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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 class management system 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
Yes25,000+ teaching videos
NoNo pre-built library — every video is yours
Also accepts your own uploaded video
YesCustom Library, alongside the 25,000+
YesEvery video is yours by default
Branching pathway builder (sections + logic + PCO sync)
NoCustom content library, not a branching builder
YesSimple click-to-reorder pathway builder
One sequential class with gated steps, synced to PCO
NoTracks assignment completion, not a gated sequence
YesSectioned + ordered
DISC / Spiritual Gifts assessments
No
YesBuilt-in, auto-scored
Planning Center integration
No
YesNative PCO sync
Automated next-steps hand-offs
No
YesTriggers PCO Workflows
Tracks who finishes what
YesAssignment-completion tracking
YesPer-class check-in + section completion
File uploads + conditional branching logic
No
YesAll section types supported
Free trial before you pay
NoNo trial — sales demo required
Yes21-day free trial, card on file

We have a great process for online small group leadership training. In our monthly newsletters, I take responses from completed trainings and share them as highlights with our leaders.

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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, with some tools to organize your own content into it — but it isn't a branching pathway builder synced to Planning Center.

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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