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Ideas for Hybrid Church at Christmas in a Pandemic
This document provides guidance on conducting Christmas services online, including different levels of technical complexity. It suggests starting simply with options like sharing photos on WhatsApp, recording audio prayers or short services, or recording a podcast Christmas service. Moderate options include livestreaming a Christingle or Christmas service on Facebook. More complex options involve livestreaming or prerecording services using software like OBS Studio or Zoom. It also provides tips for including people without internet access, such as using telephone conferencing. Links are provided to additional guides on the author's blog.
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- 1. How to doChristmas online – making the most of the tech available – Rev’d Bryony Taylor
- 2. Who are wetrying to reach? Where are you at the moment? Curious observers Offline congregation Online congregation
- 3. Don’t try andrun before you can walk! Keep it simple
- 4. Hybrid church Simple Podcasting Telephone Conferencing Blogging Anchor.fm WhyPay Wordpress WhatsApp Moderate Livestreaming services from church RecordingSermons Facebook Live YouTube Live Audacity Auphonic Complex Prerecording services Broadcasting services (with words on screen etc) Open Broadcasting Software (OBS Studio) OpenShot iMovie Windows Movie Maker
- 5. Simple Level Encourage peopleto share pictures of their Christingle, nativity, advent window etc. in a Whatsapp group or on a Facebook page or group – could do a competition.
- 6. Simple things totry Record a short prayer/service in WhatsApp and send audio message to church group in WhatsApp.
- 7. Simple Christmas Record aservice as a podcast for people to listen to at home Share link on Facebook or Church Website
- 8. Moderate Level Livestream aChristingle Service or Christmas Service on Facebook You can download the livestreamed video and then upload it to YouTube to reach a broader audience
- 9. Complex Level Broadcast aservice using OBS via Facebook or Zoom with multiple voices Prerecord a service and create a video – perhaps with multiple contributors
- 10. How I prerecordand do live services • Make a powerpoint in portrait format for your service (if using liturgy) • Set up OBS, either go live or record • Best to record in chunks • Watch video on how to do this on my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube. com/c/BryonyTaylor
- 11. How I prerecordand do live services • Alternative is to record in Zoom and then edit the video afterwards
- 12. How I prerecordand do live services • For prerecorded services I edit using Sony Vegas. You might want to use iMovie, Windows Movie Maker or free software OpenShot. • When finished I upload to YouTube
- 13. What about peoplenot online? Telephone conferencing • Use Whypay (or another free telephone conferencing service) to create a number for people to dial in to. • Play the service you’ve already created over the phone • Could set up Dial a Sermon
- 14. How can Ido all that? • Guides on how to do all this and more are on my blog: https://bryonytaylor.com/ Click on ‘coronavirus help’.
- 15. Shameless plug! • HybridChurch Grove Booklet • Available now for £3.95 https://grovebooks.co .uk/collections/evang elism/products/mev- 131