It is important to
work closely with the church pastor or another ministry leader to help
determine what actually sounds good. Strive to provide an even mix without
showcasing instruments through radical changes in the mix. Pay specific
attention to the equalization of the vocals and maintain enough separation
in the mix so that the vocals remain highly intelligible. Attend regular
staff meetings to stay on top of tech support needs for upcoming worship
services and other events. I especially want to encourage church leaders
to include their technical staff in these meetings This makes it especially
important for the technical staff to take good notes, especially about
stuff that went wrong in last week's services and communicate the problems
and recommended solutions to the proper parties. It is equally important
to pass along to your volunteers any encouraging comments from your pastoral
staff, worship team and congregation about stuff that went right. Take
the time to meet weekly with the music pastor, worship leader, and/or worship
team for production meetings to review how things went during the previous
week's worship services.
The sound team has the potential
for burnout depending on the amount of time required. Every church is different
in the amount of time it takes for their tech support team to setup each
week. Some have permanent setups and traditional worship music setting,
so their setup is simple and can be done in twenty to thirty minutes. Other
churches have a music group which requires a much more complex setup, and
may even change literally every week, so their tech support team finds
themselves starting from scratch each time they setup and putting in a
few hours to be sure it's right. Therefore it is important to continually
recruit, develop, support and encourage all tech team volunteers. If your
church offers women's retreats, then you have understand one important
reason why you should invite and include women as part of the tech support
team.
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
The Paul Langford Project
This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.