Ministry Brands is a leading provider of software and services for faith-based, non-profit and other purpose-driven organizations. You may know Ministry Brands by some of their most popular services for churches – Amplify+, Shelby Systems, easyTithe, Fellowship One, Kindrid, Church Streaming, ShareFaith, and more. Learn More

Church Motion Graphics has been dedicated to creating eye-catching visuals tailored for worship environments for over a decade. And now, joining forces with Ministry Brands opens a whole new world of possibilities. We’re excited to reach even more churches, make an even bigger impact, and take our offerings to new heights! 

As Jeff McIntosh, the founder of Church Motion Graphics, “passes the torch” of this company loved by many, he’s filled with optimism about the future:

“This is a remarkable opportunity for our loyal customers and the dedicated team at CMG. Ministry Brands’ comprehensive suite of products, expertise, and broad reach will enhance CMG’s ability to expand access to its content and offer a more diverse range of ministry resources. While my tenure at Church Motion Graphics is concluding, I remain enthusiastic about the company’s future. Building a company that has supported thousands of churches worldwide has been a profound privilege. With a leading team at the helm, I am confident that they will continue to innovate and create engaging visuals with enduring impact.”

Church Motion Graphics has worked with thousands of churches around the globe, helping them inspire their communities with our graphics and videos. And now, with Ministry Brands by our side, our team is ready to take things to the next level. 

So, What’s Next? 

Curious about what lies ahead as we embark on this new chapter? Rest assured, our team is committed to making the transition seamless, so you can keep benefiting from the resources you depend on each week. 

Now that we’ve joined forces with Ministry Brands, Church Motion Graphics is set up for its best days ahead. Our team has now grown to include more world-class web developers, renowned for their expertise in crafting innovative solutions. Our customer service will continue to improve as we are now backed by a top-notch support team committed to ensuring a seamless experience for our users. Additionally, we’re now connected with more talented designers and artists that can contribute their incredible gifts to bring more creativity to CMG than ever! See Latest Graphics

We have some exciting updates that you’re going to love… 

30 Mini Movies Added to the Media Browser 

After listening to the feedback of our CMG customers, we heard loud and clear that Mini Movies are a growing need in your services, so we’re thrilled to answer your requests! One of the most impressive things about Ministry Brands is their huge network of partnerships. To show their commitment to making Church Motion Graphics even better, 30 new Mini Movies have just been added to the CMG Media Browser, sourced from Ministry Brands’ esteemed partners! These compelling videos are the perfect addition to your worship services. All of our CMG Mini Movies are included with our Premium Subscription or are available through single purchase. 

Free “Make Sundays Easier” Webinar 

We invite you to join the Church Motion Graphics team as we participate in this exclusive “Make Sundays Easier” webinar from Ministry Brands on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 at 1:00pm (Eastern). In this free online event, you’ll be equipped with practical tips on engaging your congregation, facilitating seamless online giving, optimizing your website and apps for maximum impact, strengthening your church’s live stream, and much more. Whether you are a seasoned church leader or a new volunteer, this online event will provide great insights to help your ministry thrive, even with limited time, manpower, and resources.

Plus, if you register ahead of the event, you will be entered to win one of several awesome prizes including an Apple iPad, WHOOP Health & Fitness Band, and a $100 Amazon Gift Card! See Complete Rules

More About Ministry Brands 

Ministry Brands helps nearly 90,000 purpose-driven organizations grow and increase their impact on the world. They provide community and organizational leaders with integrated solutions covering people and donor management, digital giving, websites, communications, media, event planning, employee and volunteer background screenings, and more. Together, their nearly 700 associates help clients transform how they operate and create positive ripple effects that drive the real human impact for which they all strive. Learn More

Introducing Amplify +

If you’re ready to expand your efforts to improve your church beyond just graphics, we recommend checking out Ministry Brands Amplify + to empower your ministry, mission, and members. Amplify + is a genius solution to help ministries amplify the areas of people, giving, streaming, websites, safety, accounting, communications, and more. It’s the perfect addition to a Church Motion Graphics Subscription. 

The Healthy Church Hub 

Ministry Brands has an incredible resource called the Healthy Church Hub. This is one place (a hub, if you will) dedicated to helping church leaders empower their Community, Finances, Communication, & Staff Effectiveness through education, collaboration, and partnerships. Our team at Church Motion Graphics is excited to contribute to this resource by providing free media and valuable training that can help individuals serving in their local church. 

For more information on Ministry Brands, visit their website.

Last Updated: 05/09/2024

This is useful for a variety of applications such as creating coordinating graphic design elements, matching your worship space LED lighting, finding other visuals with a similar color scheme, or creating your own custom color palette.

