Can We Live-Stream for $1k?

Written By Stephen Hale, M.Div, M.A.

Lots of churches are trying to live stream on a shoe-string budget. That's technically possible, but we think it unwise. We think it's unwise because it's almost impossible to do that well, and the goal is not simply to live stream, it's to provide fairly high quality video.

You know this intuitively. When you search for a video on YouTube, and you click a low-quality video, how often do you click away, looking for the same content with better quality?

To do live-streaming well, churches need a budget starting around $10k, and a team of about 8 volunteers. Then, they need time to improve. Unless your church can commit to that, we think you should be doing pre-recorded. Pre-recorded costs $1k or less, and requires 1-2 volunteers.

This episode was filmed at First UMC of Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa, CA. Visit them online at www.costamesafirstumc.com

Stephen Hale, M.Div, M.A.

Stephen has a rich history in both Audio/Video/Tech, as well as nonprofit faith-based communications, and pastoral ministry. By bringing these three skillsets together, Stephen is uniquely able to help faith-based organizations solve the problems they face. For over two decades he has helped churches and nonprofits communicate more effectively with their communities and audiences. Learn more about him at www.CapitalHopeMedia.com/about

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