Publishing is Dead. Long Live Publishing!

Bud Pierce is the pastor of two churches in or near Independence, Virginia, tucked away in the mountains. I’ve never met Bud, but I am certain that if I ran into him anywhere in the world, I’d recognize him.  Listen in and find out why.

Word spread quickly that Facebook is blocking churches or removing videos of music that was pre-recorded.  I called CCLI, the music licensing company, and my belief that Facebook is inherently unreliable was reinforced by what I heard.

As All Saints Day approaches, what’s the most important thing to consider as you plan your services?  

Rev. Ginger Isom is the pastor of a small-membership church in Morristown, Tennessee.  Although she is a self-described “Non-Techie,” she has embraced the production process for pre-recorded services and hopes to integrate some of these elements into her church’s hybrid worship in the weeks ahead.

Granted, I’m a man of a certain age.  My people gravitate toward Facebook for our social media time.  But other generations are on different platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok… and the list goes on.  What would it look like if church leaders entered TikTok for the purposes of spreading the Gospel, or at least dispelling…

Word spread quickly that Facebook is blocking churches or removing videos of music that was pre-recorded.  I called CCLI, the music licensing company, and my belief that Facebook is inherently unreliable was reinforced by what I heard.