With all the uncertainty of the COVID-19 suspension of regular church services, there has never been a better time to think creatively and take your church online. Please read this article on Live Streaming to get started.
The Church of England regularly publishes and updates a series of guides and links to resources that churches can use to be more proactive online.
The ‘A Church Near You’ portal is a window to every single parish church in the Church of England and gives parishes an excellent and free opportunity to publicise their church, services and events. You can even add a link to the services you are live streaming whilst we are amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
I recently ran a series of workshops for the National Church talking about using mobile phones and the simplest of equipment to ensure good audio that can then be used for Vlogging (Video Blogging), Filming events and Services and also live streaming. The slides from that presentation are embedded below for your information. A shopping list of essential gear to get you up and running is included.
Useful Links
- CofE Blog on going live with youe service or event for free
An excellent resource outlining what you need, what you need to do and more importantly where you need to do it; be it through Facebook Live, YouTube or Instagram. - Premier Christian Media also have a blog about live streaming your church service
Covering some of the same as the CofE it also talks about video meetings, social media and a couple of other online resources to get you going.
- CofE Blog on going live with youe service or event for free