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The church media blog
Roundups, comparisons and how-tos for the tools church media teams actually use. Every price and feature is checked on the vendor’s own site.
- 8 picks · Stock Videos
The 8 Best Stock Video Sites for Churches, Free and Paid
The announcement video needs b-roll, the worship set needs a loop, and the budget is zero. Here's where to find church-ready footage, and the license fine print to check first.
Updated November 2026
- 9 picks · Print Shops
The 9 Best Print Shops for Churches: Invite Cards, Mailers, Banners and More
Christmas Eve is a Thursday this year, and the mailer artwork is due weeks before you think. Here's where to print each piece, and how far ahead to order it.
Updated October 2026
- 9 picks · Social Management
The 9 Best Social Media Scheduling Tools for Churches
Sunday's posts go out on time. Then the church feed goes quiet until next weekend. Here's how to fill the week, and the schedulers that post it for you.
Updated October 2026
- 2 picks · Presentation Software
ProPresenter vs Proclaim for Churches: Which Should Run Your Sunday?
One booth computer or five rooms? Slides built in the booth or from home? ProPresenter and Proclaim answer those differently. Here's which fits your church.
Updated October 2026
- 2 picks · Livestreaming
OBS vs vMix for Church Livestreams: Which Should Your Booth Use?
Your booth needs software to switch cameras and slides on Sunday. OBS is free and vMix is paid and Windows only. Here's which one fits your church, and the catch.
Updated October 2026
- Feature · Video Editing
How to Turn One Sermon Into a Week of Content (Without an Editor)
Sunday's sermon gets preached once, posted once and forgotten by Tuesday. Here's how to make it carry the whole week, even with nobody on staff to edit.
Updated October 2026
- How-to · 7 steps · Design Assets
How to Make a Sermon Series Graphic: Seven Steps From Title to Booth
The pastor has a title, the series starts in three weeks, and you have a blank screen. Here's how to get from idea to booth-ready files, one step at a time.
Updated October 2026
- 8 picks · Stock Photos
Free Stock Photos for Churches: 8 Sites Worth Bookmarking
It's Saturday night and the slide still needs a background. Here are the free photo sites worth bookmarking, and the license rules that can catch a church out.
Updated October 2026
- 6 picks · Fonts
Free Fonts for Churches That Are Actually Licensed for Church Use
That free font looked perfect until you saw "personal use only." Here are the free font sites whose licenses cover church slides, logos and livestreams.
Updated October 2026
- 9 picks · Design Software
The Free Church Media Toolkit: The Best $0 Tool for Every Job
The media budget is zero, but Sunday still needs slides, a livestream and a Reel. Here's the best free tool for each job, and where each free plan stops.
Updated October 2026
- Feature · Design Software
Remix Studio: Edit Church Templates in Your Browser, No Photoshop Needed
You found the perfect sermon series design. It has someone else's title, and the file needs Photoshop. Here's how to make it yours in a browser, in minutes.
Updated October 2026
- 8 picks · Design Assets
Easter Planning Toolkit for Church Media Teams: A Six-Week Plan and the Tool for Each Job
Easter is when guests show up, and the mailer artwork is due a month before. Here's a six-week plan and one tool for each job, from invite cards to the livestream.
Updated October 2026
- 7 picks · Church Management
Church Plant Media Starter Kit: What You Need in Year One
You set up in a school gym on Sunday and pack it all away by noon. Here's the media kit a new church plant needs in year one, mostly free.
Updated October 2026
- 7 picks · Music Licensing
Church Music Licensing Explained: Lyrics, Livestreams and Video
Your lyrics license doesn't cover the livestream, and a personal music plan may not cover the church's channel. Here's which license covers which job.
Updated October 2026
- Feature · Design Assets
Church Media Squad: A Whole Creative Team for Your Church, Without Hiring One
One person runs the slides, the bulletin, the socials and the website, and Sunday comes every seven days. Here's how Church Media Squad hands that work to a team of church creatives on one monthly plan.
Updated October 2026
- 8 picks · Design Assets
Christmas Toolkit for Church Media Teams: A Countdown Plan and One Tool per Job
Christmas Eve is the biggest guest night of the year, and the mailer is due weeks before. Here's a countdown plan and one tool for each job, from series to stream.
Updated October 2026
- 2 picks · Design Software
Canva vs Adobe Express for Churches: Which Should Your Team Use?
Your volunteers need Sunday's graphics without a design degree. Canva and Adobe Express both promise that. Here's which one fits your church, and the catch with each.
Updated October 2026
- 7 picks · Stock Music
Best Stock Music for Churches: 7 Libraries for Video, Social and Podcasts
A volunteer's personal music plan may not cover the church's YouTube channel, the Easter ad or the livestream. Here's which library fits which job, free to paid.
Updated October 2026
- 6 picks · Video Editing
Best Sermon Clip Tools: 6 Picks for Reels, Shorts and TikTok
The sermon is the best thing your church makes all week, and it sits on YouTube as one long video. Here's which tool turns it into clips people watch.
Updated October 2026
- 6 picks · Motion Backgrounds
Best Motion Backgrounds for Worship: 6 Picks for Every Budget
The lyrics are ready, but the loop behind them has run every Sunday for three years. Here's where to find fresh motion backgrounds, and the license catches to know.
Updated October 2026
- 7 picks · Design Software
Best Design Apps for Church Volunteers: 7 Picks for Every Budget
Your volunteer designs once a month and forgets the app in between. Here's which design app they can open on Saturday and still finish Sunday's graphic.
Updated October 2026
- 7 picks · Presentation Software
Best Church Presentation Software: 7 Picks for Every Budget
Lyrics, scripture, stage screens and the livestream, from one booth computer. Here's which presentation app fits which church, from free to fully loaded.
Updated October 2026
- 7 picks · Livestreaming
Best Livestream Platforms for Churches: 7 Picks for Sunday
The stream froze during the sermon, or it never started. Here's which platform, software or switcher fits which church, from free to fully supported.
Updated October 2026
- Article · AI Tools
AI in the Church: How to Use It Well, and Where to Draw the Line
Most pastors already use AI, and most feel cautious about it. Here's where it genuinely helps a church media team, where a person should stay in charge, and the settings to check before anyone on staff hits Enter.
Updated October 2026
- Feature · Design Software
ChurchCreate: AI Church Graphics in Your Church's Look, Every Size at Once
It's Thursday, the series starts Sunday, and nobody on staff is a designer. Here's how ChurchCreate turns one sentence into a finished set of graphics in your church's look.
Updated October 2026
