Media Outreach

With Sermon Connect, uploading audio items is as simple as 1-2-3. Read on to learn this easy process.

Begin by going to the Admin login at www.sermonconnect.com/login.php and enter the appropriate login information. (The User Name and Password will have been provided upon registration).

Once on the Admin Panel screen, select the “Media Management” button. Once in the Media Management page, select the “Add New Audio” button. Once inside the “Add New Audio” page, there are 4 steps – or sections – of information to fill out.

Step 1 contains the “Subject/Title”, “Description”, and the “Speaker/Author” information that must be completed in order to save the audio file.

Step 2 contains the Media Date information that must be completed in order to save the audio file. NOTE: The date entered is the date the audio was recorded, not the current date.

Step 3 contains File Options information that must be completed in order to save the audio file.

• Streamable?: This enables the audio to play directly through the website.
• Downloadable?: This options makes the audio file available to be downloaded and saved to a user’s computer for later listening.

NOTE: If choosing ‘Downloadable’, be sure to indicate if the audio file will also be included in a Podcast stream.

After Steps 1 through 3 been completed, click the “Save and Continue to File Management” Box, located in Step 4. Once the new audio item’s initial information is saved, the “Files” page will display. On this page, there will be a “Browse” section for every piece that must be uploaded. Locate and select the files to be uploaded by clicking the “Browse” button. All available “Browse” areas must have a file associated with them to be uploaded in order to complete the audio item’s creation. Now, click “Upload”.

Once the “Upload” button has been pushed the “File Upload In Progress” box will open, displaying the progress of the upload. Once the upload process has completed, the “Item has been created” box will display, confirming the creation of the new audio item.

Audio Item Management:
Once an audio item has been uploaded to Sermon Connect, it is placed in the Audio List.
Access to this list, click on the “Audio” button on the Media Management page, or in the Media Management sub-navigation. Once inside the Audio List, there are several options within each audio file:

• Media files – displays the files associated with this audio item.
• Edit – displays the setup information about the audio item, which can be edited and updated.
• Delete – deletes the audio item from Sermon Connect.
• View Comments – displays any viewer comments posted to the audio item.
• Play – plays the audio item in a small window, previewing how the item will play on the site.
• Embed – allows a user to place the audio item directly into any external HTML page.

Now that you have a better understanding of your media management system, start getting your audio files uploaded and spread the Good News!