We are pleased to announce that Jaryd Forbes has been added to our staff as the Online Worship Director. He will be available to consult with and assist churches with their online worship needs. Jaryd’s biography is below.
Jaryd Forbes Bio
Jaryd is a Central Michigan University Senior who is finishing his Bachelor of Broadcasting with a Minor in Multimedia Design. He has always had a passion for the Digital world. He is a lifelong member of St Clair United Methodist Church in St Clair Michigan. He is the recipient of the Doc Mike Emrick Broadcasting Scholarship. He has been employed with the Channel 6 CTV Station for 8 years. He has performed many tasks within this career. He has directed cable television shows, operated cameras and soundboards and has developed a studio to upgrade and retrofit the new systems and advanced camera equipment.
Several years ago, Jaryd combined his first love God and his faith with his talents in the digital media. Prompted by the need for homebound congregation members to continue their worship experience he created a digital platform for those members to continue their faith journeys. Jaryd facilitated the system and training from the beginning. Facebook Live became a weekly viewing of Sunday service and Special Events. This platform also allowed members to have reminders of current events throughout the church. Including the development of the program, Jaryd trained the operators to be able to run the program as well as troubleshoot issues that may happen. Jaryd also held seminars to help train the congregation on how to use the new technology in their own homes. Jaryd has also gone the extra steps to help members set up their accounts and homes to be able to stay connected to their church community.
With the circumstances of 2020, Jaryd’s talents and love of God have been pushed to the forefront. He has helped many churches develop procedures to continue with their worship services despite the extraordinary challenges. Jaryd has consulted many churches with already established systems and answered questions regarding start-up systems. Jaryd also has the capability and training to remotely diagnose and help troubleshoot existing and new systems. This has been an amazing asset to many, especially in this time of remote and virtual meetings.
Jaryd is very excited and looks forward to being able to help each and every church continue to share God’s word in this new age of Technology.
Please contact Jaryd directly via email [email protected]. Questions? Please contact Liz in the Midwest District Office.