If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that big changes are afoot in my church, Upper Room. Having been a sub-ministry of Christ Presbyterian Church for 7 years, we’re about to launch out on our own. While this is all highly exciting, it’s a bit like a teenager graduating [...]
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Cutting the Budget
As most of you know, we’re in the throws of getting ready to launch Upper Room out on it’s own as a new, independent church. And that means new gear. A lot of it, potentially. As we look for new worship space, we’re coming to the conclusion that wherever we end up, we’ll be doing some sound, [...]
A Few System Design Principles
This might seem like an IT specific post, but stick with me. I think there are principles that can apply to any type of system you’re designing and be helpful. First, a little background. Upper Room started as a sub-minisry of Christ Presbyterian Church. As a sub-ministry, we’ve been utilizing the IT resources of CPC [...]
Updated ProPresenter Workflow
If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you’ll know that I’ve been using ProPresenter at Upper Room since about March ‘08. In that time, I’ve gone from running it on my MacBook Pro to having a dedicated iMac in the video booth. So up until a few weeks ago, my workflow for building the [...]
Dear Santa…
Now that it’s December, I feel safe publishing my Christmas wish list. I’ve never done a list like this before; and it will be a cross between actual stuff I hope to get and a flight of fancy. But hey, it’s my list. A girl can dream, right?
An XServe
Actually, I hope this one comes early. [...]
Observations on Houston
I arrived today in Houston for the WFX conference. Here are a few things I noted on my journey.
It’s really important to pay attention to your boarding pass, and not talk on the phone while you walk to your gate. I could have sworn it said A3, not E3. Turns out, the two gates are [...]
The Wait is Almost Over
For several months I’ve made veiled references to some coming changes at Upper Room. And while I can’t talk about it publicly yet, we’re almost there. Tomorrow will be a big night in the life of our community, and I can’t wait to share the news with everyone. God is doing some exciting things in our midst, [...]
When Technology Works…And When It Doesn’t
I’m taking a day off from talking about our discussion of The Matrix because I want to recount to you a harrowing tale of large files, downloads and a crazy, video-laden service that almost wasn’t.
This summer, Upper Room sent 11 teams across the country and across the globe for missional experiences. For four of those [...]
Extreme Tech Booth Makeover: Church Edition
When I joined Upper Room, our tech booth was in need of, how to say, a little rennovation. There was a lot equipment packed into a small space. Some of it was hooked up, some not. Wires were coming in from all over the church; some labeled, some not. And there was some equipment that [...]
Outdoor Worship
Upper Room has had a tradition for the last seven years of taking our worship gatherings outdoors several times each summer. This year is no exception. We have the entire month of August slated for outdoor worship, though for the first time ever, the first weekend in August was moved indoors due to threatening weather. [...]
