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CHURCH LIVE STREAMING

Run every service from one clear live video workflow

Receive the programme feed, check it before viewers notice a problem, send it to the required platforms, and preserve a recording for later playback—all from the same Callaba deployment.

SERVICE-DAY WORKFLOW

One contribution feed, several audience outcomes

Give staff and volunteers an operating sequence that can be rehearsed before the service begins.

  1. 01

    Connect

    Bring the programme output from OBS, a hardware encoder, or the venue production system into Callaba.

  2. 02

    Check

    Confirm the input and destination state in Multiview and live telemetry.

  3. 03

    Distribute

    Send the same reviewed feed to YouTube, Facebook, a website player, or another approved destination.

  4. 04

    Keep

    Record the service for an archive, catch-up page, or controlled on-demand playback.

VOLUNTEER HANDOFF

Give the next operator a rehearsal, not a pile of settings

Before the service, hand one person a short cue card: which programme feed should be live, which destinations should be ready, and where the recording will appear. Rehearse that sequence with the same account and equipment the team will use when the room is full.

Service-day cue card for checking the programme feed and destinations before going live, monitoring the agreed state, and verifying the recording afterwards.
  1. BEFORE

    Before doors open

    Confirm the named input, destination list, operator access and recording target. Put the escalation contact on the same cue card so a volunteer does not have to search for it during the service.

  2. LIVE

    When the service starts

    Watch the programme and destination state that the team agreed to monitor. If something changes, follow the rehearsed decision path instead of changing several settings at once.

  3. AFTER

    After the final frame

    Verify that the recording belongs to the expected service and can be opened by the person responsible for replay or editing before the operator signs off.

ESCALATION CONTACT

Operating boundaryMusic licensing, participant consent, accessibility and privacy depend on the service, platform and jurisdiction. Keep that guidance in the reviewed editorial or legal workflow, not in a software capability promise.

FOR SMALL AND GROWING TEAMS

A workflow volunteers can understand and engineers can extend

Start from the visible product controls and introduce API automation only after the live sequence is reliable.

Multi-platform delivery

Operate one reviewed input and monitor every destination as a separate output.

Service recording

Preserve each live programme for replay, editing, or a media archive.

Cloud or church-owned server

Choose a managed cloud launch or keep the software and media on Linux infrastructure you control.

WHERE THE WORKFLOW FITS

Use the same operating model across real production scenarios

Weekly services

Standardize the recurring path from the venue feed to viewers and the recording archive.

Conferences and special events

Add temporary destinations, remote contributors, or paid access without replacing the base workflow.

Multi-campus ministries

Receive feeds from several locations and route approved programmes to local or online audiences.

Multi-room worship distribution

Route the reviewed service feed to another room or campus display while keeping online delivery and recording in the same operating plan.

PRODUCT LAYER

Choose the Callaba products behind the workflow

Start with the modules the operators need. Add the remaining capabilities as the production path, audience, and retention plan become clear.

Live multistreaming

Deliver one service to several audience destinations.

Callaba Multiview

Check inputs and outputs before and during the service.

Video on demand

Publish recorded services through a browser player.

RTMP Server

Accept OBS and encoder publishers with explicit access controls.

IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Build the service-day workflow with OBS, failover, and recording

Follow a practical runbook from contribution and operator checks to destination delivery and an owned recording.

Read the church streaming guide
OPTIONAL AUTOMATION LAYER

Automate repeatable destinations through the REST API

Create one restream job per destination, start delivery after the source is healthy, and inspect every output independently.

Read the API workflow
WORKFLOW QUESTIONS

Church live streaming FAQ

Can one church stream go to several platforms?

Yes. Callaba can use one reviewed live input for multiple destination jobs, with separate state and statistics for each output.

Can volunteers operate Callaba without writing API code?

Yes. The normal service workflow is available through the product interface. The API is an optional automation layer.

Can every service be recorded automatically?

Recording can be configured as part of the operating workflow and attached to storage chosen by the team.

Can Callaba run on church-owned infrastructure?

Yes. A self-hosted Linux deployment is available alongside cloud deployment.

Can we monitor the stream before the audience reports a problem?

Callaba exposes live source and destination state, and Multiview provides a browser-visible operating surface for the team.