This weekend someone asked a common question about where to find media resources – slides, videos, etc.  For those desiring to add creativity through media to their worship or teaching, finding the media can be time-consuming.  Below are a few links that can help with this task:

Free Resources

Creation Swap – slides and photo backgrounds, some free and some pay to use

Youth Ministry Geek – not exactly free resources, but a blog with links to deals, youtube videos that can be used to teach, and a guide to everything tech for youth ministry.

Livechurch.tv Open Resources – sermon/lesson series with all support media

Wingclips – A library of movie clips indexed by topic, scripture, and movie title.  Lower resolution use is free.

Muddy River Media – A mission group dedicated to providing media content for churches.

Mayang Textures – Looking for generic backgrounds.  This site is filled with textures you can download for free.

StuffICanUse.com – Free resources – video intros, sermon samples, slides – from Southeast Christian Church youth ministries.

Pay Resources

Worship House Media – not cheap but good quality video, song tracks, backgrounds, etc.

skitguys.com – Comedy and drama sketches, often with powerful messages, for $12-$20.

BluefishTV – lots of content/illustration videos, including a whole section for youth ministry.

worshipvue.com – Variety of media, including stills and song backgrounds.

Igniter Media – same format as Worship House Media.

sermonspice.com – Large collection of sermon illustration videos, with other media for sale as well.

Church Media Net – Costs about $40.00 a year.  Lots of media shared, though it can be tough to sift through it all.

Digital Stache – Paid media and games from the tech team at Southeast Christian Church.

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