PAUL ON CALL: 6 Simple Check-Ups for your Your Best Online Church Service

Not only do we want Live Streaming to be as simple & automatic as possible, but we want to help you produce a quality broadcast. Check your Bitrate & Encoder Settings We recommend sending your stream at a bitrate of 2000Kbps @ 720p. Keyframe interval of every 2 seconds and the native framerate of the…

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FEATURED FEATURE: Are you Streaming in just ONE Click?

Keep It simple for your media team & volunteers! The Goal: Get it as close to a “one-click” process as possible. These days Live Streaming should be simple, requiring as few steps as possible to make it happen. For example, you should not have to log-in to multiple sites and schedule / replace codes week…

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Will you help us plan for the future?

Sermon.net is preparing for what’s next; and we want to make sure we get it right.  Please take this short survey and provide us with YOUR input. We look forward to serving you and your congregation for years to come… Let’s grow together!   You are appreciated, Your team at sermon.net

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FEATURED FEATURE: Live Stream From Your Home Page

“Above the fold” is an old newspaper industry term that means, if you want it to be seen you put it on the top half of the front page. This idea still applies today. The easier something is to see and access, the more attention it is going to get. You might want to consider…

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FEATURED FEATURE: Live Streaming & Simulcasting Made Simple & Safe

For most churches, the events of 2020 made Live Streaming the new and expected normal. Broadcasting your services over the internet became a necessity. Now, as things begin to open back up and many are returning to in-person gatherings, don’t make the mistake of thinking you no longer need to Live Stream your services. There…

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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…

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FEATURED 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…

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FEATURED FEATURE: Giving your live stream audience a “better viewing experience”

Better Viewing Experience for Family

When watching online church services as a family, expecting that your viewers will just gather around a computer screen or phone is unreasonable as it doesn’t allow for the image or audio to present well.  As TVs have become bigger AND less expensive, most residences have created their own personal viewing rooms, some rivaling even…

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