Here’s a closer look at how you can use this feature:

1. Find An Item You like In The Media Browser

Nearly every item in the CMG Media Browser can now take advantage of this tool. This includes motion backgrounds, titles, countdowns, templates, social graphics, and more. Find one that you love to get started and click on it.

2. Click “ColorMatch” Under The Image Preview

Once you’ve clicked a graphic in the Media Browser, a new window will pop up that provides an image preview, information, and download options. Under the image preview, click “ColorMatch” to start using this tool.

3. Instantly View The Colors From Your Graphic

With just a click, you are now viewing nine primary colors that make up your chosen graphic. It’s easy to pick out the colors that you like most from this new color palette because its convenient display.

4. Click To Copy Hex Codes

You’ll notice that six digit color hex codes are displayed under each of the hues that make up the color palette. To easily copy these codes, hover over the color of your choice and click to automatically copy to your device’s clipboard. It can now be pasted to another applications with ease.

Ready to give it a try for yourself? Click below to get started!

To help make your life easier going into your holiday services, we’ve handpicked motion backgrounds that match perfectly with the top 10 most popular songs for this season. All of these motions are from our new 2023 CMG Christmas Packs: Festive Scenes, Shimmering Symbols, and Ribbon Wonder.

1. Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful)

Festive Scenes | Joy
Artist: Phil Wickham
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2. Little Drummer Boy

Shimmering Symbols | Star
Artist: for KING & COUNTRY
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3. O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be)

Ribbon Wonder | Engage
Artist: Passion, Melodie Malone
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4. Go Tell It on the Mountain

Festive Scenes | Echo
Artist: Zach Williams
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5. Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)

Shimmering Symbols | Majestic
Artist: We the Kingdom
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6. Noel

Ribbon Wonder | Center
Artist: Chris Tomlin, Lauren Daigle
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7. Away in a Manger/Worthy Is Your Name

Festive Scenes | Manger
Artist: Maverick City Music
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8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Shimmering Symbols | Upwards
Artist: Hillsong Worship
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9. What a Glorious Night

Ribbon Wonder | Promise
Artist: Sidewalk Prophets
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10. Angels We Have Heard On High

Festive Scenes | Bold
Artist: for KING & COUNTRY
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Ready To Try Them Out?

Christmas is the perfect time to add a little extra creativity to your worship slides. Download this new pack of motion backgrounds to make it easy to have a great look this holiday. Or, you can download the still versions for FREE.

These FREE still backgrounds are a gift from Church Motion Graphics that we hope will be a blessing to churches around the world as you seek to improve your worship visuals. This pro content makes it easy for your church to look great.

Download More Free Worship Media

These JPEG stills will work with all presentation software, including the popular EasyWorship. Simply download, then drag-and-drop into EasyWorship to instantly improve the look of your worship slides!

Did you know that CMG has a massive library of not just still graphics, but of thousands of stunning motion backgrounds? Give them a try to take your worship slides to their maximum creative level.

Download These Backgrounds Now

To get started, use the button below to down your 99 FREE still worship backgrounds. When you’re ready to go to the next level, check out CMG’s large collection of motion backgrounds.

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Over 10 years ago, our team at Church Motion Graphics introduced the big idea of a subscription that provided a new Monthly Pack every 30 days that included everything you needed for your church’s screens to look great—Motion Backgrounds, Motion Titles, Countdown Timers, and more.

A few years later, we introduced Extras Packs to provide even more variety of motion background looks every month. These expanded our library exponentially! But until now, these Extras only came with backgrounds and didn’t have all of the other bonus resources.

As we begin this new year, there will no longer be a separation between different types of packs. Moving forward, every new CMG Pack that we release will be filled with all of the great content that you have loved from our previous Monthly Packs.

Even better? We’ll be releasing multiple of these new CMG Packs every month.

These packs are included with ALL of our CMG Subscriptions or can be purchased individually. This is pro content that you’re going to love!

In fact, we’ve already released the first new pack like this for 2023 – Dazzling Prisms.

If you’re searching for the January 2023 Monthly Pack, this is what you’re looking for. But stay tuned, because two more packs with the same of amount of visuals will also release in January.

More Visuals In Every Pack

We’re excited to announce that in addition to 15+ Motion Backgrounds, every new pack that we release will now include matching Motion Titles, Countdowns, Spanish Titles, Pro Titles, and Pro Layers! Now that we’re including more visuals in every new pack that we release, there will be more graphic options for your church than ever before.

