Maintain an up-to-date inventory
of all church-owned tech support equipment. Make product recommendation
for new equipment and then develop, submit, and manage the ministry budget.
This includes tracking monthly expenses for consumable supplies. When your
event exceeds the technical capacity of your church, arrange for rental
gear as needed. Develop a relationship with a local sound company who can
provide equipment as needed.
Develop a workable stage
layout. In determining where instruments and vocalists should be placed
on stage, we must consider good mic technique, sound isolation from other
instruments and monitors, stage lighting, as well as comfortable sight
lines for the worship team and for the congregation. Have your team and
equipment ready well in advance of the worship teams arrival. It is difficult
at best to set the stage while musicians are setting up there own gear.
Have the rough mix and monitor levels set when the worship team takes the
stage. Pay attention to the visual aspects of the stage area. It is easy
to be consumed with the audio aspects of our jobs, but it is equally important
that we look good doing it. Many people listen with their eyes and we are
trying to recreate an ideal worship environment for everyone. Take pride
in dressing the cables, and placing equipment. If your church has lighting,
take note of how the players and set pieces are lit. Refocus any fixtures
necessary to accommodate a change in the layout. Periodically change the
lighting gels and scenes to keep a fresh look on stage.
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.