Here are a few resources to get online and stream teachings, worship, words of encouragement, anything you can think of that will connect your church family with you and with each other.
We’ll update with new resources and options as they come up.
- Quick and Easy for a next to $0 budget. Grab the best smartphone you have, use a Facebook account, and go live on Facebook. This is directions from Facebooks Help Center: https://www.facebook.com/help/587160588142067 You can use a phone tripod attachment for steady shots, or a stack of books and duct tape, whatever gets the job done.
- You can also do something very similar on YouTube. Here is there directions: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2474026?hl=en (Note that you can do this from your computers webcam, but if you want to do this from your mobile device, your YouTube page will need 1000 followers.
- A next level up from would be something like Boxcast and Wirecast, they are a couple resources that will allow you to stream from a higher end camera or switching device that can feed into your computer.
- Church Online Platform is a solution for a more cohesive experience, they can handle a lot more ways to connect.
- Teleconferencing could be an avenue for smaller churches or small groups. Platforms like Zoom or Google hangouts would be options to look at.
Let us know of options that work for your fellowships. We are all in this together, let’s unify as the body of Christ, and build a new robust online ministry for the Kingdom.