Boost engagement with your church by allowing people to use Church Center for sermons! Set up the sermon's episodes so people can:
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Watch while you're livestreaming or at a scheduled date.
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Access videos or audio-only any time using the On-Demand Library.
Publishing supports livestream embed codes and, depending on the streaming provider, pre-recorded video links. Check out the table below for supported providers and select a checkmark for instructions on copying embed codes and links.
Caution
Playlist embed codes and HLS links are not supported.
* Facebook: Embed codes will work only after the video starts; chat is unavailable on Church Center during Facebook Live videos.
** Boxcast: Embedding with JavaScript will not work.
A live video has the benefit of chat, in-line links, and a banner at the top of the Sermons page on Church Center. To schedule a video played live, whether from an embedded source or a pre-recorded link, add the information to the appropriate section in the channel settings.
Tip
If your streaming provider allows you to use the same embed code for all streaming events, set that code as the default livestream link in the channel settings.
If your live video streams from one of the supported providers, you can add the embed code, and the video will also play on Church Center. Under Watch Live on the Media and Resources tab, set up your live episode.
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Choose the episode's source.
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Default livestream URL: The default URL in the channel settings will automatically be applied.
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Time-specific livestream URLs: Add your embed code for each time you have set up. If you have several livestreams, add the embed codes for each livestream.
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Pre-recorded video: Add a link to your video on YouTube, Vimeo, Livestream, or Boxcast (beta) for each time.
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If Time-specific livestream URLs or Pre-recorded video is selected, add your embed code or video link for each time.
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Add or remove times, or edit the time for the livestream to play.
Tip
If the episode belongs to a channel with pre-set times, the schedule will follow the channel times instead of these times.
Select Save to add the scheduled video to Church Center.
Important
Live episodes play at the specified times but are not added to Church Center unless added to the On-Demand Library.
If you want your pre-recorded video to play live at a specific time, add the video link, and it will play on Church Center. On the Media and Resources tab, set up your pre-recorded video episode in the Watch Live section.
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Choose Pre-recorded video.
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Add a direct link to the video.
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Add or remove times, or edit the time for the video to play.
Tip
If you post the episode to a channel with pre-set service times, the times are automatically set to the channel's default times.
If you want an episode accessible in Church Center whenever, add it to the on-demand Library.
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Enable the toggle if you want the episode accessible on Church Center anytime. If your video doesn't need to be in the library, leave the toggle disabled, and it will only show during the Watch live time.
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Select Video on-demand library to add your video URL. Select Audio on-demand library to add a link to an audio file or upload an audio recording.
Important
Check out Planning Center's pricing tiers to make sure you choose the audio download subscription level appropriate for your number of listeners.
A download is one instance of a hosted audio file being downloaded from either Church Center or a podcast platform. Watching a sermon video or downloading a linked audio file will not count against your subscription.
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Schedule the time for the episode to be available on Church Center.