Every church live streaming system has the same key components. The primary pieces for any live stream are a computer, cameras, capture devices, audio, streaming software, and worship presentation software such as ProPresenter, EasyWorship or PowerPoint.
There are many possible combinations of the above elements but choosing the right configuration will be determined by your church’s specific vision, budget, workflow, size of media team, and level of technical ability.
Here’s a basic overview of how these different pieces of technology work together to produce a live stream:
Your camera(s) captures raw footage of the service and sends the signal to either a switcher or
directly to a capture device on your streaming computer
Any graphic and text content being produced by your worship presentation software is also
sent to your streaming computer or switcher
The audio for your service is sent to the streaming computer from your soundboard
All these pieces are then mixed within your live streaming software and sent out to the internet to places like Facebook Live, YouTube Live, or your church website
Many streaming software programs will also record the live stream so you can edit it later,
upload it to other platforms, or burn it to disc.