ConnexusLIVE and an Online Campus


So many of you tuned in last night to watch our first online streaming event, ConnexusLIVE. I think it was a huge success by almost any measure. And it was such an honour and so much fun to be a part of it.  God is really doing something in our midst!  Wow. The stories we heard last night moved me on such a deep level.
We had many gathered in small groups across Central Ontario (including students who got together in their small groups) and over the course of the hour we heard from friends in Toronto, Montreal, New Jersey, Georgia and Switzerland and more.

Here are a couple of things that moved and excited me.
  • The stories and interviews were so moving and powerful. For all the times we say that ‘we’re a church that unchurched people love to attend’, to see the faces, hear the stories and witness the life change that happens in specific people’s lives is humbling and amazing.
  • The team worked so hard and pulled off the near impossible. Four months ago, the Bold Spiritual Journey team simply had an idea for a live event.  Four months later, a night that clearly is an all-time highlight came together.  So grateful to the Spiritual Journey team.
  • Our media and production team knocked it out of the park. Our media and production teams from both campuses pulled it together and we did it in house.  You brought a dream to reality. Plus the pre-recorded stories were alternately hilarious and heart-warming.  Wow!
  • People served with a smile. From all the behind the scenes moments, to hours of preparation, right through to tear down, just like at our Epic Events and on Sunday mornings, people did it with a smile on their face and an open heart.

As you know, part of the vision behind Bold is to fund the launch of an online campus. So, is this what an online campus will look like?  Kind of, but not quite.
An online campus will be the same in that:

  • It will be live.
  • It will stream a whole event (in our case Sunday mornings) including songs, interviews, stories, baptisms right through the message.
  • It will be in HD.
  • It will provide real time interaction via Facebook, Twitter and more.

But the online campus Bold will make possible will be better in that:

  • It will allow mobile viewing via tablets, smartphones and smart TVs.  You won’t have to use a lap top or desktop.  Thanks to those of you who hung in despite the lack of mobile support last night.
  • It will show social media interaction live on screen (your tweets and status updates will appear on screen while people watch).
  • It will allow connection between viewers.  We want to facilitate online discussion groups for people who don’t live nearby or can’t get to church.
  • It will have better quality video.  The HD quality you saw in the recorded videos will be the quality we shoot for in the HD live stream of everything.
  • It will be every week. You can show your friends what it’s like before you bring them with you.

There will be other innovations that come as we get our own equipement and gear and start streaming.
For all of you who are deciding this month to pray, invite and give more boldly, thank you!  Commitment Sunday is just a few weeks away – November 18th in Barrie and November 25th in Orillia.  You decision to fund the vision behind Bold will make all this and so much more (a permanent facility, refreshed portable environments, an expanded ministry and many more lives changed through Jesus Christ) possible.
Love that God allows us to do this together!  I hope this answers some questions from last night and points the way toward a bolder future.
– Carey

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Carey Nieuwhof

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Carey Nieuwhof

Carey is the founding pastor of Connexus Church and has been serving in ministry since 1995. He is passionate about leading people into a relationship with Christ and helping people thrive in life and leadership.

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