How to Build a Church Media Team That Lasts
A church media team is built, not recruited. Walk every volunteer through four steps (Shadow, Assist, Solo, Train), run a simple Sunday huddle rhythm, put expectations in writin...
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OCCUPY THE ALGORITHMThe BookThe YouTube playbook you can put to work.Explore the book
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Learn to reach people.
Build a team that can keep going.
DMA trains churches, Christian podcasters, and Christian media creators to plan, produce, and share content that serves people. Start with the foundations, then put each skill to work.
An academy growing to 70+ videos.Video training, practical resources, mentors, and tech support.
New lessons are added as we film them.
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VIDEO TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN CREATORS
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From your first video to leading a team. Choose a subject to explore.
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Foundations
Build your media work around the people you want to serve. Start with the purpose behind your videos, podcast, and online ministry.
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Filming, Streaming & On-Camera
Learn the technical side: cameras, sound, lighting, livestreaming, and confidence on camera.
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Titles & Thumbnails
Give the right viewer a reason to click. Learn to make your title and thumbnail work together.
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SEO, Search & Ranking
Help people find your content through YouTube search, keywords, and useful descriptions.
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Video Editing
Make your videos easier to watch. Learn editing choices for longer videos and vertical clips.
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Content Strategy & The Funnel
Plan useful content consistently and give viewers a clear next step beyond the video.
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Analytics
Understand what your numbers tell you about your viewers and what to improve next.
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Community & Online Members
Turn an audience into a community through live chat, follow-up, and meaningful next steps.
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Time, Resources & Systems
Build a repeatable publishing routine with the time and people you already have.
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Monetization
Explore ways to fund your work through donations, products, and other revenue sources.
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Building a Media Team
Recruit, organize, and support a media team with clear roles and responsibilities.
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The Priority Ladder (Capstone)
Put the pieces in order. Decide what to do first, what comes next, and what can wait.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Start with the foundations.
Lessons, resources, and your next step in one place.
FOUNDATIONS · SAMPLE LESSON
The New Front Door
Start with the purpose behind your media work.
THE RESOURCE LIBRARY
Open a folder. Find your next step.
36 files to put to work. Choose a folder, then open any file to see what it's for.
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Start Here
Occupy the Algorithm (the book)Book
The full book on getting found, growing, and reaching the lost on YouTube, written for churches that don't have a studio or a spare ten hours a week. 83 pages, 12 chapters.
Included in the Academy resource library.Channel Launch ChecklistPDF
The step-by-step list we use to launch a new channel.
Included in the Academy resource library.Vision One-PagerPDF
The one-page vision for treating YouTube as your ministry's new front door.
Included in the Academy resource library.AI Brief TemplateTemplate
A fill-in template that tells an AI assistant who you are, who you serve, and what to make, so its first draft is usable.
Included in the Academy resource library.Church Starter Kit ChecklistPDF
The exact gear checklist to get a church channel filming, camera to mic.
Included in the Academy resource library.INSIDE THE FOLDER
Production
DiDio Media LUT PackLUT
2 cinematic LUTs: Nice Greens + Crunchy. .cube format, delivered in a zip.
Included in the Academy resource library.Go-Live ChecklistPDF
Your pre-stream signal-chain and go-live checklist before you go live.
Included in the Academy resource library.Three-Point Lighting CardPDF
A quick-reference card for clean, flattering three-point lighting.
Included in the Academy resource library.Retention ChecklistPDF
The editing checks that keep viewers watching to the end.
Included in the Academy resource library.Tools to Start GuidePDF
The simplest editing tools to get started without overspending.
Included in the Academy resource library.One Platform First WorksheetTemplate
Stream to one platform first, because splitting your stream splits your audience and your signal.
Included in the Academy resource library.On-Camera Presence WorksheetTemplate
Bring energy from the first second and talk to one person to keep viewers from scrolling away.
Included in the Academy resource library.Interviews & Podcasts WorksheetTemplate
Establish your guest's authority in the first question and keep podcasts relaxed while staying tied to the topic.
