As the festive season approaches, places of worship are preparing for a surge in attendance. Christmas services, nativity plays, carol concerts, and special festive events bring larger congregations and often multiple services in a single day.
For many churches, ensuring that every member of the community can participate, whether in person or remotely, is a priority.
A cost-effective, intuitive live streaming solution like the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro (along with suitable cameras and fully embedded audio) ensures your services can reach a wider audience while maintaining professional production quality, even during your busiest times. Below, we explore the benefits of the Blackmagic ATEM Mini.
Why the ATEM Mini is Ideal for Worship Streaming
The ATEM Mini range is compact, versatile, and designed for multi-camera live production without the need for complex setups or additional software.
During the festive season, when multiple services and events may be scheduled in quick succession, this simplicity is invaluable.
With the ATEM Mini Pro’s integrated hardware encoder, streaming directly to platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom, is effortless.
This allows congregations who are unable to attend due to travel, illness, or mobility issues to join in real-time, helping your Church extend its reach and connect with the wider community when it matters most.
User-Friendly Design for Any Skill Level
Church AV teams are often church wardens or volunteers with varying technical experience. The ATEM Mini’s intuitive control panel and clearly labelled buttons ensure that even those new to live streaming can produce polished broadcasts.
During the festive period, this ease of use becomes critical: multiple services, choirs, and guest performances can be managed smoothly, ensuring that every moment is captured and shared without stress or technical disruption.
Record, Stream, and Archive Simultaneously
The ATEM Mini Pro supports simultaneous recording to external USB drives while streaming live. This dual capability is especially valuable during the festive season when services may be particularly memorable – whether it’s a Christmas Eve service, a nativity performance, or a holiday concert.
Not only can your congregation watch live, but recordings can also be made available afterwards, allowing those who couldn’t join in real time to stay connected and for the church to build an accessible archive of events for future outreach.
Enhanced Workflow with Multi-View Monitoring
With multiple cameras, microphones, and inputs to manage during busy festive services, workflow efficiency is essential. The ATEM Mini’s multi-view output allows your operator to monitor all cameras, programme feeds, audio levels, and recording status on a single screen.
This centralised monitoring reduces the risk of errors, enables quick adjustments, and keeps the focus on delivering an engaging, high-quality service. For festive events that may involve multiple speakers, performers, and live music, this feature ensures nothing is missed.
Reach More People, Grow Your Community
The festive season is a time for celebration and connection, and the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini provides Places of Worship with the tools to reach more people than ever before.
By investing in a professional yet accessible live streaming solution, you can welcome homebound congregants, extend your ministry beyond the physical building, and showcase the vibrancy of your community to new audiences.
High-quality, reliable streaming ensures that every service, event, and celebration can be experienced by anyone, anywhere, helping your Church grow and engage its congregation during the busiest and most important time of year.
Prepare for the festive season by upgrading your streaming capabilities now. Ensure your church is ready to support larger congregations, frequent services, and special events with confidence.
Contact us today to find out how we can help you.
Here are the thoughts of two of our clients who are using the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini:
“Just an email to say a big thank you for helping us with the live streaming system. We had very good feedback from everyone so thank you for your time, patience and expertise – it is very much appreciated.”
Robert White – Christwell United Reform Church, Manselton, Swansea“I just wanted to say a big thank you for all the work. It’s all working a treat and is already being watched by some of our housebound. Thanks once again.”
Alan Pickard, Parish Treasurer – St Hilary’s Church, Killay, Swansea