RightNow Media

One of the most important parts of church is the act of being able to gather together and hear the word of God.  In times of coronavirus, though, we may avoid going to church for various reasons.  Some churches offer video streaming of sermons, but not all.  In class, we’ve talked about contextualizing the gospel, and part of that might be using the resources available to us in the 21st century to bring people to the gospel.

What it does:

RightNow Media offers what they call the “Netflix for Christian bible study.”  With a subscription, users can have full access to streamed Bible study videos and sermons.  With access to quality content ranging from full sermons to content for kids, Christians no longer have to worry about being isolated from good teaching.  RightNow Media offers a simple user-interface to connect people with engaging content.  Now, Christians do not have to leave their homes and put their health at risk for good teaching.  The service can be accessed anywhere which ties into its mission:

“Our mission is to work with the global church to inspire people to love others before self and  Christ above all.”

The purpose of the website/app is to feed the souls of Christians with the gospel and empower them to go out into the world.  While that may not mean heading into a crowd right now, they remind people that they can also be a witness at work.

https://youtu.be/vSiBD1lGHfA

How it started:

The company’s President, Brian Mosley, tells the story of how RightNow Media came to be.  He had been filming a documentary for a missionary and on his way home, he realized he wanted to keep making an impact like that.  At first, he thought that to make an impact for Christ meant to be a pastor or a missionary.  Eventually, though, he realized that you can live for Christ anywhere.  Brian realized that the ministry Christians are involved in (to love God and others) already makes us missionaries.  In 2000, RightNow Media was started as a part of Bluefish-TV (a Christian media company).  At RightNow Media, the team wants to help people realize that the mission of the church matters.  In a world concerned with self, this company wants to teach people to fulfill their purpose by loving God and loving others.

While the pandemic prevents us from being able to hear the word of God in a physical church building, this company reminds us that that Church is larger than one building.  It innovates by using the technology available to us to make a difference.  It takes a piece that has become ingrained in our culture and turns it into a broadcasting tool for Christ.