Phil raised a good question based on my last post about the Input Sheet Template; to wit, Why even do an input sheet? I can think of several reasons, actually. Makes it Easy to Pre-Build Show Files If you have a digital console, it’s quite nice to be able to set up the console ahead [...]
Posts Tagged ‘training’
Sustainability–How Do We Achieve It?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing about sustainability. If you missed the previous 2 posts, you can read them here and here. The first post is about what sustainability is not. The second talks about reasons we don’t tend to live sustainable lives. Today, I want to explore how to live sustainably. Now [...]
Sustainability–The Reasons We Blow It
Last week we looked at what sustainability was not. This week I want to explore some of the lies we tell ourselves as we work at an unsustainable pace. But first, let’s consider the phrase, “sustainable pace.” When I talk about a sustainable pace I mean this; Working at a pace that enables you to [...]
Reaching Out
I’ve written about this before but this is a subject that bears repeating. Being a Tech Arts Director is a pretty lonely job sometimes. You might be the only one on your church staff who has any technical knowledge at all. Even if you work at a larger church with a tech staff, it’s hard [...]
Re-Mix: Lessons Learned from a 12-Year Old
Taking a cue from Stuff Christians Like (and Jon probably stole this idea from someone else–that’s how we bloggers roll…), I’m pulling up a remix. Actually “remix” might imply that I’ve done something to change up this post since it was originally published. But I didn’t I just re-read it because it came up as [...]
Thriving in a Portable Church Setting Pt. 2
Today we’re back to talking about thriving in a portable church environment. Yesterday we talked about Organization, Process and Cables. Today, I have a few more thoughts on making the system work as smoothly as possible. Document, Document, Document Develop input lists, cue sheets, packing lists and inventory sheets. Make sure every thing is spelled [...]
The Fixer
I still get the chills when I think about it. Having just come off a 7-year run as a 50-week a year volunteer sound guy, I was ready to take a break. My family and I had moved to a new town, and were looking for a new church. We visited one and really liked [...]
Perfection or Progress?
I heard from a good friend of mine the other day. He was rather frustrated (that may be an understatement…) because he perceived some of the criticism he was subject of was coming from a desire for perfection in worship. Now, I don’t know all the details, but I ventured a guess that perfection was in fact [...]
It’s All Just Gear
I was struck by something recently. And just so you know, this will not be a techie post. I spend a lot of time writing very technical stuff here, but working in a church, our job is as much about people as about technology. Maybe more. Anyway, back to what struck me. In our staff [...]
Lessons Learned From a 12-Year Old
Today was a proud moment for me. My youngest daughter turned 12, which is a pretty humbling thing in itself. More than that, though, she also ran ProPresenter for “big church” for the first time today. And she did it like a seasoned veteran. As I watched her fire off cue after cue with Olympic [...]
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