Suggested Introduction Comments:

Welcome to Calvary Tucson Online! We’re so thrilled to be spending time with you today. My name is ________________, glad to be here! How is everyone’s week going?

So glad you all joined us at Calvary Tucson online today—you are loved here! My name is __________________! We’d love to know where you are joining us from and look forward to getting to know you better.

During Service:

-As people sign in, be sure to respond to each comment.

Think of the comment window as the church lobby. For Facebook and YouTube: Like or react to each person’s comment after you’ve replied. That will help you keep track of who you’ve greeted.

-Post a comment asking them to share the livestream on social media. Church is about community, and when they share, they have the opportunity to worship with people they know and love.

Many of the services chats are very active, many times go with the flow and answer questions of attendees. If things are a little slow, try the following:

Suggested Service Comments:

What’s been the best part of your week so far?

Don’t you just love this worship music? What’s your favorite song?

What’s your favorite band/artist right now? What do you love about their music?

What has God been showing or teaching you lately?

If there’s anything going on in your life right now that you’d like prayer for, just let us know in the chat window, and we will message you privately.

Would you like someone to listen to you and pray with you? Please let us know here in chat, and we can reach out to you privately.

If you’re hurting and would like prayer, we’re here to pray with you. Just let us know you’d like prayer in the chat window, and we’ll reach out to you. No request is too silly or too crazy for God!

After service ends:

Please stay logged into chat and respond to messages that arrive until the stream ends.

Here’s some suggested closing remarks:
- Remind people of an encouraging verse or something that God leads you to share.
- Invite them to the next online church service.
- Offer your email or instagram if anyone needs prayer or would like to speak with you later.

De-Escalation

There are going to occasionally be situations that are difficult to manage. Sometimes people in chat are combative or argumentative to the detriment of the rest of the online audience’s experience. We should try our best to use muting and blocking as a very last resort. It’s so hard to know why someone may be acting the way they are. Before you reach for the mute button, try this comment from above:

“Hi, ____! Everyone is welcome at Calvary Tucson, and we’re so glad you’ve joined us today. Know that this is a place where you can grow close to God and experience His love like never before. How is your day going so far?”

or:

“Hey ___! That’s an interesting point. Let’s move this conversation to a private message so that we can keep talking about it.”

This type of comment can help us move to a more graceful space that may be exactly what they need. When in doubt, feel free to reach out to Pastor Scott to discuss further.

Saturday Night Service Pastor Robert Furrow

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