Best of the Best from 2019

In the last MMF blog post, we shared a number of websites you can follow to keep up with the latest-greatest in media and ministry. In this post, I want to share the best media and ministry articles and videos I came across in 2019. Here are my “Top 10” for general media ministry and “Top 5s” for a number of media-ministry related sub-areas:

Top Media Ministry Posts 

  1. Mobiles, Media, and Ministry: Lessons for Trainers and Learners
  2. Mobile 10
  3. Executive Summary: Building Your Follow-up Coalition
  4. How A Mission Team Had Nearly 3/4ths of A City See Their Content
  5. All Courses (Kingdom.Training)
  6. The Digital Revolution Reformation
  7. The Modern Seeker’s Journey
  8. The Future of Media and Missions
  9. Proverbs 31 in Afar
  10. LUMO Gospel Films

Media Strategy/Trends/Stats 

  1. Digital 2019: Global Digital Overview (the 2020 report has been released)
  2. Using Social Media Audience Funnel for Content Creation
  3. Mobile Connectivity in Emerging Economies (PDF download)
  4. In Emerging Economies, Smartphone and Social Media Users Have Broader Social Networks (PDF download)
  5. Mobile Divides in Emerging Economies (PDF download)

Do-it-Yourself Media Creation/Distribution

  1. 7 Quick Tips for Creating Captivating Content
  2. Getting Social with Audio
  3. A 6-Step Workflow to Create Video for Multiple Platforms
  4. How to Shoot an Interview with your Smartphone
  5. The Social Media Video Checklist

Offline/“Off-the-Grid” Media Tools & Tactics

  1. Using MicroSD cards to Start and Grow Churches
  2. 10 Best File Sharing Apps For Android Smartphones In 2019
  3. How Mesh Messaging Apps Work, and Why You Might Need One
  4. Kopernik Impact Tracker Technologies (click on SMS or IVR to see their ratings of top technologies available)
  5. RASP-IVR: Ultra Low-Cost Interactive Voice Response Solution

Social Media

  1. How to Create a Social Media Marketing Strategy in 8 Easy Steps
  2. Moments That Bring People Together
  3. How to Create a Social Media Style Guide for Your Business
  4. 4 Use Cases for Internet Messaging Applications in Development Programs
  5. The Taxonomy Of YouTube Videos (And How You Can Develop Original Content That Works)

Internet/Web Development

  1. How to Optimize a Site for Voice Search [Infographic]
  2. I Used The Web For A Day On A 50 MB Budget
  3. How to Redesign an Existing Website the Right Way
  4. What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites
  5. Design A Lead Gen Landing Page For Mobile That Converts

Apps/App Development

  1. Progressive Web Apps
  2. Progressive Web App Training (Video Playlist)
  3. Developing Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) Course
  4. The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Own App
  5. Appeal to the locals: 5 steps to reaching a global audience with your app

Digital Privacy/Security

  1. HOW TO STAY SAFE WHEN USING PUBLIC WI-FI [INFOGRAPHIC]
  2. Digital safety: A 30-minute tune-up
  3. Digital Security for Journalists Requires an Adaptable Toolkit
  4. What happens when China builds your country’s internet?
  5. China’s Global Reach: Surveillance and Censorship Beyond the Great Firewall
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