Even More With Premium

Plus, we’re adding Related Premium Visuals to every new pack such as matching Slide Templates, Social Graphics, and Lower Thirds. These extra matching visuals work great to create a consistent look around your church—especially on your live stream and social media pages.

These are included for Premium Subscribers or available by single purchase.

There has never been a better time to be a Church Motion Graphics user!

Exponential Conference

• Several Regional Locations
• Several Dates (April – October)

The theme focuses on how each of us is called for more in our lives, churches, and networks. We will walk through the 6 chapters of Ephesians during the main sessions. Shift 1: From More Effort to More Jesus. Shift 2: From More Volunteers to More Masterpieces. Shift 3: From More Guilt to More Love. Shift 4: From More Hierarchy to More Missionaries. Shift 5: From More Programs to More Mission Fields. Shift 6: From More Strategy to More Surrender

Watermark Church Leaders Conference

• Dallas, TX
• April 26-28, 2022

Join us next spring at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas to be inspired by all God wants to do through His Church and spurred on to excel wherever God has planted you. You’ll be refreshed, encouraged, energized, and refocused. Bring your whole team to dream together, laugh together, and double down on the unique mission God has placed before you.

That Church Conference

• Duluth, GA
• May 4-5, 2022

That Church Conference is not the type of conference where you sit and listen, but instead, you do and practice. We do things a little differently than you might expect from a church conference. That’s because we want you to be different.

So many churches blend into the culture around them, without making any significant impact on it. The tools we provide equip churches to stand out, to make an impact, to not go unnoticed. And when that happens the church can reach more people.

FILO Conference

• Chicago, IL
• May 10-11, 2022

Whether volunteer or staff, FILO aims to provide skill development, community and inspiration to help equip technical artists to become effective contributors to their local church. FILO is a combination of the FILO Conference, FILO Blog, FILO Podcast, and personalized FILO Coaching.

First Impressions Conference

• Charlotte, NC & Online
• November 2-4, 2022

We’ve been right where you are and have felt the way you are feeling. We teach principles and systems that can be applied to churches of all sizes, and we theme each conference to stretch and challenge you to break new barriers. You’ll hear from the leading experts inside the church and in the business world on how to connect with people and make them want to keep coming back.

VOUS Conference

• Miami, FL
• June 16-19, 2022

So God came to us. So we could go into the world. Carrying the light into the night. To bring the broken home. If not you, then who? If not now, then when? Who are you waiting on? The charge has been set. The orders given. Go. And if we don’t go‍ no one else is coming.

Design Revival

• Columbas, GA
• August 26-27, 2022

Design Revival is a two-day conference in Columbus, GA that will equip, encourage, and train pastors, lay-leaders, volunteers, and church staff to raise the standard of design and media for the purpose of presenting the Gospel.

Attendees will be inspired in Main Sessions by creative and engaging speakers. The workshops will equip attendees with skills and techniques they can begin using in their church creative process immediately.

The Canvas Conference

We stand at a stalemate. In many ways, the church doesn’t want the creative and the creative doesn’t want the church. This is in part because the church doesn’t know what to do with creatives and creatives no longer see the church’s value.

• Santa Ana, CA
• August 30-31, 2022

Experience Conference

• Orlando, FL
• September 6-9, 2022

Scores of worship leaders from around the country and across denominational lines gather each year at Experience Conference, one of the largest worship conferences in America, to connect in community with one another, get equipped with key resources, and become empowered to see how God might use us to change the world.

Gateway Conference

• Southlake, TX
• September 26-27, 2022

The Gateway Conference desires to share practical wisdom for cultivating real growth by nurturing true and biblical health in the spiritual community of the local church. We want to share these principles because we desire to do everything in our power to build God’s kingdom through His local church.

Hillsong Creative Conference

• Sydney, Australia
• October 21-22, 2022

A 2 days / 3 nights gathering of the creatively gifted ones; the prophets and the poets; the artisans and the producers; humbly hosted by Hillsong Creative. Expressed through Co-Labs; innovative circles of thought leaders; small and large gatherings; Midnight Massive; friendships will be forged. Together telling the story of Jesus and making creativity the center of God’s Church today.

Faith Leads Tech Conference

A one-day, single-track conference bringing together followers of Jesus Christ centered on technology and innovation.

• Whitehouse, TN
• TBD

 C3 Conference

• Dallas, TX
• February 15-16, 2023

We believe healthy leaders talk about the raw and real of leadership. C3 Conference is a two-day event where leaders from around the world gather together for intensive coaching, inspirational teaching, incurable learning, and intentional relationships to advance the Church!