Included in the Academy resource library.INSIDE THE FOLDER
Content
Content Calendar TemplateTemplate
Plan a month of content in one sitting.
Included in the Academy resource library.Ministry Funnel MapTemplate
See how shorts, videos, and livestreams feed your ministry funnel.
Included in the Academy resource library.Single Video Strategy PlannerTemplate
Plan one video to do the work of many across every platform.
Included in the Academy resource library.INSIDE THE FOLDER
Grow
6 Thumbnail LawsPDF
Evan's six laws for thumbnails that actually earn the click.
Included in the Academy resource library.Title Swipe FileTemplate
Plug-and-play title patterns proven to pull views. Steal them.
Included in the Academy resource library.Viewer Journey ChecklistPDF
Map the viewer's path from thumbnail to subscribe, step by step.
Included in the Academy resource library.Keyword Research WorksheetTemplate
Work through keyword research start to finish for any video.
Included in the Academy resource library.Description & Tags TemplateTemplate
A fill-in template for descriptions, tags, and transcripts that help you rank.
Included in the Academy resource library.Core Metrics WorksheetTemplate
Track the handful of metrics that actually tell you how you're doing.
Included in the Academy resource library.Retention Graph Read-AlongPDF
Learn to read a retention graph and know exactly what to fix.
Included in the Academy resource library.Live Chat PlaybookPDF
How to run the live chat so online members feel seen and stay.
Included in the Academy resource library.Follow-Up ScriptsTemplate
First-impression and follow-up scripts for your online guests.
Included in the Academy resource library.Packaging Is the Job WorksheetTemplate
Even the most anointed message goes unheard if the title and thumbnail fall flat, so packaging is the job.
Included in the Academy resource library.INSIDE THE FOLDER
Team & Systems
30-Minutes-a-Day GuidePDF
The daily 30-minute routine that keeps your channel moving.
Included in the Academy resource library.Batch-Your-Week PlannerTemplate
Batch a week of content in one sitting with this planner.
Included in the Academy resource library.Church Media Team Org Chart: The 12 RolesPDF
The twelve roles a media team needs, on one org chart.
Included in the Academy resource library.Sunday Run-of-ShowTemplate
How we run a Sunday, start to finish, so your team can too.
Included in the Academy resource library.Volunteer AgreementTemplate
A ready-to-use volunteer agreement for your media team.
Included in the Academy resource library.Bench Rotation SheetTemplate
Build a bench and rotate volunteers without burning anyone out.
Included in the Academy resource library.Priority Ladder WorksheetTemplate
The priority ladder to decide what to work on first, and next.
Included in the Academy resource library.INSIDE THE FOLDER
Monetization
Revenue MapTemplate
The revenue streams beyond AdSense, mapped for ministries.
Included in the Academy resource library.CCLI Quick ReferencePDF
A plain-English quick reference for copyright and CCLI on YouTube.
Included in the Academy resource library.INSIDE THE FOLDER
Tools
YellFlow: talk-to-type for WindowsApp
Hold a key, talk, and clean text appears wherever your cursor is, in any Windows app.
Included in the Academy resource library.YOU HAVE PEOPLE TO ASK
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Support for the work you're doing, from content decisions to the setup behind them.
CommunitySee how it helps +
Ask questions, share what you're building, and learn alongside other Christian creators. Bring a video idea, a title you're working on, or a question about your next upload.
MentorsSee how it helps +
Get guidance on your content, your priorities, and what to work on next. Talk through your plan and the decisions that are holding you up.
Tech supportSee how it helps +
Bring your camera, sound, and livestream questions and work toward a fix. Describe your setup and what's happening so you can work through the problem.
Sample dashboard. Explore the training, open a resource folder, or see how support works.
Keep learning with DMA.Training, resources, and people you can ask.
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The YouTube playbook in one place, from gear and titles to analytics, monetization, and building a media team out of the people already in your pews. Start with chapter 3 if your videos aren't getting clicked, or chapter 12 if you just need to know the next right move.
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FreeViral Title Templates
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A thirty minute a day rhythm that keeps you publishing. PDF and spreadsheet.
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