Welcome to the Digital Labs blog. Here you'll find resources and advice on design, photography, social media strategy and more. Aimed specifically at those running social and web projects in churches.
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Embedding live and pre-recorded video to your A Church Near You pages
27/07/2021
To support churches with their online activities, new features have been added to the site to make it quick and easy to find and share online services and events.
3 min read 
Creating and administrating a church social media account
26/07/2021
Useful guide for anyone creating a new account for a church
17 min read
My top five: What I’ve learnt doing church online
04/06/2021
Elliot Swatteridge, curate at at St Peter's and St James, Hereford, shares his insights from a year of experimenting with digital in his rural parish, the opportunities and challenges encountered, and a new-found love for filming.
5 min read
Turn your video into a podcast
04/06/2021
The popularity of podcasts continues to grow, with people consuming more audio content than ever. Church of England Audio Producer, James, takes us through the steps of turning your video into a podcast.
5 min read
Our Digital Journey: Crofton Parish
28/05/2021
During the past year, churches have been experimenting with technology and software to support their online services.
5 min read
Filming and photography in churches – consent and GDPR
18/05/2021
Sharing services online is an exciting opportunity to reach out, however, should be balanced with continuing to provide a safe and secure environment for all.
5 min read
Tips for planning an online service which works well for children and young people
05/05/2021
How can we make online activities or services more engaging for children and young people? Take a read of our tips for leading fun online events and services.
4 min read
Easy video editing tools for churches
04/05/2021
There are a range of comprehensive and free video editing tools available to you to help you edit video for services, social media and websites. Here, we have collected a list of video editing software to suit every level of ability.
3 min read
A simple livestream or recording set-up
04/05/2021
If simple appeals to you - perhaps your team is small, or you’d like to build your confidence and skills before moving into something more involved– here are our tips for taking a simple approach to livestreaming.
3 min read
