The Don Moen Company announced the release of MediaShout Version 4, the leading media presentation software used in churches around the world. The new version ensures that ministry presentations are easy to prepare by volunteers and professionals alike, while delivering increased impact to audiences and congregations.
Don Moen comments, “MediaShout is the most trusted name for pastors, worship leaders, youth ministers and childrens’ leaders who are embracing the multimedia realities of 21st century ministry. Our continuing commitment to our ministry partners is to take a great brand and make it even more powerful in facilitating life-changing ministry.”
Accompanying the release of Version 4 is a new MediaShout logo, a completely redesigned website (www.mediashout.com), online classes through MediaShout University, and a new campaign to communicate the new version’s increased ease of use and effectiveness, Simply Create and Connect.
Paul Jackson, VP of Sales for MediaComplete, a Don Moen Company subsidiary, stated, “Version 4 represents the biggest leap in product development since the initial release of MediaShout Version 1 in 2000.” Kevin Weimer, President and CEO of MediaComplete, added, “Since joining the Moen Company in August of 2008 our team has listened intently to our customers and spent lavishly to give them the features and functionality needed to support today’s ministries. We sought to make the most powerful tool in the market also the most intuitive and easy to use. We are very excited about the results of those efforts.”
Key components of the new release include a Stage Display feature that provides a unique confidence monitor feed to be presented to the platform that is separate from the main audience display. Version 4 supports a Video Jockey (VJ) mode enabling instant background media changes behind all types of text including song lyrics and Bible passages. Additionally, the new version provides a powerful solution for thousands of ministries which have built song display libraries in PowerPointTM. Version 4 easily imports PowerPoint lyric libraries allowing them to be greatly enhanced in the MediaShout environment.
Chris Long, Don Moen Company President and CEO, comments, “Version 4 is a great first step in the Don Moen Company’s quest to raise the quality and increase usability of all our products. We are relentlessly dedicated to delighting our 50,000 churches that use MediaShout now and the thousands who will join us this next year. Also, planned for 2009 is our first Mac version which is being developed to provide unprecedented value to ministries that prefer Apple products and the Mac Operating System.”
Those upgrading from previous versions of MediaShout or purchasing for the first time will also receive a free subscription to Group Magazine or Worship Leader Magazine, as well as special offers from other Moen Company brands including a free introductory subscription to www.worshipteam.com and a certificate for discounted purchases at www.worshipmusic.com.
The Don Moen Company was started in 2008 by platinum-selling recording artist, songwriter and worship leader, Don Moen. Moen is past president of Integrity Music, the first worship leader with a truly global following and is considered by many around the world to be the father of the modern worship movement.
April 13th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
This is hottest and latest Presentations softwares in the market. I am currently reviewing this product.
I have been using version 3 for about 2yrs now, And I am eager to see how this version weighs up.
I shall keep you posted with my findings.