5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Rely on YouTube (or Facebook) to Stream and Host Your Content

YouTube is free. It’s familiar. And for a lot of churches, it became the default for livestreaming and video hosting almost by accident — especially during 2020, when getting online fast mattered more than getting it right. But here’s the thing: what works in an emergency doesn’t always hold up as a long-term strategy. And …

Live Player in Media Sites: More Than a Video Library

For years, churches have relied on a patchwork of platforms to reach people online. A live stream goes out on Sunday morning. A playlist gets updated on YouTube sometime during the week. Clips end up scattered across social feeds. And the full messages? They’re archived somewhere—eventually—if someone on the team remembers to upload them. It …