Scheduling a Live Stream

The live streams are scheduled ahead of time, usually Saturday night during service prep. Two broadcasts get scheduled: one on Facebook and one on YouTube.

What to schedule

For each platform (Facebook and YouTube):

1. Title, in this exact format:

   Sunday Morning | June 7, 2026 | Message Title
   

2. Description — who is preaching, the passage, etc.

3. Sermon title graphic — upload as the thumbnail.

4. Start time — schedule each broadcast to start 5 minutes before the service.

On Sunday morning, Companion automations start the streams to these scheduled broadcasts — see the Sunday live stream runbook.