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.
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