a simple task requires skill, a bit of panache, and our full attention.
Nothing can ruin the moment more than an unannounced visit or a spilled drink in the heat of the moment. One way to help remove distractions is to create and live by a set of rules for the control room, to which everyone can agree.
For a conversation starter, here is the beginnings of a list of rules we will call “Control Room Etiquette”. What other items are on your essential list of Dos and Don’ts?
- No unnecessary conversations during worship. All non-essential talking should occur in the media room.
- The control room door will remain closed during worship.
- Please keep drinks in closed containers in the control room. No open cups.
- Non-essential personnel are not permitted in the control room during worship except in the case of emergency.
- Please refrain from using personal cell phones and other electronic devices while operating audio-visual equipment.
