Free Easter Teaser Pack
We are excited to be releasing the new Easter 2016 CMG Mega Pack on March 1st, 2016. It will be full of colored smoke moving backgrounds and still graphics for you to use throughout Easter and the rest...
View ArticleThe Four “E” Volunteer Training Strategy
Written by Micah Schuchardt from Hillside Chapel. A few years back I was interning with a church of about 6,000 members, and I was the production intern for all of student ministries, which included...
View ArticleLED Strip Stage Design At Opendoor Church
Written by Seth Pierce from Opendoor Church Equipment Used 11 DMX-3CH-4A LED Decoders 11 16-foot 5050SMD RGB LED Strips 60M of 4-conductor connecting wire Black Plastic Tracks Coroplast 3M Double Sided...
View ArticleEaster 2016 Series Branding Showcase
On February 25th, 2016 I asked the Visual Church Media Facebook Group to post their Easter series branding graphics. Over the course of a few hours I was flooded with creative and beautifully crafted...
View ArticleFree Easter Colored Smoke Photoshop Template
We are excited to be releasing the new Easter 2016 CMG Mega Pack on March 1st, 2016. It will be full of colored smoke moving backgrounds and still graphics for you to use throughout Easter and the rest...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes Of The Colored Smoke Video Shoot For Easter 2016
The colored smoke moving backgrounds in the Easter 2016 CMG Mega Pack turned out beautifully and I have gotten a lot of questions on how we did it. This behind the scenes article outlines the tools and...
View ArticleNew Website Upgrades Coming Soon
On March 7, 2016 we have scheduled to take churchmotiongraphics.com offline for the day to do some major upgrades to the CMG Subscription website system. We are completely removing the old system that...
View ArticleFree Smoke Text Photoshop Template With Photos
We are loving the excitement over the release of the Easter 2016 CMG Mega Pack and we want to give you another free Photoshop template to help you out. Here is a Free Smoke Text Photoshop Template for...
View ArticleHow Oral Roberts University Uses CMG
Twice a year Oral Roberts University hosts a “College Weekend” where over 500 perspective students visit our campus to see what the school has to offer and if they want to make this their home for four...
View ArticleGift CMG Subscriptions Now Available
You can now purchase CMG Subscriptions as gifts for other people. How to gift a CMG Subscription Log in to your account* Visit the “Upgrade Subscription” page Choose a “Gift CMG Subscription” and...
View Article2016 Easter Colored Smoke Showcase
The popularity of colored smoke graphics this Easter was elevated by the release of the March 2016 CMG Mega Pack. This pack includes an assortment of slow moving smoke backgrounds that are designed to...
View Article5 Free Nature Photos By Teppo Haapoja
Teppo Haapoja a talented photographer from Finland and friend of CMG. He just launched a new shop on Creative Market full of beautiful lifestyle, landscape and still life photographs. To celebrate the...
View Article“For The Cross” Easter Opener At Journey Church
The Idea About two months away from Easter we sat down as a department and looked at a few different options as our opener for Easter services. The idea that won out was a video set to the song For the...
View ArticleHow To Download The ProPresenter 6 Free CMG Video Sampler
Everyone who purchases a license for ProPresenter6 gets access to download the Free Church Motion Graphics Video Sampler that includes 10 moving backgrounds in both HD and SD resolutions. Follow these...
View ArticleThe LED Revolution By LightPixel Designs
With LED technology becoming more advanced and readily available, more and more churches are turning to it for their stage designs. But like with any new technology it comes with its price and steep...
View Article6 Free Still Graphics By Nick Newman
Nick Newman is the lead pastor at Propel Church and has generously provided six free still graphics for everyone to use. Feel free to follow Nick on Twitter and tell him thanks. Mother’s Day Mother’s...
View ArticleVCM10K Party
We finally did it! The Visual Church Media Facebook Group now has over 10,000 members. I created this group on July 30th, 2014 with the vision to see a community of visual church media leaders build...
View ArticleAvoid Moving Backgrounds With Continuous Linear Movement
Linear Continuous Movement = Distracting Moving Backgrounds People will often state that moving backgrounds are distracting in worship and here is one reason why. Not all moving backgrounds are created...
View ArticleWelcome Kendall Conner To CMG!
We are excited to introduce our newest member to the CMG team, Kendall Conner. He will be working as our Communications Director and will oversee all of the various avenues of sharing our content with...
View ArticleIntroducing CMG Create — Your New Favorite Free Background Resource
Have you ever faced the struggle of trying to find high quality images for your church’s slides, social media posts, website, or printed materials? Then, once you find something that looks good, you...
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