Dan Poynter

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Christ Is Mine Forevermore

Here is the lyric video I made for City Alight’s Christ Is Mine Forevermore for rehearsal, hopefully it matches up with the sheet music:  

Podcasting a Service

Before the Service: Login to the faith-higginsville.org blog website Click +New Post from the top menu bar Title it “Worship Service MM/DD/YYYY” Click in the content box and hit a return Enter the following lines after the return: Preacher: theNameOfThePersonPreaching Text: theTextsHeIsPreachingFrom Theme: theThemeOfTheSermon   After the Service: After you have saved the file in …

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Books: Create: Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Stuff

Here is the book I referenced on Sunday: Create: Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Stuff  

Streaming a Sermon in OBS

Wake up the camera keyboard by clicking the CAM ON/OFF button Wake up the camera itself by clicking and holding the CAM ON/OFF button for 3 seconds Launch Chrome and go to YouTube Make sure the Faith Baptist Church account is logged in (look for shield in top right of window) Click on Create button …

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Recording A Sermon in OBS

Launch OBS Launch PowerPoint Hit F5 to play PowerPoint presentation Alt-Tab to go back to OBS Have the speaker test the mic and make sure you see input on the Mic/Aux audio input Make sure everyone’s phones/watches/devices/keys are silenced Let the speaker know you will give them a 3-2-1 countdown with your fingers Click ‘Start …

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WorshipMatters: Music Stands

To Use or Lose the Music Stands: Is That the Question?

10 Essential Rules for Projecting Worship Lyrics

10 Essential Rules For Projecting Worship Lyrics

Wayfaring Stranger

Wayfaring Stranger is nearly 150 years old, and there are a lot of versions. It’s a bittersweet song, hoping and  trusting in the sweet eternal state promised in Scripture, while admitting the bitter realities of this current sin-stained life. I tried to select the most gospel-centered lyrics for the version I compiled. Stylistically we are …

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OpenLP: Presenting a Service

Definition of Ministry Roles

This post defines the roles and responsibilities used in WorshipTrac. Video / Overhead Production: Create the overheads in OpenLP to be used in the worship service Video / Overhead Presentation: Run the overheads, ensure the wireless remote is located and charged and given to the pastor at the beginning of the song service, start the …

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