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‘PAUL ON CALL’: OBS Free Live Streaming Software
Streaming has become part of our everyday life. If you are just getting started in broadcasting and your budget is tight, use OBS (also known as Open Broadcaster Software). This will allow you to stream and record if your computer is fast enough. OBS is a free open source software that will allow you to…
Read MoreFEATURED FEATURE: Control Your Online Presence With Media Centers
It should come as no surprise that YouTube and FaceBook have incredibly creative and talented developers on their team. Their features and interfaces work very well because they spend millions of dollars every week to accomplish their goal: Getting eyes to see their advertisements. It is easy to wander into either social platform with a…
Read MorePaul on Call: vMix Call
Have you ever wanted to bring in a remote guest to your event like the TV stations do? Using Skype or Zoom is one way to do that, but the better way would be to use “vMix Call.” vMix Call allows you to bring in remote guests to your production and have a two-way conversation…
Read MoreFeatured Feature: Automate Episode Availability
If you do a routine (daily or weekly) devotional, podcast post, or media blog by recording your content, then uploading and making it available at the appropriate time, we may be able to help simplify and streamline your process. Through Automate Episode Availability, you can create and upload your content well ahead of time so…
Read MoreSpecial Movie Showing opportunity for your Church
You may remember a few emails back when we highlighted our African ministry partner, JAM International. Well, we recently hosted an online movie night with the movie BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN to raise awareness for a crisis currently happening in Mozambique and had thousands join us to watch the film. Since showing the movie, we’ve received enough…
Read MoreIt’s going to be a Different Kind of Summer. Time for a Different Kind of VBS
Our friends @ KiDs Beach Club have taken their 2 decades of experience engaging tens of thousands of kids in the Public School system and poured it into their first Vacation Bible School aka Surfs Up! VBS/BackYard Bible Club Program Not only does this VBS curriculum encourage in-person/at-church involvement, but also serves the families whose…
Read MorePaul on Call: The Cable you need to deliver your best Video
Paul Wood oversees technical support for sermon.net and is available to help your church better use the platform to reach beyond your church community and grow. When you need a long cable run (100’+) for a camera or video source, SDI is your best solution. An SDI (or Serial Digital Interface) is a digital video interface that…
Read MorePartnership Highlight: LEGACY MINDED MEN
The greatest problem in this world today are men who have abdicated their role as leaders, husbands, and fathers. Catalyst is excited to partner with Legacy Minded Men as a provider of men’s ministry for the individual man as well as the Church. We will be providing their resources COMPLETELY FREE for churches and individuals.…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: Streaming with a Teradek
Paul Wood oversees technical support for sermon.net and is available to help your church better use the platform to reach beyond your church community and grow. What planet is a Teradek from?’you may ask.. It may sound like Star Trek gear, but Teradek is simply a standalone hardware encoder. This encoder allows you to easily stream without…
Read MorePartnership Highlight: Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach
Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach (formerly JAM-Jesus Alive Ministries) was founded in 1983 by South-African born Peter and Ann Pretorius who had come to faith in Christ just 4 years earlier and began preaching the Gospel of Jesus throughout rural towns in South Africa. In 1984, following the Mozambican government’s plea to the international community for…
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