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CHURCH VIDEO + STREAMING HANDBOOK
AV WISDOM FROM CCI SOLUTIONS’ VAN METSCHKE
CCI Solutions was founded in 1976 by Denny possibility. Not to mention the streaming service YouTube and Facebook are notorious for
Bradley (1939-2017) who had a vision to may have issues that can’t be controlled by the having automated bots that look for music and
provide top quality audio, video, and recording church in the moment.  can take down a stream without notice. That is
solutions to help churches more effectively
never good during the service, not to mention
present the gospel. From a small office with [WM] We’ve also interviewed Pastor Tim the chance of getting the churches channel
5 employees to their current operation with Bayer and Matt Kees from Our Savior Lutheran banned because of it. There is also the issue
more than 50 people, CCI Solutions has one Church, who are a client of yours. One tool of not being able to control the advertising
of the longest tenures and best reputations in they’ve used is to stream each service live that happens before and after the church
the audio, video, and lighting industry. CCI’s on the Church Online Platform, and then service feed.
Van Metschke is a friend to the Worship repurposed their messages on Vimeo. What Musician family and has presented at several are the advantages of a dual pronged approach [WM] When we spoke the other day you
Christian Musician Summits over the years. We like that? pointed out that it wasn’t just churches who
always value his experience-born wisdom and
appreciate his making time for this Q&A.
made a run on streaming gear, schools and
[Van] Our Savior’s scenario is very common. businesses were also part of the buying frenzy.
I think the biggest advantage to doing both is You also pointed out finding a temporary
[WM] Van, thanks for sharing your time and that viewers can chose the experience they solution while investing in a smart longer-term
insights - much appreciated. Noting that would like to have, which means that more solution would be judicious. Specifically, for
streaming is the buzzword at the moment, people will potentially watch. By offering it later churches who are new to streaming, what are
can you define the common terminology and on Vimeo or some other platform you also have some of the easy ways to start streaming that
technology to help level the playing field for the ability to edit the final product that will be require little or no cash outlay?
those who might be new to all of this? posted in perpetuity, should any issues arise.
[Van] Streaming a service live can be as simple
Metschke] When we talk about [WM] There are a number of differences as getting an inexpensive app for your PC or
‘streaming’ church services we are talking between streaming live to Facebook and Mac live OBS or eCAMM Live. Both of these will
about getting a video version of a church service YouTube, compared to streaming to something let you set up and control a stream to YouTube,
either live or recorded on one or more platforms like the Church Online Platform. Can you detail Facebook, Twitch and various other streaming
on the internet that is accessible to everyone the most obvious ones as well as some of platforms. OBS is free and eCAMM Live starts
outside the walls of the church building on a the tech implications they have, especially for at $15 a month. I have also told pastors that
PC, device, or smart TV. The content can be smaller churches? have zero dollars that as long as they have a
[Van
“Live” meaning it is broadcast in real time, pre-
recorded and played on demand or both. 
YouTube or Facebook account they can stream
[Van] There are several reasons to go with directly from their phone for the time being and
a dedicated service instead of just Facebook get a plan together for some equipment and
[WM] On the technical front, what are the pros Live or YouTube Live. One reason is that most work toward purchasing it. The biggest thing
and cons of streaming vs. shooting and then paid services offer tech support during the is not to just buy gear in a panic without a plan
posting a service.  streaming. That can be invaluable especially for for the future. In the long term, I would want
a church that doesn’t have a tech staff. These a hardware solution for encoding the video as
[Van] Streaming a service “Live” can give you services will almost always recommend or well as switching cameras as well song words
the best of both worlds as many streaming provide specific encoding equipment that their and notes.
services have a DVR function that records system works best with and they are willing the stream for you. That way you can also to support if need be. Another big reason to [WM] Another thing you pointed out was the
post it for viewing anytime. The downside of go with a dedicated streaming service is the fact that if possible you want to use a hardware
live streaming is that anything can happen. content strike issue. Although we know that encoder, some of which are tethered to specific
Technical issues from live mistakes such as every church streaming and recording their live streaming services. Can you give us some good
having the wrong words up on the screen to worship makes sure to do their due diligence examples of gear and services you recommend
having a camera or converter fail is always a on all the copyright fees and reporting, to your clients?
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