Technologies for Ministry: TinyChat.com (Video Chat)

Posted by David Drinnon on Dec 28, 2010 | 9800 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.equipthem.info%2F2010%2F12%2F28%2Fgroup-video-chat%2FTechnologies+for+Ministry%3A+TinyChat.com+%28Video+Chat%292010-12-28+18%3A00%3A20David+Drinnonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.equipthem.info%2F%3Fp%3D980

Description: TinyChat.com – Share up to twelve broadcasts simultaneously! With text, video, and audio chat, you and your friends can connect and talk from anywhere in the world. If TinyChat doesn’t work well, try Skype’s group video calls (up to 9 people, but 5 or fewer is recommended). It is still in beta and free for a 28 day trial. Otherwise, take a look at Oovoo (up to 6), thought it is more costly.

Ministry Application: TinyChat is a great tool to facilitate individual or group video chat sessions where scheduling, time and/or distance is a challenge. Examples might include Sunday School leadership meetings, small group meetings, steering committee meetings, or staff meetings for multisite churches. TinyChat also includes a whiteboard and desktop sharing tool (though they weren’t very user friendly).