Articles about Livestreaming, gear and equipment, how to craft your Online Expereinces and more.
Here are some helpful scripts for you to use in your Online Worship Experience. These tips will help you connect with your online audience and engage with them. Here is a simple welcome script for your teaching pastor to use on stage in the room and for the stream. “Hey... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Send Text Reminders I want to give you a quick idea from my friend Tyler Smith at Text in Church where you can see a 10-15% bump in your Online attendance. Here’s what Tyler suggests and has seen work with. Send... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Utilize your Pre-Show You might start your Livestream a few minutes early to allow people to log on, jump in the chat and start talking and get settled. I would do this 5-10 minutes before your service starts. I’ve also suggested before... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Use Watch Parties to Boost Your Viewership My friend Jason Moore wrote a blog post on our site walking beginners through how to host watch parties. We’ll link over to the blog and the video at 1230.media/ChurchOnline Jason suggests that sending... read more
There are primarily 3 different types of microphones used to capture audio for video productions. The type of microphone you need will vary depending on your situation. Below is a description of how each microphone can be used and the types of events they are best suited for. XLR... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Prepare Your Online Host One of the most important elements of enhancing your Online Worship Experience is utilizing Online Hosts. Using Hosts would be similar to a Campus Pastor. When launching a new campus, the first hire you would probably make... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Update your Website Online is here to stay. And the more people engage with your church online, the more important your website is to your church. It is your front door. It is the first thing people see about your church. If it is... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Make it Interactive Online is here to stay. I suggested in a previous video to start changing the language from the podium from your hosts and your pastors to address and acknowledge your online viewers as well as those in the room with you. Let’s... read more
If you do not have the ability to create full scale videos for your kids, you might consider using videos from great Kids Ministries. Instead of piece-mealing videos you might find online, find a Curriculum you like and stay consistent. At Twelve:Thirty Media, we create Custom Media content for several... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Create a Dedicated Landing Page for your Livestream The data shows that the most engagement you’ll probably get is to embed your Livestream on your website and point people to your site as the main source for them to watch your service. ... read more
As you plan and prepare to engage online here is a quick checklist of positions to include on your roster or to think about having to execute your Online Worship Experience. If you’re pre recording then you might be able to split up when each team serves but this is... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Go Beyond Sunday Even though your Worship Experience, whether its an in-person gathering or online, is an event that people attend each week, it should be a launching pad of content that you can repurpose each week. I’ve talked to some communications folks that are at... read more