Sunday May 20, 2012
The Church of Christ Broadcast Network (COCBN) is a Christian operated online broadcast network for the churches of Christ. Our goal is to establish a global broadcast network while uplifting the technological abilities of the local congregations.
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The Church of Christ Broadcast Network - COCBN was founded by brother in Christ, Hammond Burke. In 2003, Burke was inspired to create a broadcast network that would give local congregations the ability to spread the gospel around the world using the latest in web and streaming video technology.
As a member of the Mountain View Church of Christ in Dallas, TX, Burke was inspired by Minister J. K. Hamilton to help develop technology at this congregation. While serving as Mountain View's Minister of Technology under the guidance of Bro. Hamilton and the congregation's leadership, Burke established the Church of Christ Broadcast Network - COCBN to assist Mountain View (the first to stream through COCBN) and other congregations in building technology ministries and developing methods of streaming video.
Burke was further inspired by the late Johnnie Wilder, Jr. in 2004 when Bro. Wilder asked Burke to build the first 100% acappella online radio broadcast wVusic105am.com. Developing this broadcast was the fuel needed to push COCBN ahead. With the assistance of the Wilder family, that effort still lives on today.
Over the years, COCBN has provided technology for various congregations and church of Christ ministries. COCBN also provided website development and video production services for churches, as well as, acappella ministries such as Terri Mays, D' Paul Williams, Committed, and the Melo-D-Heirs who were all awesome humble supporters. In the beginning, there were many challenges facing the organization. Video streaming, the backbone of COCBN efforts, required more technology than existed in order to become a prominent feature in the church. The foundation of the concept was laid but it would be several years before streaming media would be a common technology in the churches.
God brought everything into place including the widespread availability of broadband Internet, social networking such as Facebook, and a cluster of ministers and church leaders who sought the use of streaming technology for their ministries. As COCBN continued to develop streaming media technology, it has now come to a point where it is even possible to broadcast from every part of the globe the one gospel of Christ.
Churches of Christ such as Central Pointe Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas (Burke's home congregation); North Peoria Church of Christ in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Ferguson Heights Church of Christ in Ferguson Heights, Missouri, are some of the congregations utilizing COCBN technology. Other churches of Christ, including congregations in countries such as India, Kenya, Ghana, the Philippines, and various states in the U. S. are now being prepared with COCBN technology to become a part of the "Get Every Church Connected" Global Lectureship.
By the grace of God, this story is the beginning with the end being the return of Christ. Amen!
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Streaming Media has always been the backbone of COCBN technology. COCBN uses Flash Media Server (FMS) as the backbone of its streaming platform. The developers at COCBN chose FMS due to its cross-browser compatibility, robust streaming server technology, and the built-in flexibility to stream audio, video, images, and information through the same player.
The player that COCBN uses, provided by Sheldon Media, broadcasts in three ways; live, scheduled like TV, and on-demand. The flexibility of this player allows it to fit into virtually and website seamlessly with little effort. Below are some congregations currently using the COCBN Media Player:
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