On mulitple visits to Potwin, ReachTech founder Justin Wieland met with the worship team and attended services to understand existing solutions and needs. Simplicity was of utmost importance to the Potwin UMC team to ensure that volunteers could easily update the website and operate any tech equipment that might be installed.
A single Point-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera was installed at the back of the sanctuary, along with a new computer dedicated to LiveStream operations. Simple pushbutton controls on the screen allow an operator to move the camera to any one of 9 presets, such as Pulpit Closeup, Lecturn Closeup, Widescreen View, etc. A simple and elegant website was built where LiveStream videos can be viewed in addition to the church's Facebook page.
Online visitors can easily find the church livestream on YouTube, the Potwin UMC webpage, or Facebook. Audio for the livestream was configured to run through the church's existing sound mixer. A donate button was added the church website so that vistors can easily make digital contributions.
