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IEM Webinar: The Good, The Bad, The Rope Ladders

Dave, Jason and Mike discuss the benefits and challenges of in-ear monitors on the church stage. Though IEMs can be a great help in reducing stage volume, they can also cause some problems as well. In this lively discussion on IEMs, we talk about how to get the most from a move to IEMs and [...]

Confessions of a Workaholic

This week, I did the unthinkable. I postponed 2 projects and took a few days off.
Hi. My name is Mike. And I’m a workaholic. I would say a recovering workaholic, but  just as quickly as I think I’m “recovering,” I’m back at it again. And don’t look at me with that “I can quit anytime” [...]

Recruiting Tech Team Members

There are few activities that tend to strike fear into the heart of a technical arts director quite like recruiting for the tech team. Large-scale productions for Christmas & Easter? No sweat. Running ProPresenter and TD’ing the weekend (’cause my volunteer didn’t show up)? I can do that. Programming moving lights on the fly? In [...]

Technological Worship: Style or Substance

OK, I admit it. I crowdsourced this blog topic. The last few months have been really draining, and I’ve been running low on ideas (actually, I have tons of ideas, but they’re all half-baked). So, I turned to the Twitterverse for some suggestions. Today’s topic is courtesy of Mark (@soulfisher), one of our volunteer lighting [...]

Church Tech Matters Re-Launches

Church Tech Matters, a site for church tech volunteers, by church tech volunteers is back. This is good news to anyone who works in the technical ministry at a church. Having spent a lot more years as a volunteer than a staff member, I know full well the challenges that face volunteers. I’ve seen well [...]