Group Viewing
Gathering a Group for a Webcast
Gathering in community has the potential to deepen your experience, further opening your heart and your mind, through sharing together what you experienced during the webcast. Once you have received the message of the speakers, you can discuss and collectively respond by sharing your responses and taking communal action. Our hope is that gathering a group will:
- Provide a safe forum to share your responses - hopes, fears, sorrow and ideas.
- Through the power of community, build cohesion within your group as well as create a plan of action.
- Pray, brainstorm and prioritize any action steps to solidify toward a shared cause
Inviting People
When gathering a group, think of those in your personal community. You may want to include, friends, family, and members of your faith-based community or other organizations of which you are a member.
Viewing in a Group
- Comfort ― Find a room large enough to accommodate your group comfortably. Depending on the size of your group, you may want to consider viewing the webcast in a group member’s home, a community center, or a place of worship. Once you find the venue, make sure there is a comfortable seating arrangement for everyone attending.
- Refreshments ― Water is a must; other beverages such as coffee and tea are a nicety. You may also want to have cookies or other treats to enjoy. To offset the cost of such items, you may want to ask for donations, or you may ask participants to bring something to share.
- Visibility ― You will need a screen and sound system sufficient to accommodate the size of your group. For most small groups a computer monitor with speakers or a laptop are perfectly adequate. But for larger groups you might like to consider a projector and speakers. Once again, you can ask for donations to offset the cost of equipment rental. Many churches have these items already, because they use PowerPoint for their Sunday services.
- Viewing Flexibility ― We hope you are able to join us on the day of the webcast; however, if your group members find it difficult to meet on the day of the webcast, this is not a problem.
- The webcast can be viewed from the CAC website for up to 30 days after the event.
- If you choose to watch it later, viewing cannot begin until three days after the live feed is completed.
- Viewing this way means:
- You can pause and fast forward so that your group will be able to watch in more than one sitting.
- You cannot submit questions to the presenters.
- Registration ― Have participants arrive forty-five minutes before the webcast begins.
- Pre-discussion - Convene a pre-broadcast 30-minute discussion. You may want to pose questions to the group about the webcast subject.
- Post-discussion - End the broadcast with a 30-minute discussion. You may want to facilitate questions and discussion.