I have no idea why I haven't blogged about them before, but if you are responsible for the support and video content of a non-profit, Christian organization, you need to check out Muddy River Media. Seriously, don't waste time reading this, get over there!
Muddy River is the brianchild of Mark Fogarty, who lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. Muddy River offers all materials free of charge. The ever-growing collection includes everything from videos, to music, to animations, quizzes and games, street interviews and photographs. These can be used online, during services on backdrops or in almost any other way you want to use them, as long as it's non-commercial.
You can search their archives via Biblical verse, theme, media type, genre or producer and there are even small-group series and instructional series materials available. Quite a time saver if you're working on the creative end of things for your church or organization.
Mark has a strong background in youth ministries, which is readily apparent in his lively, humorous and entertaining style that will capture the attention of today's stimuli-overloaded youth. His instructional videos for ideas to support abstract concepts with entertaining games and visuals are top-notch.
Muddy River has uploaded samples of their videos to YouTube, so you can check them out without having to sign up on the site (which is far easier than they indicate, by the way, although I'm not sure how long my "Heathen Sinner" account will last. I didn't really have a non-profit organization to use and it was required).
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