TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• Google: Google levels-up AI image editing.

• The Pro Church Tools Show: Instagram algorithm changes.

• Church Tech Today: Top 20 Church YouTube Channels.

Google Levels-up AI Image Editing

Google shares “Image editing in Gemini just got a major upgrade” (3-minute read), highlighting its “Nano Banana” enhancements which enable actions like changing the subject’s clothing or location, blending photos and adding features like a bookshelf and furniture to a photo of a room. For churches, this can simplify creating sermon graphics, event promos, and social media visuals.

Instagram Algorithm Changes

The Pro Church Tools Show shares "Instagram Confirms Big Algorithm Changes [Important]" (37-minute watch), providing essential strategies for churches to adapt recent Instagram algorithm changes. It emphasizes the importance of consistency and leveraging in-person audiences to bypass the ranking algorithm. The video reminds viewers to focus on their mission, not on engagement metrics, when creating church social media content.

Top 20 Church YouTube Channels

Church Tech Today shares “Top 20 Church Youtube Channels [2025]” (3-minute read), highlighting the most-subscribed Christian church channels, including Elevation Worship (7.5M), Elevation Church (3.6M), and Lakewood Church (2.5M). The article underscores why YouTube matters, what pastors can learn from top YouTube channels and notes how churches use sermons, worship music, shorts, and storytelling to drive online engagement and strengthen digital ministry.

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