Circles Conference

• Richardson, TX
• POSTPONED to 2023

Circles Conference is a three-day design and development conference by Circles Co., bringing together designers and makers from around the globe. Learning from transformative thinkers and connecting with like-minded innovators, Circles provides a space where you’ll be challenged to push yourself in the creative process while drawing inspiration from those thriving in the industry.

NRB Convention

• Nashville, TN
• TBD for 2023

The NRB International Christian Media Convention is a jam-packed, four-day event that connects, equips, and edifies thousands of Christian communicators.

As the big day approaches fast, we’ve prepared 6 last-minute ideas to take your Easter service to the next level. Don’t worry—they are quick and easy to pull off.

1. Start Service With A Fresh Countdown Video

Countdown timers are one type of pro content that make it easy to let your congregation know that it’s time to find a seat as your service begins. This proves useful for your regulars and newcomers alike. Pro Tip: Choose a countdown video that matches all of your other worship visuals for the rest of the service.

2. Use A Creative Sermon Slide Design

A message from the Bible where your guests hear about Jesus rising from the dead is the most important part of an Easter service. Make a big impression with your screens by using a captivating sermon title graphic. A creative Resurrection Day graphic will take your presentation to the next level by making it easier for your audience to remember your message. Check out our full library of editable Easter templates to make it easy.

3. Serve Spring-Themed Treats

Having breakfast available before service is a great way to build community and have some fun in the lobby with your church family. For Easter, take it to the next level by serving some Spring-themed donuts or baked goods. It’s a sweet surprise for your faithful attenders and new guests alike. You could even add in lemonade or sweet tea. The cost for something like this is relatively small compared to the value that it adds to the day.

4. Play An Easter Mini-Movie

Easter is the perfect time to add a special element to your service that will give people something extra to remember. Using a mini-movie can really speak to the hearts of your audience. A pro content video like this is a great way to communicate a message of what’s truly important about this day, and it will leave people talking about the service into their week.

5. Take A Easter-Themed Poll

Now is the perfect time to be more intentional with your church’s social media pages. Post poll questions, such as asking what their favorite Easter candy is. You’ll be amazed by how much conversation these types of posts generate. Then, take time during the welcome portion of your service or in the beginning of the sermon to reveal some of those answers. This is an exciting way to interact with your congregation and to have some fun. We’ve put together some Easter social graphics to help make this easier for you.See More Easter Social Graphics

6. Update Your Worship Backgrounds

Motion backgrounds are the perfect way to create a dynamic visual experience during your church’s worship songs. They bring creativity to an otherwise boring aspect of your service – plain text. For an Easter service, it’s best to have backgrounds that go with a Spring aesthetic and point to Christian symbols. Church Motion Graphics is your Easter background headquarters! We have many packs of matching motions to help you create a great look.

Ready to give your worship slides that special Easter look? Click below to see more of our new motion packs that are ready to make your church’s screens come alive.

How Do You Pick The Perfect Motion?

Using TempoMatch, an exclusive tool from Church Motion Graphics, we were able to search for any worship song and find all of the best moving backgrounds that fit the vibe of that tune. Since we knew that we had the tempo right, we had the confidence to choose visuals that we felt would match the unique theming of the song and occasion. Having the speed of a motion background is important for making the moment feel just right. This process is fast and easy, so it can be used every time you choose a motion for your church’s time of worship.

So, feel free to use these suggestions in your service, or you can click the link below each one to find even more motions that will match your songs perfectly. All of the backgrounds used in these suggestions are from our new April 2022 Monthly Pack, which is the most popular look for this Easter season. It’s energetic and exciting!

Here are our picks for the top Easter songs of 2022:

1. What I See (Elevation Worship)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Clash
Artist: Elevation Worship
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2. Living Hope (Phil Wickham)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Mist
Artist: Phil Wickham
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3. Thank You Jesus For The Blood (Charity Gayle)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Conviction Cross
Artist: Charity Gayle
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4. He Lives (Church of the City)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Alive
Artist: Church of the City
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5. Homecoming (Bethel Music)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Death
Artist: Bethel Music
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6. Graves Into Gardens (Elevation Worship)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Pure
Artist: Elevation Worship
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7. Glorious Day (Passion)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Energy
Artist: Passion
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8. Firm Foundation (Maverick City Music)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Crave
Artist: Maverick City Music
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9. Because of Christ (The Belonging Co)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Push Cross
Artist: The Belonging Co
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10. The Commission (Cain)

April 2022 Monthly Pack | Powderful Rose
Artist: Cain
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Honorable Mentions

These songs didn’t quite make the top 10 list, but were close! If you’re singing one of these popular songs, click its name to see which CMG motions will work best for it.

