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Their library is incredible. Yours is the pathway.

RightNow Media is the church streaming library — thousands of teaching videos from the publishers your church already trusts. OnArk is a next-steps platform that hosts your own pathway, with assessments and Planning Center sync built in. Different jobs.

From our 2026 survey

Several OnArk customers also subscribe to RightNow Media. The split is straightforward: RightNow is the on-demand library; OnArk is the membership class, the leader training, the growth track that has to feed PCO.

Side by side

What you get with each option.

What you needRightNow MediaOnArk
Massive video content library
20,000+ teaching videos
You bring your own video
Host your own custom class flow
Library, not a builder
Drag-and-drop pathway builder
Self-paced classes with required steps
Sectioned + ordered
DISC / Spiritual Gifts assessments
Built-in, auto-scored
Planning Center integration
Native PCO sync
Automated next-steps hand-offs
Triggers PCO Workflows
Tracks who finishes what
Per-user watch progress
Per-class check-in + section completion
Form fields, file uploads, branching
All section types supported
Free until first published class
Paid subscription
Free plan for builders

We have a great process for online small group leadership training now. Every leader has completed it, and I pull responses to share as highlights in our monthly newsletters.

CaryDiscipleship / Next Steps · Harvest
Honest take

When each one's actually right.

Stick with RightNow Media if

You want a deep, ongoing library of teaching videos — Bible studies, parenting series, leadership content — that your church can stream on demand. RightNow Media is the gold standard at exactly that and isn't trying to be a class-building platform.

Switch to OnArk if

You're running an actual pathway — new member class, growth track, leader onboarding — where guests need to finish steps, take assessments, and feed PCO Workflows. OnArk is built to host that pathway end-to-end (including your own video content). Many churches use both: RightNow Media for the library, OnArk for the pathway.

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Free until you publish to your church. No credit card. Same playbook your sister churches used.