House of Worship Streaming with Garry B. Jr.

A Conversation with Garry B. Jr., Media Consultant and FreeShow Trainer, on House of Worship Streaming

Episode summary

Aired Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Garry B. Jr., a media consultant and FreeShow trainer, joined Tony Mobley to explain how a house of worship can stream using free tools. They compared FreeShow and OBS, covered FreeShow’s newly released built-in streaming to multiple outputs, and demonstrated a phone remote clicker and live polls. Garry’s main advice for a brand-new church was to learn FreeShow first, because it handles scriptures, lyrics, slides and streaming in one program. OBS only makes sense later, for example when streaming runs on a separate computer. He also covered basic hardware and what to look for in volunteers.

Key takeaways

  • FreeShow can now stream directly to multiple destinations. One output can feed the in-house screens while another, with a camera feed and lower-third lyrics, goes to YouTube.
  • A brand-new church can start with FreeShow alone. It projects scriptures, lyrics and slides, and the streaming feature is already built in if you add it later.
  • OBS can still be useful beside FreeShow when you want a separate streaming computer. The two programs connect over the network through NDI.
  • Companion, a free program, lets one button press change a FreeShow slide, an OBS scene and a video switcher camera at the same time.
  • FreeShow’s remote clicker uses a QR code to let a phone advance slides from anywhere with an internet connection, even outside the presenter’s Wi-Fi network.
  • Garry suggested at least 16 GB of RAM on an Apple computer and 32 GB on a Windows computer, plus a soundboard and a camera. For volunteers, he looked for dependability and a willingness to learn.

Chapters

  1. 2:17 Welcome and introduction
  2. 7:44 What FreeShow and OBS are
  3. 11:47 FreeShow’s new multiple output streaming
  4. 15:10 Using OBS with FreeShow, or alone
  5. 24:38 Remote clicker demo for slides
  6. 32:08 Live polls and quizzes in FreeShow
  7. 42:36 Software and hardware a church needs
  8. 51:03 Building a volunteer media team
  9. 52:44 Training, templates and closing advice

Notable quotes

“If you want to later on add in that live streaming component, you don’t have to look any further. It’s already built in.”

Garry B. Jr., at 18:58

“I would say dependability and then that willingness to learn are going to be the biggest keys that I would look for.”

Garry B. Jr., at 51:54

“The best thing you can do with your attention to the technology and tools you use is to turn your attention to FreeShow.”

Garry B. Jr., at 58:09

Questions this conversation answered

Can a church stream its services using only FreeShow?

Yes. Garry said a new user can run scriptures, lyrics, slides and the live stream from FreeShow alone, since streaming is now built into the program. A camera can connect to the computer directly, with or without a switcher.

Why would a church still use OBS with FreeShow?

OBS lets the streaming run on a different computer from the presentation, which spreads the load. The two programs connect over the network through NDI.

What computer does a church need to stream?

Garry recommended at least 16 GB of RAM on an Apple computer and 32 GB on a Windows computer. He also listed a soundboard and a camera as basics.

What is Companion and how does it help with streaming?

Companion is a free program that acts as a go-between for different devices and software. One button can switch a camera, change the FreeShow slide and change the OBS scene together.

Can a speaker control slides remotely during a Zoom service?

Yes. FreeShow’s remote clicker shows a QR code that a phone can scan to move slides forward and back. It does not need the same Wi-Fi network, only an internet connection.

About the guest

Garry B. Jr.. Garry is a media consultant and FreeShow trainer who helps ministries and organizations use cameras and software for streaming and for projecting lyrics and scriptures. He runs FreeShow Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern and FreeShow in the Lab on Monday mornings at 6:30 a.m. Eastern.

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