{"id":1627,"date":"2011-03-22T20:01:30","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T02:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2011-03-22T20:02:46","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T02:02:46","slug":"church-projection-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/church-projection-slides\/","title":{"rendered":"Song and Sermon Projection Slides That Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

In working with every element of the worship service, it’s important to remember that everything we do should serve the congregation and help them be able to worship without distraction<\/strong>. \u00a0One of our toughest areas to minimize distraction has been on the video team. \u00a0One of several issues we’re attempting to tackle in that area is to display the song slides in a much more helpful way.<\/p>\n

Displaying Songs in a Helpful Way<\/h3>\n

One key to displaying slides for your songs on your screen(s) during corporate worship is to make sure that the phrases are displayed musically<\/strong>. \u00a0Every song is a piece of poetry, really, so understanding the meter of the lines of the song helps to know how to break up each line visually. \u00a0By breaking up each line visually the congregation will naturally know where to pause, keep going, and feel much more comfortable singing the song.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at two examples. \u00a0The first example shows a poorly created song slide that doesn’t help the congregation understand how the lines of the songs are broken up:<\/p>\n

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This next image of the same song shows the song in a much more processable format:<\/p>\n

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Here’s a list of helpful things to remember when displaying song lyrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n