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The Other New System

Jul 1st, 2010
by Mike.
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Sometimes I wish I was an audio director and not a technical director. Audio is what I get excites me, and what I stay awake at night thinking about. However, at this stage in my life, God has me doing what He’s gifted me to do; build good technical systems, processes and the teams to [...]

Three Keys for New Buildings

May 19th, 2010
by Mike.
2 comments

Continuing my series of posts that originated from reader questions, today I’d like to tackle a few suggestions that I always give to churches who are starting a building project. I always say the same thing, mainly because these are the areas I see churches skipping time after time. Skipping these things ensures two things: [...]

A Seat at the Table

Mar 5th, 2010
by Mike.
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Today I was talking with Bob Nahrstadt of Next Creative Media as we made some plans for next week’s CTDRT SoCal Meeting. Something he said brought to mind a comment he made on our webinar a while back. He was talking about managing our technical ministry in such a way that we get a seat [...]

Church Applications for the iPad

Feb 11th, 2010
by Mike.
8 comments

Last time I made some observations on the iPad, and have come to the conclusion that it’s really a viable platform. I’ll admit it; I want one. I won’t likely buy one, personally anyway, at least until the 2nd generation is released. Unless the actual production version adds a few things… But I digress. Today, [...]

New Danger for Wireless Mics in Churches

Feb 10th, 2010
by Mike.
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Kirk Longhoffer posted an informative article at Church Tech Matters about the future of wireless mics. You should already know about the relocation of the 700 MHz spectrum (if you don’t, click on the DTV & Wireless tab above). And you should already know about the upcoming TVBDs (TV Band Devices; formerly White Space Devices). [...]

System Design With a Tight Budget

Feb 5th, 2010
by Mike.
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A week ago, we held a webinar with Jason Cole, Dave Stagl and Bob Nahrstadt of Next Creative media. The topic? System design. You can listen to the audio here. One of the main takeaways from that webinar is that most of the time, the best course of action for a church to take when [...]

January Webinar Coming Up

Jan 26th, 2010
by Mike.
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After our brief respite in December (OK, we were all pretty crazy-busy in December), we’re back for another webinar. Jason, Dave and I will be hosting our January webinar this Friday, Jan 29 at 10 PM EST, 7 PM PST. Our topic for this month is system design, and while the three of us have [...]

A Little Perspective

Nov 26th, 2009
by Mike.
1 comment

Last Sunday, Pastor Ken taught from Luke 12, the Parable of the Rich Fool. It was a message that came at a good time for me. I had just spent the entire previous week (working through both my days off and a holiday) getting new system processing in. I thought it sounded a ton better; [...]

Why I Use Rechargeable Batteries

Nov 13th, 2009
by Mike.
5 comments

There was significant discussion on the CTDRT e-mail list the other day about the use of batteries for wireless mics. Many people suggested different places to get great deals and which ones they use. I suggested using rechargeables instead. That met with some resistance, much of it centered around a bad experience. I’ll say a [...]

Defining Good Stewardship

Nov 2nd, 2009
by Mike.
5 comments

Before I go any further, I have to give credit where credit is due. This post was inspired by a conversation I had with Anthony Coppedge on the way back home from WFX. We were sitting at the airport discussing the messes churches often find themselves in with regard to their AV installs. He said [...]

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