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Answers and video tutorials for pastors, media teams and ministries.
Going live
Broadcast services, prayer and teaching from a phone, a laptop or a mixing desk, with little data for listeners.
- AnswerHow to stream a church service liveYou need three things: a source of sound (a phone, or your mixing desk through a USB audio interface), something to send it (an app or a…
- AnswerHow to live stream audio only (with little data)Use an audio broadcast, not a video platform with the camera covered. YouTube and Facebook still send video data even with a black screen.…
- AnswerMixlr alternatives for churches (and is Mixlr free?)Mixlr is a live audio service many churches use for services and prayer lines; its paid plans run from about US$38 to $150 a month (check…
- AnswerChurch live streaming audio setup: from the mixing desk to members' phonesTake a feed from your desk's aux or record output into a USB audio interface, plug that into a laptop, and choose the interface as your…
- AnswerDo churches need a licence to stream music?Usually, yes, for recorded songs. Playing a recording in a live stream is a public broadcast of the song and of the recording, and buying…
- Video tutorialTutorial: go live from your phoneOpen the AltarPage app (or your site's admin in a browser), tap Go live, and share your link. Members listen on any phone with about 22 MB…
Zoom, Google Meet and prayer meetings
Meet online, get past time limits, and put your meetings in front of everyone who can't join the call.
- Video tutorialHow to broadcast your Google Meet to everyone (no 60-minute limit for listeners)Join your Google Meet in Chrome or Edge on a computer. In your AltarPage studio, tap "Zoom or Meet", tick "Bring the meeting's sound into…
- Video tutorialHow to broadcast your Zoom meeting to everyone (no 40-minute limit for listeners)On any Zoom plan: join on a computer, open your AltarPage studio, tap "Zoom or Meet", tick "Bring the meeting's sound into the broadcast",…
- AnswerZoom's 40-minute limit: what it is and how churches get past itOn Zoom's free plan, meetings end after 40 minutes. You can pay for Zoom Pro, restart the meeting (everyone has to rejoin), or keep the…
- Video tutorialHow to broadcast or live stream a Zoom or Google Meet meetingJoin the meeting on a computer, open your AltarPage studio, tap "Zoom or Meet", tick "Bring the meeting's sound into the broadcast", and go…
- AnswerHow to live stream a Google Meet (limits and a free way)Google Meet's own live streaming is only on certain paid Google Workspace plans, and free group calls end after 60 minutes with a limit of…
- AnswerHow to host an online prayer meetingPick one place people always go (a link on your website), show the time in each person's own time zone, remind them before it starts, and…
Prayer radio and 24/7 prayer
Your own station: live prayer when you're on air, your past prayer and teaching in between.
- AnswerHow to start an online radio station for your church or ministryAn online station needs a stream that plays all day, something to play when nobody is live, and a link people can open. With AltarPage,…
- AnswerHow to run a 24/7 prayer line onlineGive people one link that always has prayer on it: live when a prayer leader is on air, recorded prayer and teaching in between, and a way…
- Video tutorialPut your YouTube messages on your radio stationOpen Past messages in your admin, paste your YouTube channel's link and tap Find my videos. Export your videos with Google Takeout (or…
- Video tutorialTutorial: run a 24/7 prayer radioAdd your shows under Station, share your station's link, and go live from AltarPage Studio or your phone when a show starts. In between,…
Online giving
Tithes, offerings and partnership by card, transfer or USSD, straight into your church's account.
- AnswerChurch online giving: the options, the fees, and how to set it upThe best church giving lets members give in a few taps, once or every week or month, by the methods they already use, with the money going…
- Video tutorialTutorial: set up online giving for tithes and offeringsIn your admin, open Giving and connect the bank account gifts should go to. Your site gets a Give page, and Give appears under every live…
Your website
A church or ministry website, set up in about a minute from a WhatsApp message or a flyer.
- AnswerFree church website builders: what you actually getFree templates and builders get you a page, but you still need hosting, a domain, and someone to keep it up to date, and most don't do what…
- AnswerWhat should a church website have? Ideas and examplesA good church website answers a visitor's first questions in seconds (when, where, how to join online) and gives members a reason to come…
- AnswerChurch websites in Nigeria: cost, what to include, and how to get oneA designer typically charges a one-off fee plus hosting and a domain each year, and the site often goes out of date. AltarPage is $12 a…
- Video tutorialTutorial: create your church or ministry websiteGo to altarpage.com/start, type your ministry's name, your name, your email and a password, and tap Go live now. You land in your studio…
- Video tutorialTutorial: post the daily word, and schedule itIn your admin, open Write, write or paste the message (or let AltarPage write it from a flyer), choose when it goes out, and post.…
Growing your ministry
New believers followed up, members reminded, and an online church that keeps people.
- AnswerA new believers follow-up system that actually worksFollow up within the hour, by a named person, with a personal message, then keep in touch over the next weeks. The hard part is not missing…
- Video tutorialTutorial: follow up new believers and prayer requestsInvite your follow-up team under Team, and they're told whenever someone gives their life to Christ or sends a message. They contact each…
- AnswerHow to receive prayer requests onlinePut a prayer request form where people already are: your website, your live broadcast and your prayer line, with an option to stay…
- AnswerHow to start an online church or ministryStart with one home online that people can always find, a weekly rhythm (a live service, a prayer meeting, a daily word), a way to give,…
- AnswerDo you need a church app?Most churches don't need their own app: members rarely install one app per church, and building and maintaining one is costly. What members…
- Video tutorialTutorial for members: listen live, pray and giveOpen your ministry's link (or the AltarPage app), tap Listen live, and use the buttons under the player to send a prayer request, give, or…
Plans and account
Prices, your own web address, your team, and getting help.
- AnswerHow much does AltarPage cost?Every plan is free for the first 14 days, no card needed. Then Standard is $12 a month on yourname.altarpage.com, Premium is $25 on your…
- Video tutorialTutorial: use your own web address (like mychurch.org)On Premium (and Broadcast plans), open Web address in your admin, and either bring a domain you already own or ask us to register one for…
- Video tutorialTutorial: invite your teamIn Admin → Team, invite each person and choose their role: Editor (posts, the schedule and broadcasts) or Follow-up (new believers,…
Video tutorials
Filmed in the real app. 19 tutorials, from going live to giving.