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CHURCH VIDEO + STREAMING HANDBOOK
SIMPLE STEPS TO LEGALLY STREAM WORSHIP | by CCLI
Easy and practical steps on how you can start won’t offer you as much control of your License ensures your church is covered.
live-streaming and share your worship services content as a commercial service. Check Simply and legally. The Copyright License is
As churches around the world are reinventing out streaming platforms like DaCast, tailored to your congregational singing activities
how they worship, many are switching to Livestream, and Wowza. These platforms and provides broad coverage for lyric storage,
streaming services online. Is this something vary quite a bit, some specializing in projections, song sheets, bulletin inserts,
your church is ready to implement but don’t security while others offer more or less instrumental/vocal arrangements and service
know where to start? We’ve got four practical online storage. Take your time and do your recordings.
steps to help ensure your church’s first homework to help identify what platform is enables duplication and sharing of commercial
experience with streaming goes as smoothly as right for your church. audio recordings and custom rehearsal tracks.
SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS. Plan Optional coverage is also available for streaming
ahead, be creative and be intentional. or podcasting recorded services.
4.
possible.
1.
2.
Optional
rehearsal
coverage
PLAN. Much like you would plan your There is nothing worse than shaky video, normal service, set list, and sermon so use a tripod or set your phone or The Challenge
components, it is helpful to think through camera on a table. You might want to Understanding the many copyright issues
and plan the details of your online consider using lighting if your space does related to music is complicated. Moreover, the
service before you even start recording not have much natural lighting. Spend law is confusing.
or streaming. The video that you stream some time and pick a place that is quiet, will possibly remain on YouTube or and that the background is nice looking For churches, schools or organizations, a
Facebook and is an excellent library of but not distracting. Make sure the camera seemingly honest error or omission can be
content not only for your congregation is not to close or too far away, find the embarrassing, time-consuming, and costly.
to watch during a stream but for others middle ground that looks nice but also At the same time, the law seeks fairness and
in your online community to view in the sounds good. Record in a quiet space, protection for all parties.
future. With a little pre-planning, you can so the audio is the best possible quality provide a better streaming experience. Try and clarity. Use a microphone to make The Solution
and plan something that you would enjoy the audio sound better. Do some testing, CCLI makes copyright easy. With the CCLI
experiencing on the receiving end of the record a bit, and watch it back and get a Church
live stream. second and third opinion on the look, feel, organizations and schools can be legally
ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR SMARTPHONE. and sound.  covered.
Copyright
License,
churches,
Streaming your services does not have to
expensive or complicated, and with some The transition to an online-only church platform With the license options, you are covered for
simple planning, you can get started with can seem daunting. But by utilizing the talents the copying activities listed below. All while
just your smartphone camera! You can and resources that already exist within your saving administrative time, effort and expense.
find many tutorials on YouTube that show congregation and community – it doesn’t have you step by step how to easily get started. to be. While this is a difficult time for churches, THE CCLI CHURCH COPYRIGHT LICENSE COVERS
Don’t get overwhelmed. Start with what we stand strong in our mission to empower THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
you have and work from there. If your worship by providing affordable and legal Storing Lyrics
church is ready and equipped for a more content, resources and media. Enter and store song lyrics on any computer for
visual projection to assist with congregational
advanced streaming solution, check out
3.
Sweetwater’s helpful article. *You may need to check your church’s license
CHOOSE YOUR PLATFORM. There are many agreements to ensure you are compliant for
great streaming platforms to choose from. streaming content live…
Printing Songs
Print songs, hymns and lyrics in bulletins,
You might already have the app installed on
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your phone! You can easily stream for free COPYRIGHT LICENSE
using Facebook or YouTube live, but they Protect your church. The CCLI Copyright
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programs, liturgies and song sheets for
®
congregational singing.
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