Articles about Livestreaming, gear and equipment, how to craft your Online Expereinces and more.
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Make it Easy to Find your Online Service and Schedule On your homepage, you should have a WATCH LIVE button that takes people over to a page where your Worship Experience Livestream lives. This is the place where you’re going to embed the Livestream... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Test your Stream before Sunday Test everything you can. Test how your streaming provider interacts with Facebook or YouTube. Test how the stream goes to your website if you’re using something like Church Online Platform or FreeOnlineChurch.com You can test your stream... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Use These 3 Buttons on your Homepage So what are the buttons? WATCH LIVE KIDS SERVICE GIVE ONLINE Let’s talk through each: WATCH LIVE Because you’re probably 100% online right now, the #1 thing your people are looking for right on your... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Think through your Online Service Flow In the last video, I shared that I think the best way to engage your audience online during COVID-19 is with a Pre-Recorded and packaged service video, simulated live on all your social platforms. If you’re pre-packaging your... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Pre-Record your Worship Experience and Simulate Live Here are my reasons why I’m suggesting this: You can record multiple services in one setup if you needed. This might save you trips to the church or trips to someone’s house, that sort of thing. If... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Start with what you have! We serve churches that the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed them into an Online Worship Experience where they haven’t had one before. You might be at a church like this. You might have very little online presence if any at... read more
So everything has changed. Churches everywhere are going online. The most important thing to remember is that churches are not in competition with each other. Churches are now encroaching upon a sacred time already monopolized by media giants: Couch time. What do you do when you’re on your couch? I... read more
Church Leaders – Here are my top ten tips to make great videos while recording yourself on a phone during this crisis. Spending a little effort with these tips will avoid making bad home recordings while we are social distancing. 1. Framing – Shoot mid thigh up. This allows you... read more
Evangelism is a scary word for many Jesus followers. The thought of sharing ones testimony might induce a cold sweat in some. For others, the thought of inviting someone to church might release a swarm of butterflies in one’s chest. Sharing one’s faith in the pre-COVID-19 days may have come... read more
The church, and the world, are experiencing a digital shift. Churches who have never streamed before, are now being forced to take that step. I just wanted to share a few things we learned here at Cityview Bible Church. 1. Excellence is important, no matter the scale! Take the time... read more
Why do we have video production? What’s the point of using cameras? Streaming online is expensive and less people attend in person. Why should we do it? These are the questions I received from the head of the live production team at a church that I visited. We were taking... read more
During COVID-19 we have been faced with many changes to our way of life. Our churches haven’t been immune from this change. We have been practicing social distancing in order to obey our authorities and care for our neighbors, friends, and teams. This has opened up an opportunity for the... read more