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Get some motion for your church! Welcome your congregation with this motion background that’s great for your Thanksgiving service.
Tags: opener, happy thanksgiving, opening, psalm, welcome, wheat, thanksgiving, scripture (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
'Love Is - Welcome Loop' is part of our 'Love Is...' collection and is an ideal way to welcome people into your services during Valentine's Day week, Mother's Day, women's ministry or any other time this suits your theme.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Tags: mother's day, welcome, women's ministry, valentine's day, iris colored (view more) (view less)
Palm Sunday Watercolor Welcome Loop is a great way to welcome everyone before your your service. Check out other matching elements in the Palm Sunday Watercolor series!
Scripture: Luke 19:38, Mark 11:8-10, John 12:12-13, Matthew 21:1-11
Tags: holy week, triumphant entry, watercolor, palms, palm sunday, welcome (view more) (view less)
July 4th Welcome Loop features fireworks and patriotic colors and can be looped as long as you need before your 4th of July week services. Transition into the coordinated 'True Freedom July 4th Trivia Countdown' five minutes before you begin for a seamless design.
Tags: welcome, july 4th, 4th of july, independence day
Use this motion content in your Fall worship experiences to elevate and enhance your screen content at your church. With both title motions and backgrounds, you have everything you need to bring your service look together from start to finish.
Tags: fall, series, background, seasonal, worship, motion, welcome, sermon, sermon (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary
Colorful, falling leaves make this loop perfect for the entire fall season. It coordinates with our Vibrant Fall Countdown and backgrounds as well as our It's Fall Ya'll Countdown.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11, Ecclesiastes 3:1
Tags: vivid, motion, autumn, welcome, colorful, leaves, bright, vibrant, fall (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Use these fun crazy, shapes Motion Backgrounds from our Crazy Shapes Volume One Pack to create a powerful Worship Experience for the kids at your church.
Tags: welcome, kids shapes, shapes background, shapes motion, stretchy shapes (view more) (view less)
Vintage Thanksgiving Welcome Loop coordinates well with Vintage Thanksgiving Countdown and other loops in this series, and is a great visual to use during your Thanksgiving week services.
Scripture: Ephesians 5:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 69:30, 1 Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 67:6 (view more) (view less)
Tags: vintage thanksgiving, thanksgiving welcome, thanksgiving greeting, holiday, family, thanksgiving (view more) (view less)
Blue Blizzard Welcome Loop is ideal for all your winter services and coordinates nicely with Blue Blizzard Countdown, Blue Skift Countdown as well as other loops in this series.
Scripture: Job 37:6
Tags: freeze, blizzard, skift, chilly, snow, welcome, winter, cold, seasonal (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Ocean Sunrise Welcome coordinates with Ocean Sunrise Countdown and other loops in the series and is a great way to welcome everyone to your services any time of the year.
Scripture: Psalm 57:7, Psalm 63:3, Psalm 68:4, Psalm 34:1-3, Psalm 98:4-5, Psalm 99:1, Psalm 99:5, Psalm 106:1 (view more) (view less)
Tags: oceans, thanks, purple, sing, modern, praise, worship, sunrise, welcome (view more) (view less)
Mosaic Welcome Loop is ideal for any time of year, and is a great visual for welcoming everyone to your services and events. This also coordinates nicely with Father's Day Mosaic Countdown and other loops in this series.
Scripture: Proverbs 20:7, Proverbs 17:6, Proverbs 1:8
Tags: dad, father' day, welcome, men, men's ministry, blue, mosaic (view more) (view less)
Mosaic Goodbye Loop is ideal for any time of year, and is a great visual at the end of any of your services and events. This also coordinates nicely with Father's Day Mosaic Countdown and other loops in this series.
Tags: mosaic, blue, men's ministry, men, welcome, father' day, dad (view more) (view less)
Welcome Motion Background
Tags: church, modern, abstract, introduction, welcome, church, animation, motion background (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Welcome motion background for church services.
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Colossians 3:17, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 95:2, Ephesians 5:20, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 136:26, 2 Corinthians 9:15, Philippians 4:6, 1 Chronicles 29:13, 1 Timothy 4:4, Hebrews 13:15, Colossians 4:2, Romans 14:6, Colossians 2:7, Psalm 34:1, Psalm 69:30, Daniel 2:23, 1 Timothy 2:1, Psalm 50:14, James 1:17, Psalm 147:7, Luke 17:16, Revelation 7:12, Jonah 2:9, Leviticus 22:29, Psalm 30:12, Psalm 50:23 (view more) (view less)
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Dive deep into the heart of the Christmas story with this comprehensive "Bethlehem Bound" Welcome Motion. This Motion Graphic is designed to bring Luke 2 to life for your student ministry through stunning graphics and engaging video content. Every visual element is carefully crafted to help students connect with the miraculous journey of Mary, Joseph, and the birth of Jesus, providing your youth leaders with powerful, ready-to-use media that will inspire and captivate your congregation.
Tags: luke 2, motion graphics, title motions, youth, birth, joseph, screens, student ministry, christmas story, students, youth ministry, jesus, mary, nativity, christmas (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful
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