In the suburbs of Detroit lies Shelby Township, home to St. John Vianney Catholic Church. The quiet and unassuming church hosts a vast nave, with seating for more than 1200 people. The rectangular nave features brick-lined walls and soaring slanted ceilings that...
Based in the north Minneapolis suburb of Centerville, Eagle Brook Church is a continuously-expanding Baptist megachurch whose mission is to reach people for Christ. Hosting a weekly audience averaging 20,000, plus another 25,000 online, the church places high...
One of five Christ Community campuses in the greater Chicago area, Christ Community’s St. Charles/South Elgin location recently received a key lighting and house lighting upgrade of Elation Professional Fuze Profile™ and Fuze Pendant™ fixtures. The new lighting system...
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should", Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park. Just before Christmas of 2022, a video of a tech rehearsal at a large church circulated throughout the church AVL...
The wireless microphone system at Cathedral of St. Joseph, the seat of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Hartford, CT, was continuously plagued by dropouts and RF interference, detracting from solemnity that the structure and its mission called for. “The Archbishop...
Blackmagic Design announced that Indonesia’s GBI Keluarga Allah Church is using a variety of Blackmagic Design digital film cameras and ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K live production switcher for AV and live streaming its services. GBI Keluarga Allah...
Welcome back everyone, this month’s email question comes from Mark C. in Arizona, who asks, ” I recently became the leader of my tech team and I want to know how to make everyone more involved and more proactive”. Well Mark is not alone, this is a question I...
Hope Church recently collaborated with Diversified Systems and HARMAN Professional Solutions to update its sound system with a state-of-the-art JBL Professional audio solution. Founded in 1988, Hope Church is located in the Memphis suburb of Cordova and is a member of...
The MET Church in Houston, TX has recently carried out a complete refit of its lighting setup, opting for a system comprised solely of ADJ’s LED-powered luminaires. Supplied by local AVL integrator FE Solutions, the new rig features 82 ADJ fixtures of various types,...
When you can travel and spend time at a conference, the experience can be educational, engaging and immersive. It’s made even better with video so everyone is put in the front row and can see what’s happening. Even then, as an attendee, you might not have time to make...
XTEN-AV, the pioneer software in automation of AV design completely over the cloud, has announced the launch of yet another product to revolutionize design and sales in the AV industry. X-VRSE, by XTEN-AV, is a VR solution that allows users to design and visualize...
Deep in the heart of Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood lies St. Mark’s Church. Considered one of the best concert venues in the city, the church nave is quite large, with seating for more than 450 people. Parishioners celebrated the church's first service...
Working as a tech or volunteer can often lead to a sense that church leadership just doesn’t understand the struggles we live with every week. When we bring up issues, leaders can seem aloof, uncaring or worse, indifferent. How can technical personnel communicate...
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays and complementary solutions, is delighted to confirm its attendance at InfoComm, June 14-16, with the launch of a brand new line of Ultra HD, ultra low energy Philips dvLED displays and a TAA...
Sometimes, you just have to make the leap of faith. Princeton Pike Church of God, in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, Ohio, has been around since 1928, and its worship spaces have continually grown over the years. But by the time the congregation began...
Located in the heart of Mobile, Alabama, St. Ignatius Catholic Church has been a cornerstone of the community since its founding in 1947. In 2016, the church undertook a new parish master plan that called for the existing church to be repurposed as a parish hall and a...
When we want to build a successful church media team, we need to start the process by understanding where everyone fits. There is a phrase that I often like to quote that I am sure you have heard many times. It states “a Jack of all trades is a master of none” –...
In recent years, the push towards inclusiveness and diversity within worship communities has brought broader demographics under one roof. A good example of that is Nashville Life, the 10-year-old ministry founded by gospel artist and 15-time Grammy Award-winner CeCe...
The first-ever CFX Essentials mini-conference, to be held in Charlotte, NC April 28-29, will feature seminars from two tracks, packed full of information to benefit your worship team. This week, Worship Facility will take a look at the Hybrid Worship Production Track....
Churches have fully integrated their services with technology such as sound equipment, projectors, televisions, and computers. This has created a culture around how to use this technology within a church service. Whether it's the worship team using PowerPoint so that...
In 2022 we recorded 2,378 minutes of podcast content with some of the most knowledgeable and known leaders in the church tech space. We talked with legends like Scott Ragsdale and Lee Fields as well as many techs who are currently in the day-to-day tech trenches like...