We’re all used to the YouTube craze, but maybe there’s something new coming up: Ustream.tv. Ustream.tv lets users broadcast live events over the web using only a webcam and an Internet connection. It’s features are still in beta, but so far they include scheduling events, sending invitations, chat sessions with viewers and archiving broadcasts for viewing at a later date. A whole slew of ideas come to mind about how I’d like to use this service in youth ministry.
- Stream youth group meetings and events live on our upcoming website.
- Give parents a live window into what we’re doing while on mission trips.
- Let site viewers interact with my teaching by submitting their input on discussion questions for me to address live “on air.”
- Create online discussion “small groups” of viewers using the video feed’s chat features.
- Stream local school sporting events, band concerts and other school performances on our site and archive them for community students to view later.
Here’s my Ustream.tv profile page. Add me as a friend if you sign up. Happy video streaming!
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From Ministry Questions.com...
April 25th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Thanks Tim! I’ll keep this in mind. It definitely would be able to give parents and the church an EYE into what happens and how their kids act on youth nights.
Sweetness
April 25th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Yeah man, like the ultimate tattletale system! lol
April 25th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Glad that Ustream can help you with the important work you’re doing!
–Chris Yeh (Ustream investor)
April 25th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Thanks for your investment, Chris! A lot of youth ministries are limited to making a local impact, but Ustream has the potential to give us a tool that can impact teenagers all over the world. I’m looking forward to watching Ustream’s development.