Enable Chat During a Sermon

You can set up chat in sermons so people logged in to Church Center can connect live during the church service! All supported video streaming types will work for chat except for Facebook Live.

Notice

You must have a subscription to Planning Center Groups for chat to work. If you only plan to use general chat for your livestreams, you can sign up for the free version of Groups.

Enable Chat

From a channel's Settings tab, check Watch live under the Formats section to enable your livestream.  

Once Watch live is selected, choose your chat settings.

• Group chat allows members to chat with others in their group (if messaging is enabled for that group).

• General Chat is available for anyone who is logged in to Church Center.

When the episode plays live, people can toggle between the General Chat and group chats by choosing a group they are a member of.

Delete Posts

Here are the guidelines for deleting posts in Sermons Chat:

• You can delete any posts that you create.

• Group leaders can delete posts from members in a group chat.

• Administrators can delete other people's posts in the General Chat.