You don’t have to do anything I say beyond this point, LOL, but take your time in making this decision. :) Do as much research as you can, before making the choice that works best for you. Thirdly, you did good by coming here and crowd-sourcing solutions. Do what you need to do to make it work within your church’s context (and budget), but this stuff is “worth the price”. when, in truth, you’re just throwing money away. I see SO MUCH bad advice being thrown around, in the name of saving money. You may be on a tight budget, like most other churches, but you have to take a long view of anything you do in the sound/tech arena. Secondly, since we have that out of the way, DO NOT skimp on tech spending. We know money is a finite resource, so being wise with spending is paramount. We all deal with it, and anytime you look to the general professional world, they scoff at churches and their tight purse strings. Things don’t move at the same speed, and budgets are dramatically different. They aren't nearly as mature as OpenSong, etc.įirstly, let’s establish out of the gate that the church world is not like the professional world. ** yes, I know that some of the Open Source programs have some of these capabilities. If this is at all an issue, then I highly recommend sticking with the "simple" (open source) programs. The harder part is maintaining a bench of trained volunteers (who care about quality) to build and run the shows.
(b) it is harder to use - not impossible - but not "hey, random youth, sit down here and run the show today" easy.įor us, the money is the "easy" part (it's a one-time cost). then you should use ProPresenter, understanding that: complex sets (timers, speaker notes, automatic loops).In fact, in my opinion it's better than the paid software solutions - because it is extremely easy to use and train volunteers.īut if you want to do literally anything else**: instant (spontaneous) switching between Verses, Chorus, Bridge.instant (spontaneous) switching between songs.lyrics (and Bible) only but adding two things PowerPoint can't do.If you are only looking for a PowerPoint replacement: All Rights Reserved.The answer to this question heavily depends on what you are trying to accomplish. © 2003 – 2010 The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Contributions received and accepted by the LCMS are deemed to be in agreement with this statement.Įmployment | For the Media | Site Map | Privacy | Social Media Guidelines | Social Media Directory If a contributor cannot be contacted, the LCMS will use the gift to meet a similar pressing need that most closely matches the contributor's original intent.Ĭonsistent with Synod Board policy and in recognition of a more challenging economic and philanthropic/fundraising environment due to inflationary pressure, not more than 12.5 percent of any charitable contribution will be allocated to administering gifts and communicating with contributors (compared to a not-more-than ceiling of 10.5 percent the previous fiscal year). In these situations, the LCMS will make reasonable attempts to contact contributors to apply their contribution toward another aspect of ministry that aligns closely the contributor’s goals and values. Occasionally, we may receive more in contributions for a particular purpose than can be wisely applied to it in the foreseeable future or the purpose may cease to be feasible. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Inc., including Mission Central (in Mapleton, Iowa), is an IRS registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity.Ī contribution designated (restricted) for a specific purpose, when accepted, will be used only to fund expenses related to that purpose.