Since taking up the role of Acting Dean, I have set myself the task of learning how to make Reels – short video clips (less than a minute) to put onto the Cathedral’s Social Media platforms. This is a growing, attractive media, especially favoured by younger people.
I have tried to
- give a glimpse of a service in the Cardboard Cathedral
- provide a short piece of the message that might get someone thinking: hey, I might go to a service there; but also
- provide a positive message for people that will never set foot through these or any other church doors – in other words, this is not simply an in-drag message board (“hey, come to church, this is what we do”) but also out-reach (giving something of value beyond church walls and not expecting anything for the church
My attempt to embed some examples below does not seem to have worked, so here is a link to my recent reels on Facebook, and here on Instagram.