TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• The Pro Church Tools Show: Free tools churches can’t live without.

• Churchfront: Live streaming mix secrets.

• Church Leaders: ChMS for care—not surveillance.

Free Tools Churches Can’t Live Without

The Pro Church Tools Show shares “Free Tools Churches Can't Live Without” (38-minute watch), a roundup of 49 free tools churches use right now—organized by communications (WhatsApp, Messenger, Meta Business Suite), project management (Asana, Trello, Notion), creative (Canva, Adobe Express, Unsplash, Coolors, Noun Project, Tally) and audio/production (Audacity, Adobe Enhance Speech, Otter.ai, MacWhisper, OBS, CapCut, DaVinci Resolve), with guidance on limits and “free-ish” caveats so you can roll them out wisely.

Live Streaming Mix Secrets

Churchfront shares “Live Streaming Mix SECRETS with Kent Morris” 59-minute watch), a masterclass in live streaming audio for church tech teams. Audio expert Morris (Audio Engineer at First Baptist Atlanta), emphasizes that vocal clarity is key (“vocals always win”), and provides techniques for addressing the unique challenges of mixing for a digital audience compared to in-person sound, all while contending with the "algorithms" of streaming platforms that favor clean, controlled audio.

ChMS for Care—Not Surveillance

Church Leaders shares “[How to Use ChMS Without Turning it Into Big Brother Software]” (5-minute read), outlining how to use ChMS as a ministry accelerator: build culture and training so teams log pastoral context, use role-based access to protect sensitive notes, and check records before contacting families so care is informed and compassionate—keeping people over tech.

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