Worship Facility Podcast

In-Ear Monitors are a great way to reduce additional sounds on your stage while providing personalized monitor mixes for the worship band. However, do you know how and why to use them? In this episode, featuring Greg Shields, Director of Media and Artist Relations for InEarz Audio, we’ll go over a breakdown of required equipment as well as the important functions of each unit in the signal chain: earpiece, wireless transmitter/receiver, RF Antenna, splitter snake, network switch, and the digital/analog mixer.

Takeaways include:

– IEM vs. Floor Monitors

– Universal vs. Custom molds

– Creating individual mixes

– Choosing the right earpiece

– Safe operation

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Stephen Ellison, Technical Sales and Trade Show Manager for The Light Source, discusses the metrics for comparing different fixtures. Discussion will focus on using the new method for evaluating light source color rendition, and other data, 

Takeaways include:
Gaining and understanding of color rendition evaluation, as well as other useful data about the light output produced by a fixture. 

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LED Video walls are becoming the new standard for displaying video, but are they best option for you? Choosing the right display option for your church is a huge decision that can “wow” your audience and build a connection. With endless options available to all types of environments and budgets, it can get overwhelming. AE Global Media CEO and President Donnie Haulk breaks down the mystery behind the different options on the market today, and how to make them work with your existing or new stage designs. 

Takeaways include:

– LED Walls, Multi-Screen and Environmental Projection — Compare and Contrast

– Projection Mapping

– Creative functionality and making the most of your video wall

– Designing for your target audience

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Join Tom Stanziano, Lighting Volunteer for Harborside Church, as he discusses techniques in using color to enhance church productions.

Takeaways include:

1 – The importance of positioning lighting fixtures

2 – Concept

3 – Application

4 – Color

5 – Texture

6 – Psychology

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Brandon Heinz discusses the challenges of delivering quality audio to every person attending a service in Houses of Worship, and how Beam Steering technology can help. 

Takeaways include:

• Most common problems in Houses of Worship
• Principles of Audio Steering
• How Audio Steering improves audio quality and ease of use.

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Are all LED Video Walls created equal, and do they all perform equally well for every church worship space? In this episode, you’ll learn from  AVL integrator Daniel Gourley of Five Words Media how to choose the right one for you.

Takeaways include:

– How LED Video Displays can enhance your worship experience

– The pitfalls and problems with poor LED Video Walls

– How you can avoid costly mistakes before they happen

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A growing church is a great problem to have, but at what point is it time to grow your physical building to facilitate your growing ministry? Join the Churches by Daniels team as they discuss preparing for a renovation or expansion, new construction, and the ins and outs of budgeting to have a successful project that helps you reach your community with your ministry vision.

Takeaways include:

1 – How to assist pastors and ministry leaders in knowing the steps to take for a successful construction, renovation, or expansion project

2 – Practical tips and insights to help you know how to get the best out of the facility you currently have

3 – Discover how to make necessary changes, as well as save costs and effor

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Working as a tech or volunteer can often lead to a sense that church leadership just doesn’t understand the struggles we live with every week. When we bring up issues, leaders can seem aloof, uncaring or worse, indifferent. How can technical personnel communicate effectively with church leaders so they not only understand the critically important function the tech ministry fills, but also find a way to work together to better and more fully support the mission and vision of the church? Learn the answers from Steve Kuhn, Founder and Executive Director of ShareBuilt, Shawn Kirsch, Tech Director of Ransom Church; and Tim Adams, Owner of Timato Systems.

Takeaways include:

1 – A toolbox of methods to utilize when approaching and interacting with church leadership in positive ways

2 – An understanding of the incredible balancing act and sheer load of responsibilities on our church leadership

3 – Strategies for being part of vision-casting and mission development discussions to better support your leadership so they, in turn, can better support your ministry.

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Learn how to make your worship band rehearsals as effective as possible, with audio expert and worship band member Andy Swanson. Takeaways include:

• The difference between practice and rehearsal
• Time management
• Managing sound checks
• Working with the tech team
• The effect of rehearsals on Worship Service performance. 

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Roger Blalock, IT Security Director for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, details seven simple actions that every church should take to reduce their risk of becoming a victim of accidental or malicious computer security incidents. Many of these improvements can be completed at low or no cost to an organization but will increase the safety and integrity of a church’s confidential data.

Takeaways include:

1 – Understand best practices for password creation, including tools and techniques to ease password management
2 – The proper use and security of cloud applications and services
3 – Learn guidelines for operating systems, software and hardware updates and replacement timelines
4 – Configuration options for proper web content filtering
5 – The importance of subdividing the computer network to protect important computer systems

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