Are you looking for a new ministry website?  Need an online giving solution for your church?  What about mobile giving?  How about a logo or new print materials?  Maybe you need a social networking plan.  Well, for all of this and anything else related to marketing, branding, and communication, we highly recommend Travis Gates and our friends at Church Media Group.

We were so pleased to meet Travis and work with his team on our own new website.  They are a very talented group of designers, code monkeys, and communicators.  They understand modern web design, web standards, social networking, e-commerce/e-giving, and the church.

They aren’t just good people that want to help churches communicate better that also happen to dabble in web design, they are EXTREMELY qualified, talented, and experienced at what they do.  And when I say experienced, just check out their porfolio [Ismael Burciaga ROCKS!].  They are very good at helping ministries get their message out!

Check out their webiste for some awesome examples of their work.  When you contact Church Media, make sure to tell them that AGI sent you.

Church Media Group main website.

Church Media Group MinistryGive website.

Travis Gates on LinkedIn.

Church Media Group on Twitter.

Most people don’t know that Google offers a FREE directory listing service called Google Local Business Center.  I was recently updating our FREE listing and realized that churches could benefit from this service as well.

Google Local Business Center is an online director of local organizations in any given city.  If you do a simple Google search for a service and add the city/state to your search you’ll get a list of local “business” results that matches your search.

It’s really easy to add your church to the Google service an it’s absolutely free.  Every church should register with this service.

Here are some reasons why your church should create a listing:

• It’s FREE.
• Get better search results placement and search authority for your website.
• People who don’t know about your church that are searching for a church in your city will probably see your Google listing before they see your website.
• Google provides some basic stats about how many people have viewed your listing and how many clicked on it for more info.

Here’s what Hope Chapel’s senior technician Susan Larson expressed in a recent email of thanks to Kyle:

Hi Kyle,

Thanks for your note. Ray was great, as always, as is everyone on your staff. We appreciate you more than you know! We are just a small group of people who are trying to share Jesus with our community, and our media needs are pretty simple compared to many you work with. Even so, I always appreciate the time and attention we receive from AGI.

Ray’s review of our system was helpful. He was thorough and I learned a few things! I also appreciated the summary he did as we completed the review. We do want to look into possibilities for a new projection system so I will be in touch with Enoch to set something up.

Take care,
Susan

We really do take pride in the work that we do for the Lord through helping the Church.  If you are in the Eugene/Springfield area and would like to have Ray stop by to give your systems a quick checkup and cleaning, please contact us.  You can’t be the price either.

The system will be used primarily for the Life 101 ministry but will also be used for several annual outdoor events at Life Bible Church.  Life 101 is a college-aged ministry that meets on the University of Oregon campus on Thrusday nights.

Because of the relationships we have with our manufacturers and their representitives, we are able to purchase equipment at greatest possible discounts.  Sometimes, with a little extra help, we are able to discount systems evern further, as was the case for Life Bible Church.

Pastor Brad Neuschwander was very greatful to Kyle and AGI for making the numbers work for their budget.

For more info about Life Bible Church and the Life 101 ministry please contact the church.  For more info about how AGI can help your church get the gear it needs to communicate better please contact us.  We love helping churches get the technology they need to be communciate clearly.

QSC has really done it this time.  Their new K Series has to be the best sounding powered speaekrs under $1,000 we’ve ever heard.  The K8, K10, K12, and KSub all use the same 1,000WATT power amplifier.  There a build in mixer on the three 2-way boxes and the sub is a dual 12 that sound really good. We’ve sold several pairs of already and have more in stock.  Contact Joe Fritts to get a quote on yours now.

Digidesign recently unveiled their latest digital audio console, the Venue SC48.  We’re very excited about this digital console because it’s the first real competitor to the very popular Yamaha M7CL-48.  Both consoles are under $25K and offer amazing functionality.
If you are thinking about upgrading your analog console to digital, the Venue SC48 is one console you to take a serious look at.
Here’s a quick blurb from Digiesign on the new Venue SC48:
Get the amazing sound quality and rock-solid reliability of VENUE all in one compact console. VENUE SC48 is a fully integrated live sound system that combines all I/O, digital signal processing, and tactile control into a single console, making it the most affordable and portable VENUE system yet. The console not only features the celebrated characteristics of VENUE, including studio-quality plug-in support, seamless integration with Pro Tools LE® systems, and complete show file portability, it offers several innovative new workflows that streamline the mixing process, allowing you to concentrate on mixing the show instead of operating the board.