Boost engagement with your church by allowing people to access your sermons on Church Center! Set up sermon 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 content anytime using the on-demand library.
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Follow along with your service using sermon notes.
Publishing supports livestream embed codes and, depending on the streaming provider, pre-recorded video links that can be streamed live.
The table below lists supported providers. Select the checkmarks to view instructions on copying embed codes and links. Playlist embed codes and HLS links are not supported.
* 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 to be played live, whether from an embedded source or a pre-recorded link, add the information to the appropriate section 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. Episodes can use the default livestream URL, time-specific livestream URLS, or links to pre-recorded videos.
Live episodes play at the specified times but are not added to Church Center unless added to the on-demand library.
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Select Sermons from the top navigation in Publishing.
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Select a channel.
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Select an episode.
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Select the Media and resources tab.
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Choose the episode's source in the Watch live section.
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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. If you have several livestreams, add the embed codes for each livestream.
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Select Manage times to add or remove times or to edit the time for the livestream to play. If the episode belongs to a channel with pre-set times, the schedule will follow the channel's times instead of these times.
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. Under Watch Live on the Media and Resources tab, set a time and add your link.
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Select Sermons from the top navigation.
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Select a channel.
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Select an episode.
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Select the Media and resources tab.
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Choose Pre-recorded video as the episode's source in the Watch live section.
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Add the link to your video on YouTube, Vimeo, Livestream, or Boxcast in the Video URL field.
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Select Manage times to add or remove times or to edit the time for the livestream to play. If the episode belongs to a channel with pre-set times, the schedule will follow the channel's times instead of these times.
If you want an episode accessible in Church Center for viewing or listening at any time in the future, add it to the on-demand library. Under On Demand Settings on the Media and Resources tab, set the content's future availability.
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Select Sermons from the top navigation.
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Select a channel.
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Select an episode.
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Select the Media and resources tab.
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After your live stream, add the link to your video on YouTube, Vimeo, Livestream, or Boxcast in the Video URL field of the On-demand settings section.
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(Optional) Upload an MP3 file or add a link to an AAC, M4A, or MP3 file hosted elsewhere in the Audio URL field if you'd like to offer sermon audio so people can listen on the go.
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Select the General tab at the top of the episode's page.
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Use the date and time fields in the Availability section to set when this episode will be listed on Church Center.
Important
Check out Planning Center's pricing page to make sure you choose the audio download subscription level appropriate for your number of listeners.
A download is one instance of an uploaded MP3 being downloaded from either Church Center or a podcast platform. Watching a sermon video or downloading an audio file hosted elsewhere will not count against your subscription.