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About 7 years ago I first started experimenting with live streaming using a platform called Mogulus (now Livestream.com).  We simply hooked up a handy-cam to a laptop and were live!  It wasn't fancy, but it worked and thanks to social media we literally doubled our audience in a moment.  I've learned a lot since this time and took almost a 5 year hiatus from live streaming.

What is Periscope you ask?  Well, it's a new live streaming social network released by Twitter.  It's pretty simple actually.  You simply login with your Twitter credentials and can watch hundreds of live streams sent out through iPhones or begin live streaming through your iPhone and hundreds of people could potentially watch.  Not only can they watch it though, they can interact with you through live commenting that will be displayed on your app while you stream.

I cannot be more excited to announce a new service that I have dreamed about for years! Since launching Online Church at Community Bible Church I have been asked to tell the story over and over again about how we launched an online campus in a week and now reach 15,000+ people from more than 160 different countries each week.

Technology is important in keeping up with the latest advances, and it is no different in the church setting. The biggest thing now is live streaming of our weekly worship services. Since we have many elderly people in our congregation, worship services are very important to them because it may be the only constant that they have in their life. Knowing that they can go to the computer and watch the weekly service--especially if they are homebound is of utmost importance. It is imperative that there are people in the congregation who can assist in this area so that this can be accomplished.