Good Help: Training and Trusting Media Production Volunteers
I’m a professional broadcast engineer and a minister. In addition to my weekday job at PTZOptics, I’m responsible for all media and audio/visual ministries at my church, Shiloh Ministries. We have a multicamera setup used for recording and live streaming, with all the productions effects you’d expect from a modern-day broadcast. We have the ability …
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Abington Presbyterian Church Case Study
Abington Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania launched a new live streaming setup just before the holidays. Abington has been running a video ministry since the late 1980s. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created a need to enhance their offerings. They had some experience with online video in the past though it was an …
PTZOptics 20X NDI for Pre-Recorded "Live" Worship
When the pandemic hit, many things changed for churches and pastors. When the stay-at-home orders were issued in my church’s county, we had to find a new way to do church. It was our administrative board that decided we needed to move immediately to virtual worship services. We were fortunate to be able to get …
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How to live stream a church service with OBS
How Do I Live Stream a Church Service With OBS? What is OBS? If your church is getting started with live streaming, OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is a great place to start. OBS is free software, available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux-based computers. The software offers features that allow users to transition between multiple …
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How to Live Stream Your Church Service With Multiple Cameras
The fastest way to take your live stream church service to the next level is to add multiple cameras. Many churches start with one fixed camera covering all the action. This works fine and, when done well, it is a great way to keep people connected when they can’t be in the building. However, a …
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How I Choose Cameras for Live Streaming at my Church [Guest Post - by Will Rice]
How I Choose Cameras for Live Streaming at First UMC Boerne By Pastor Will Rice I tend to spend more time these days writing about church technology than installing it. However, when my friends at First UMC, Boerne, Texas, asked for some help, I decided to lend a hand. Like many churches, when the pandemic …
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Does Your Church Need a PrayerCam?
Does Your Church Need a PrayerCam? Due, in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, more churches than ever are using video to share worship. However, with the fact that it will be some time before we are able to gather like in the past, many churches are also finding other ways to use video to stay …
The Church and COVID-19: When one-way broadcasts are good, but not enough
The Church and COVID-19: When one-way broadcasts are good, but not enough. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on every aspect of our lives and work. In terms of the church, this is a seismic-level event that will change aspects of church life, possibly for generations. Church historians may one day study the …
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