Here’s how you can save time by archiving your church’s favorite songs in a presentation titled “My Songs.” (1) Create a presentation with all your favorite songs. Set the background, design, and order exactly how you want them so that when they come up in your order of service (which they inevitably will), you won’t… Continue reading
5 ways to use Proclaim’s Survey Signals
March 28, 2013 by |
Proclaim’s new Survey Signals give you the freedom to interact with your audience in real time. Here are just a few questions that could make your lessons and services more interactive: “Do you like the current pre-service song?” (Yes /No) “How often do you read the Bible?” (Less than 4 times a month / 3… Continue reading
Proclaim favorite feature: custom slide creation
March 4, 2013 by |
One terrific thing about Proclaim is how many ways you can customize and create your own slides. I’ve found it incredibly useful to create my own slides from time to time. Sometimes I add blank slides between some verses—they’re good for prayers, transitions, or Bible readings. I also sometimes like to add verses that may… Continue reading
Sing a New Song
February 2, 2013 by |
Psalm 33:3 tells us to “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings with loud shouts.” But, it’s not always easy to find the latest worship songs that will work well in a time of worship. Some insightful websites to get information on the latest tracks are AllAboutWorship.com, WorshipLeader.com and Praisecharts.com. The… Continue reading
Keep your Super Bowl party legal and looking good
January 23, 2013 by |
Many churches are preparing for one of their biggest evangelistic opportunities of the year–Super Bowl XLVII hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA on February 3, 2013. When you subscribe to a Graceway Media membership in Proclaim you’ll find many backgrounds to announce your upcoming Super Bowl party–images you can even test in… Continue reading
Sharing documents
January 20, 2013 by |
Every Proclaim group has a page for communication and document sharing on the new community site, Faithlife. The “Documents” section allows you to upload items to your presentation team’s Faithlife group for access to things like chord charts, sermon notes, or the Sunday morning service schedule. While the “News” section facilitates communication for your team,… Continue reading
Managing your group
January 10, 2013 by |
To access your Proclaim presentations, your team members will need to be approved by the group administrator. This is to make sure that only people on your team can make changes to your presentations. If you started your Proclaim group or bought the Proclaim On Air license, you are the group administrator. The management of… Continue reading
Consistent lines, automatically
December 5, 2012 by |
It seems like every song has that one line that’s too long. Just when you’ve arranged a consistent number of lines per slide, you find the long line that throws everything off. Normally you’d have to break the line in two, but now Proclaim makes it work—the software automatically adjusts the font size to accommodate… Continue reading
Importing song lyrics
December 4, 2012 by |
Your church has a very specific way you sing your songs. Over the years, maybe you’ve made changes to songs that you use in services; now you want to keep those same lyrics intact. Maybe you always sing your favorite hymn in a specific order, repeating the chorus only once. Or maybe you sing only… Continue reading
Logos 5 and Proclaim: well connected
November 26, 2012 by |
Logos 5 seamlessly interfaces with Proclaim, allowing you to send any image, Scripture, or quote directly from Logos to a presentation. Share beautiful infographics, theological quotes, and biblical images with your congregation. It’s easy to do. Simply have Proclaim open while you are studying with Logos 5, right-click your study material, and choose “Send to… Continue reading