• Son of Suffering (Bethel Music)
• In Jesus Name (Katy Nichole)
• Son of Heaven (Brandon Lake)
• House of the Lord (Phil Wickham)
• All Hail King Jesus (Bethel Music)
• 1,000 Names (Passion)
• Same God (Elevation Worship)
• I Speak Jesus (Charity Gayle)
• Back To Life (Bethel Music)
• Rattle (Elevation Worship)

Ready To Try These Backgrounds Out?

Easter is the perfect time to add a little extra creativity to your worship slides. Get started by downloading this new pack of motion backgrounds to make it easy to have a great look. It’s available for single purchase, or with any of our Subscriptions.

Facebook’s Frame Studio allows anyone to create their own custom profile frames for their cause. This easy tool provides a huge advantage to churches who can share a customized frame that allows followers to easily spread the word about the church or upcoming events.

With Christmas just around the corner, many churches are using this tool to get the word out about their services. By having your congregation add frames with event information onto their Facebook profile pictures, many of their friends outside of the church see this info right in their news feed. It’s a great way to get free publicity.

Download 3 Free Templates

To make it easy for you to get started, we have put together 3 free Photoshop templates that you can customize for your church. Each of them matches our Nativity Sweeps Christmas Slide Templates, as well as the upcoming December 2021 Motion Pack and mini movie that we’ve designed to look great for this holiday. In less than 5 minutes, you can fill in your church information and export a PNG file that’s ready to use. It’s easy and fun!

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How To Publish A Facebook Profile Frame

1. Go to the Frame Studio page to start creating your profile frame.

2. Click the “Create A Frame” button. Then, click “Open Frame Studio.”

3. A new “Create A Frame” window will pop up. Here, you’ll be prompted to drag and drop a PNG image. This is where you can upload your PNG template frame.

4. Make sure that your previews look exactly as planned. Click Next to move forward. You’ll be brought to a page of options. Here, you’ll name your frame and provide some other basic information like when you want to make this frame available. Once you’ve completed this page, click Next.

5. Finish the process by clicking Publish. Your new custom profile frame is now ready to be used and shared with your community!

Ready to try it for yourself? Download these templates now to get started.

These impressive motion background packs showcase all of the things people have come to love about Visual Revival’s nature content. These high-quality, cinematic motions will create an inspiring environment with your church’s screens for worship. You can expect to see new packs from Visual Revival releasing on CMG throughout 2021 and 2022. This is pro content that you’re going to love!

The first of these new nature packs is available to download right away! This new pack called Big Sur II can now be found in the CMG Media Browser. Click the button below to check it out.

Who Is Visual Revival?

In 2019, two friends who had been working together at Saddleback Church in Southern California decided to turn their passion for designing high-quality media for churches into what would become known as Visual Revival. They took the experience they had gained from creating content for hundreds of live worship services and started this new company so that they could help make the worship experiences at churches everywhere emotionally impactful and spiritually meaningful.

Visual Revival has four core values for their backgrounds that they pride themselves on: move audiences, be bold, quality matters, and empower people. All of their visuals are made with these principles in mind to help you make an impact at your church. Just like CMG, their worship backgrounds loop seamlessly and are designed to be distraction-free, while being perfect placeholders for lyrics and other text. Check out more content from Visual Revival by clicking the button below.

How This Partnership Came To Be

When our team at Church Motion Graphics first discovered Visual Revival, they caught our attention because their nature visuals were extremely impressive, well-made, and spot-on for the kind of backgrounds we know churches love. These guys seemed different, and we liked that! 

After bringing our two teams together to chat, we realized that we had aligning vision and passion for serving the Church. Our team at CMG knew that our subscribers would love their nature visuals, so we worked hard to hand-pick our favorite motion packs from the Visual Revival collection to bring to the CMG Media Browser for our customers.

What CMG Users Can Expect

Over the next year, you can expect to see a total of NINE nature-focused motion packs from Visual Revival premiering in the CMG Media Browser. If you like visuals of mountains, oceans, valleys, and forests, you’re absolutely going to love these new backgrounds!

These Extras Packs will be included for our Premium Subscribers for no extra cost! Additionally, these motion backgrounds can be purchased a-la-carte for those who have not taken advantage of our Premium Subscription.

Each motion pack will include 12 or more coordinating motion backgrounds. Plus, there will be matching still versions that are available to everyone at no cost–absolutely FREE!

The first pack from Visual Revival, Big Sur II, is available download now! You can check it out by clicking below. We can’t wait to see how you use them on your church’s screens.