There are two types of sessions you can schedule on Altar Live: Events and Meetings (you can also create Personal Meeting Rooms outside of a schedule).  Although they’re similar in many ways, there are a few key differences to keep in mind while you’re setting up your community and planning sessions.

Here’s one way to look at the differences between Meetings, Events, and Personal Meeting Rooms (and some suggestions to help you choose):

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Events

If you’re looking to have:

• One main speaker (or multiple speakers in the same physical location)
• All attendees viewing the same thing at the same time
• Discussion after the main event (not throughout)
• A large number of attendees and/or non-logged-in attendees

Then you’ll want an Event.  Events allow you to have a livestream that attendees can watch by themselves or in rows with up to 4 other users.  You can have lobbies with both tables and rooms for post-event discussion.  You can learn more about Events on Altar Live in this article.

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Meetings

If you’re looking to have:

• Discussions where everyone can speak
• Smaller groups
• Everyone (who’s comfortable) on camera
• All attendees logged-in

Then you’ll want a meeting or a meeting room.  Meetings allow you to create rooms (similar to  Zoom or Google Meet) but you can also add lobbies with tables and multiple rooms.  To learn more about Meetings, check out this article.

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Personal Meeting Rooms

If you’re looking to have:

• A space for staff to meet (that isn’t necessarily at the same time every week/month/etc.)
• A private personal office for 1-on-1s or counseling

Then you’ll want a Personal Meeting Room. During the “Who Can Join” step, you can make the room only accessible by a few people using the “Knock to Enter” setting. You can learn more about Personal Meeting rooms in this article.