What would be the perfect video for your Young Life Ministry?
Seriously. Think about it.
If there was one video that had the qualities you needed all year long what would that look like? If you’re anything like the Young Life staff we have made videos for here is what we know.
- You would love a tool that can share what your Young Life ministry does, moves the heart of the viewer but doesn’t confuse them.
- You would want it to not only ask for donations but also be used to recruit leaders or committees.
- You don’t like the one size fits all approach because your Young Life ministry is unique in who it reaches and where it does ministry.
That is why we made this guide to The 3 Minute Young Life Overview Video.
Direct download here: missionaryfilms.org/ylov
After helping hundreds of Young Life Ministries over the past 15 years I found that this flow works best in creating your video to meet most of the needs of a Young Life ministry throughout the year.
With this guide of an overview video you can partner with your local videographer, film it all on your phone or DSLR, give it to your intern, or hire me to do it. The video will work great for fundraising events as the audience is geared toward people who don’t know about Young Life or are just too busy to notice. This step by step guide will give you a clear vision for what the video needs to look like.
Having a video like this will help you share your ministry at:
Banquets
Online fundraising events
As a link in your email signature
On the landing page of your website
Sent as primer for a meeting with a donor
Sent to a leader for recruitment or a candidate for committee.
Or used in a church to share what your ministry is doing.
After you make it, then you will have a unique ministry overview video that doesn’t confuse the viewer but shares your mission with your visuals and your people speaking the parts.
Once you have this video you will be able to use it for at least the next 2-3 years. And even after that you can update it as needed to make it last longer.
Here are some examples of the flow in use:
Desert Cities Young Life: http://younglife.missionaryfilms.org/video/529148403
Gallatin Valley, Montana: http://younglife.missionaryfilms.org/video/490255726
Tricities, Washington http://younglife.missionaryfilms.org/video/451373406
Liberia, Africa: http://younglife.missionaryfilms.org/video/343575121
Phillippines: http://younglife.missionaryfilms.org/video/296225052
If you need help with this, a custom video, or are confused by part of this, reach out to Young Life creative services, or to me directly.
Ashley Maddox (wam@missionaryfilms.org)