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5 Ways to Enhance Your Ministry with Live Audio Streaming

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Audio is the new video! With the recent thunderous rise of new, audio-only, social media platforms, this is what many people are saying. While the past year has led to a surge of video streaming, the potential and benefit of live audio have also become clear.  

There are several great ways for churches to use live audio streaming to advance their ministry and offer new services to their congregations:

#1 – Language Interpretation On-Site and Online

Listener ViewDue to the pandemic, the vast majority of churches now offer their Sunday services online. 74% of churches are meanwhile holding a mix of online and in-person services, and it looks like this kind of hybrid approach will become the new normal.

While traditional analog interpretation systems can only be used locally, cloud-based real-time audio streaming like LiveVoice can be used to serve both audiences on-site and online. LiveVoice is an app that works over the internet, with the benefit of people using their personal smartphones or computers. 

At on-site events, hygiene issues are avoided, because with solutions like this there is no more need to hand out devices and headphones. For online church services, different language channels can be offered directly next to the video live stream. A cloud-based audio streaming service also enables “remote interpretation”, which means, interpreters can even translate from home.

In the past, many churches could not offer simultaneous language interpretation, because the necessary systems were expensive. With smartphone-based real-time audio streaming, it is not necessary to buy special hardware, which makes it also affordable for small churches and low budgets – something that has become even more important in times like these. 

#2 – Offer Location Independent Live Audio for Parents with Small Children

Many churches offer rooms with video or audio transmission, so parents can follow the Sunday service while looking after their children. But what if they need to take their babies outside for a walk? Or if it is not possible for a church to pull cables to a specific room? 

We are living in a time when the mobile internet connection is available everywhere, so why not offer families a flexible way to follow the church service from wherever they are? A live audio app enables parents to listen anywhere while having both hands free for their children with the smartphone in their pocket. 

We are always looking for new technologies that make our conferences even more valuable, efficient, and visitor friendly. Using a tool like LiveVoice saves us a lot of money and gives us the opportunity to serve our international guests even better.” – Hartmut Wolf, Head of Event-Production, Willow Creek Germany.

#3 – People Listening at Home

Many churches are not able to video stream their Sunday services. In this case, an audio live stream is a great alternative. It is a lot easier to set up in the church. There is no need for cameras, lights, or anything else that comes with video broadcasting. It is also as easy as it gets for listeners, so even less tech-savvy users can simply tune in. 

#4 – Provide Audio to People with Hearing Problems 

Offering disability-friendly access to church services should be the norm. Unfortunately, installing systems for hearing-impaired visitors has not been easy or cheap in the past. This means small churches often do not have a proper solution for those with hearing loss.

Since all modern hearing aids can be connected to smartphones via Bluetooth, offering the original live audio via an app is a very simple and affordable solution for any church.

#5 – Get Creative: Think Drive-In Church Services and More

Crises are always an opportunity to think in new ways. The pandemic led many churches to explore creative ideas, like offering drive-in services. With a solution that enables people to listen via smartphone, all kinds of new gatherings become possible. Instead of loudspeakers, headphones can be used. Therefore, outdoor events can easily be held without having to worry about bothering the neighborhood with too much noise.  

Overflow audiences can be provided with the audio from the main venue in a very flexible way. Guided tours can be held on church campuses without having to buy or rent any special hardware. The list goes on. 

Enhance Church Ministry With Live Audio Streaming

Live audio streaming is a great tool that will enhance your church ministry and open up new opportunities. LiveVoice only requires an internet connection and a smartphone or computer. This makes it possible to create live experiences in many different ways, including simultaneous language interpretation, drive-in services, and overflow audiences. If you want to test out these opportunities, you can try LiveVoice for free by clicking here. 

Below is a list of articles we’ve published in the past on this topic:

Live Streaming Basics

Fix Your Live Stream Audio Fast

Church Live Streaming vs. Online Campus

Live Streaming Trends for Churches

Johannes Wigand
Johannes Wigand
Johannes is Co-Founder of LiveVoice, an app for targeted real-time audio streaming via smartphones and computers. The solution, which has been originally created for the founders’ church in Salzburg, Austria, is now being used by many companies, organizations, and churches in the US and worldwide – including Hillsong and Willow Creek Germany.

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