Five YouTube channels every church tech guy should follow
If you are not already following, should do so now!
Today's article is all about empowering you the tech guy serving in the local church with some resources that have found helpful not just in the media and tech ministry but also in my personal life, so by utilizing these resources and what they offer you are tapping into the immense wealth and experiences of this individuals to make your tech department, church, and the Christian general body more productive and advance more in today's world.
The top five YouTube channels:
1. Pro Church Tools:
Pro Church Tools, run by Brady Shearer, is a channel that provides practical tips and strategies for leveraging digital tools to enhance church communication and engagement, the tagline of the channel is to "help you navigate the biggest communication shift in 500years" and it is running with that vision so well. It has tutorials on every topic like video production and live streaming – which is my personal favorite and one of the most searched topics on the channel, he also offers various tips for church social media management, advice on church website design and optimization, insights on digital ministry and online church services, especially on new and emerging trends and technologies mostly targeted for social media channels.
Brady Shearer's channel is a really helpful channel that you should really check out and it’s worth taking the time to invest in using the resources from this channel.
2. ChurchFront with Jake Gosselin:
This is my next go-to YouTube channel on everything church media related and it's a very resourceful channel dedicated to helping church leaders leverage technology for worship and production, Jake Gosselin's channel is more of a technical, hardware approach so if you want a practical solution to various hardware devices like Audio Mixers, Video Switchers, Mixing consoles, lights, and stage design and so much more – everything hardware. His channel covers tutorials on worship tech and live streaming setups, reviews of audio, visual, and lighting gear, tips for improving worship leading and production, and walkthroughs of church tech setups and gear – which offer insights on how things are done practically from a professional point of view.
Apart from his youtube’s channel Jake Gosselin also offers live in-person seminars and workshops that might be more helpful to you if you want to learn more.
3. AjaytheCEO:
Ajay Holmes's Channel is a pretty straightforward channel with a mission to help ministries take advantage of the available technology to share the gospel of Jesus Christ beyond the four walls.
So his channel features resources and tutorials on topics centered majorly around live streaming, Audio and Video setup, How-to videos, and tech media consultations, he even covers how to use AI, especially image generation AI tools for churches, as a plus he also offers in-person trainings, workshops and seminars.
4. The Digital Pastor:
The Digital Pastor is a channel that focuses on digital ministry, social media strategies, and online church services. The channel provides tips for engaging congregations through digital platforms, the channel boasts of a lot of useful tutorials with videos centered on everything and anything related to church tech, and also they host live Q&A sessions where you can learn the latest in church tech from.
This channel is really essential for churches looking to expand their digital ministry and effectively use social media.
5. ChurchTechToday:
if you want a channel that keeps you updated on the latest tech innovations and trends that can benefit your church, then you should check out this channel,
it provides news, reviews, and tips on church technology. Their YouTube channel covers topics like church management software, digital giving solutions, and tech for worship.
Conclusion:
There you have it, five YouTube channels every tech guy should follow, but know that these channels are my recommendations and not an endorsement, and of course, they are not the only ones catering to this area of technology, so you can do your due diligence and research for more channels in this niche. Remember that these channels are unique and offer different aspects so you can combine knowledge from various channels to build your knowledge base, also consider as an added advantage to attend their in-person workshops and seminars.