D4C making resources digital_nevelia moloi

Moses + Joshua = greater impact

Presented & collated by Nevelia Moloi

Two big questions 1. ‘LORD, how do You want us to make our

resources go digital?’

2. Your church or organisation is a treasure chest of content – but how big is the reach?

Collated & presented by Nevelia Moloi April 2012

What is our mandate?

The life cycle of a sermon

Sermon

Sermon notes

Printed newsletter

Video or archived podcast

Congregant’s sermon notes

Maybe one read or one

sharing


The End

How many people have you reached?

The Prodigal Son "The Prodigal Sons", Luke 15:11-32 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Outline: Restlessness> vss 1- 11-12 Rebellion> vss 13-16 Repentance> vss 17-19 Reconciliation> vss 20-24 Resentment> vss 25-32 Introduction: When I told a friend I was preaching on the parable of the Prodigal Son, he raised a question: “Who is the most stressed out in this parable?” I thought the son, the father, and the older brother were in different ways rather stressed. But I was wrong. My friend said the one most stressed out of all was the fatted calf! The parable of the prodigal son is the 3rd in a trilogy of parables, the other two being about a lost coin and a missing sheep. The word "prodigal" means "waster", one who wastes gifts and resources. The title comes from vs. 13 which tells how the son "wasted his substance in riotous living." -A lost coin, a lost sheep, a lost son. vss 11-12/Restlessness Vss 11-12 reveal the younger son’s restlessness. He asks for his inheritance--an unusual, yet legal request. The boy was

in effect saying, "I don’t want to have to wait around for you to die to get what’s mine, Dad; since you haven’t died soon enough to suit me, I want what’s mine now." The fall of the prodigal began the moment he claimed his rights; when he separated his interests from the interests of his family--and not simply when he began to live separately and recklessly, far from home. The desire to leave home and face the responsibilities of adulthood is perfectly natural; the restless yearning to flee responsibilities is immature. As the prodigal grew restless, his polluted imagination conjured up exotic, far away places. He could envision the implications of total freedom from authority. The father allows his younger son to leave. Sometimes the worst thing God can do is to give us what we want--to show us that our desires can’t bring satisfaction. The prodigal got what he wanted, but lost what he had. When we rebel against God’s will He sometimes says, "All right, YOUR will be done! See how you like it! God’s most severe punishment may be to give us what we want. vss 13-16/Rebellion In vss 13-16 we witness the results of the prodigal’s rebellion. Gathering up his things, the prodigal leaves for a "far country"; a place which exists first in our hearts. Like so many of us, his happiness was conditional upon his circumstances; he was not content with his situation.

Repurpose your content How could we make this message appealing to the

majority of our church?

What would appeal to specific groups, e.g. youth, singles, couples, senior members, etc?

How can we make this appealing in a non-Christian context without losing its truth?


How to make your sermon spread

Sermon notes

Upload & distribute

Create a podcast or video

Send out a digital

newsletter Continue the conversation on

facebook, twitter & mobile

Get your church on the map


How to make your sermon spread

Sermon notes

Create downloadable

illustrated resources

Network through online sermon sharing

with other pastors

Offer mobi ‘sermon snacks’


But I can’t do this alone ...


Moses Joshua

Upload your sermon Downloadable PDF First your own church website Next to other social media platforms where you have a

presence Then beyond the local community (more on this later)


Send out a digital newsletter Your online database Mailchimp mailchimp.com

Constant contact www.constantcontact.com


Create a podcast or video Start with your own church website Then to Youtube or GODtube or Vimeo Facebook

Network through online sermon sharing Don’t be afraid to ...

No church website?


Create downloadable posters

Offer mobi sermon snacks


Youth topics going viral

Youth lesson

Mobi sermons or

‘bait’

Youtube or Facebook mobi-vids

Whatsapp/FB/BBM/MXit chat groups

Illustrated resources

Online youth forum /

blogs (tumblr)



Creatively digital arts

Creative arts

ministries

Online tutorials or webinars

Videos & mp3s (Youtube channel)

Arts online: music / poetry (creationswap)

Digimag


Get connected Spectacular Sheet Music, Open Source Software

Ever looked at some sheet music and wished you could turn your pencil scribbles into a work of art? Ever wondered if you could do that on a shoestring budget, and on your Linux PC?

Enter MuseScore! MuseScore is a sheet music or score writer that is intuitive, easy to use, and runs natively on most platforms through its use of the Qt toolkit. Oh and, best of all, it is completely open-source and free of charge!


Get noted: ccMixter ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed

under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. Remixers If you’re into sampling, remixing and mash-ups grab the sample packs and a cappellas for download and you can upload your version back into ccMixter, for others to enjoy and re-sample. All legal.

Looking for music for a video, school project, game you’re developing, podcast or just for listening in your cubicle or mobile music device? Find exactly the music you’re looking for - podsafe, liberally licensed - using dig.ccMixter Music Discovery tool.


http://creativecommons.org/

http://www.ccmixter.org/view/media/samples

http://www.ccmixter.org/view/media/pells

http://www.ccmixter.org/view/media/pells

http://dig.ccmixter.org/

Get noted: Creationswap Search royalty-free stock photos, church bulletins,

sermon art, logos and more shared freely or sold by Christian artists worldwide. Also, visit our Network to connect with artists, view portfolios or post jobs free.

Posters, slides, banners, invitation cards Free


Size doesn’t matter Digi-savvy churches (with strong digital or social media presence)

think bigger. Share. And show others how.

Digi-scary churches (just getting used to having a website)

start small. Use what you’ve got (inhouse).




Open – ministry of lifechurch http://open.lifechurch.tv/ Message outline / notes Message videos Small group questions Small group videos Banners / posters


http://open.lifechurch.tv/

http://open.lifechurch.tv/


Our secret weapons

CREATIVELY CREATOR GOD.

LIVE-GIVING JESUS.

HOLY SPIRIT POWER.

Trust and believe that with this combo we are in the majority

and can really take our message to the ends of the earth.



Links & acknowledgements Prodigal Son sermon

http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-prodigal-sons-robert-leroe-sermon-on-parable-prodigal-son-48322.asp Robert Leroe

‘Repurposing content’ Thanks to Gillian Meier of Blue Magnet Solutions: www.bluemagnet.co.za

Cartoons Reverendfun.com Copyright Bible Gateway

Sons vs Hirelings pdf Ps Simon Lerefolo His People “The Hub” http://feeds.feedburner.com/HPJHBSermons

Online sermon sharing Sermoncentral.com www.sermoncentral.com www.sermoncloud.com http://digitalsermontranscription.com www.sermoncompanion.com www.sermonmediaplayer.com http://sermonstudio.net/index.html http://www.scribacms.co.za/


Links & acknowledgements Online sermon sharing pic

Google images

No church website? www.forgood.co.za

Downloadable posters

www.creationswap.com

Excellent blog http://www.sharefaithblog.com/2010/08/monday-age-global-reach-viral-sermon/

Get connected http://musescore.org

Get noted http://www.ccmixter.org/

United Methodist Communications www.umcom.org http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.6381787/k.79BC/Social_Media_for_Churches.htm

Map of Jerusalem to ends of the earth

‘Church History 1: The First Advance’ by John Foster (Hollen Street Press)


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