https://congregate.pages.dev/blog Notes for Sunday's screens: practical help for church media volunteers. en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/weekly-church-media-checklist https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/weekly-church-media-checklist Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A church media checklist for each week, from Monday planning to the Sunday run-through, so worship slides preparation never comes down to Saturday night. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/advent-sermon-series-graphics https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/advent-sermon-series-graphics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Advent sermon series graphics work best as one set that changes a little each Sunday: a candle lit, a word changed, purple or blue with rose for week three. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/fonts-for-church-slides https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/fonts-for-church-slides Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The best fonts for church slides are plain, medium-weight faces set large, a few short lines per slide. Here's the font size for worship lyrics that reads. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/christmas-eve-service-slides https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/christmas-eve-service-slides Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Christmas Eve service slides take more planning than a normal Sunday. A checklist for extra services, carol lyrics, candlelight and first-time guests. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-announcement-slides https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-announcement-slides Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Good church announcement slides carry one event and one next step each. Here's what to cut, how to time the pre-service loop, and how long items run. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-graphic-design-basics https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-graphic-design-basics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Church graphic design for beginners comes down to five decisions made in order: purpose, feeling, picture, colours and words. Here's how to get each right. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/choosing-worship-backgrounds https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/choosing-worship-backgrounds Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A good worship background for lyrics is quiet where the words sit, gives the text strong contrast and fits the song's mood. Here's how to pick one. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/organizing-church-graphics https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/organizing-church-graphics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT To organize church graphics, keep one shared church media library, file by season and series, name files the same way, and hand over well when people leave. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/kids-and-youth-ministry-graphics https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/kids-and-youth-ministry-graphics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kids ministry graphics and youth ministry graphics need different looks. How to pick colour, type and photos, and what parents need on a youth group flyer. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-event-flyer https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-event-flyer Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A church event flyer has to say what, when and where from across the room. How to set the hierarchy, print at home or at a shop, and proof the date. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-social-media-graphics https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/church-social-media-graphics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Make church social media graphics from one design in three shapes: wide for the screen, square for the feed, tall for stories, with less text than a slide. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/projector-washed-out-slides https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/projector-washed-out-slides Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Projector slides look washed out because room light fills in the dark parts of the picture. Here's what fades, what survives, and how to test before Sunday. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/sermon-series-graphics https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/sermon-series-graphics Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Good sermon series graphics start as one title image, planned before week one, then cut into a title slide, a point background, a social square and print. https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/sermon-slide-size https://congregate.pages.dev/blog/sermon-slide-size Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The right sermon slide size is 1920 × 1080 pixels, a 16:9 widescreen shape. Here's what to do when your projector, side TVs or LED wall disagree.