PTZOptics: Live Streaming Church Services to Senior Centers
By Adam Noyes
Another great article form the folks at PTZOptics on how to use PTZ cameras and live streaming technology to bring your Church’s services tot the senior citizens and senior centers in your community. Spread the word and flatten the curve!
Check out some highlights from this article, below.
While many churches have added live streaming to their worship offerings, others are still debating whether it is worth the investment of time and resources. But the tide continues to shift. While live streaming once seemed like the domain of contemporary and non-denominational churches, traditional mainline churches are beginning to see the power of live streaming.
Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania, started out wondering why in the world they would invest in live streaming (original article here). Like many others, they asked if anyone would even be interested or if it would just become an excuse for people to stay home on Sunday mornings. But then something changed. As members of the congregation grew older, more moved into a local retirement community just down the road from the church. While the community provided a bus for members to attend Westminister, mobility issues kept some away.
Hundreds of live viewers for your churches live stream
It turns out, this was only the beginning for the ministry of live streaming for Westminster Presbyterian. With the live stream in its third year at Maris Grove, the church is now streaming in two other retirement communities. And the church has learned that the service reaches more than the residents of retirement communities. As families become more and more mobile, it can be a challenge to stay connected to a community of faith while traveling. When people are far from home, there is great power in being able to join in worship via live stream. It also gives people who are away or unable to get to church the chance to be a part of weddings, funerals, and other church services.
Live streaming is becoming more straightforward and more affordable every day. Remote control cameras, one-touch streaming, and easy to use software make it possible for any church to get up and running to leverage technology to deepen relationships. Churches that had questions about the cost and potential of live streaming may find now is the perfect time to look again. It doesn’t take much investment to create a powerful way for people to maintain and deepen their connection to their faith community.
Technical Guide for Live Streaming to Senior Centers
So, your interested in live streaming your church services beyond the four walls of your church? Maybe you have started live streaming to YouTube and Facebook. Now it’s time to start thinking about other ways to reach your audience who may be in senior living facilities with minimal technical knowledge. In this section of the blog post, you can review four easy ways to distribute your live video content retirement homes and senior living facilities.