How to Watch Livestream
How can I watch the Sunday Worship Livestream on Sunday at 4 PM? There are three platforms you can watch the livestream this Sunday. Option 1 is the way we are encouraging everyone to watch. Options 2 and 3 are secondary but available options.
Before explaining the three options, I want to share an important note regarding internet speed. Last week the livestream struggled some to keep up due to internet speed at church. We have requested an upgrade in speed, but the technician cannot come for at least a month. So, if loading the livestream is a problem for you this week, this is what you should know.
First, know that all livestreams will be made available afterwards on our website, Facebook, and YouTube. Watching a livestream after it has ended takes less internet speed and will allow you to watch it without a problem. The problem is due to the upload speed at the church, not the download speed at your house.
Therefore, second, if we have problems this week then we will just pre-record the livestream in advance, removing this obstacle. But, we want to try it one more time this week before moving to pre-recorded.
Three Options to Watch Livestream
Option 1 – newhopeny.online.church
We are trying this option for the next two weeks. This option allows you to not only see the livestream, but also to interact with others through a chat, follow along in sermon notes, and to request prayer from a leader. This option allows us to interact as much as possible without being in the same room. We encourage you to try this option and let us know how you like it.
Option 2 – New Hope Church Website
This allows you to watch this week’s livestream, as well as past sermons, on our website. This option is the easiest way to find previous video sermons moving forward. However, watching livestream from this option does not allow for interaction with others. This option is the easiest to find if someone does not know where to look for the livestream.
Option 3 – Facebook
This option allows for some interaction, but not as much as Option 1. However, the pro to this platform is the ability to share with others. Sharing the livestream on Facebook makes this the best option for trying to be missional with our livestream (see more on that below). In addition, once the livestream is over it will remain on this page, making it great for sharing with others afterwards also.
Why three platforms? Why not just one? There are two answers to that question. First, we want to know which option you like best. Giving you numerous options now allows us to find which works best moving forward.
Second, this gives us as much exposure as possible to try to reach others who are not connected to our church. We recognize that this is a hard time for everyone. People turn to churches during times of tragedy, but where do they turn when churches aren’t meeting in-person? They will turn to online churches seeking answers about God. Our desire is not only to create a livestream for our members to watch, but to create a livestream that reaches others with the gospel. The more platforms our livestream is on, the greater the opportunity to preach the gospel in this digital world. This is one of the ways we engage our city in this season.
We may go to one platform in the future, but these are your three options for at least the next two weeks. Option 1 requires a fee after two weeks to run the program that powers it, but for now we are on a free trial membership. We will consider the fee if we find it serves a unique purpose of creating community, although we are not in-person.