To be sure, there are a lot of things to see and do at the Church Facilities Expo. Just the sheer number of sessions on Worship Production, Security, Facilities Management, and Leadership are enough to keep you busy. But there are many more things beside that, and...
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Scholarships Announced for CFX 2023
The Church Facilities Expo (CFX) has announced scholarships to allow church teams to attend next month's event for free, but the window to apply is very short, ending September 15th! Produced by Worship Facility, CFX believes every church should have access to the...

10 Tips for Producing Your Church Podcast
If you’re considering starting a podcast with your church, these tips are a great place to get you started

Directing for IMAG: What It Is and How to Do It Well
Learn what IMAG is and how to do it in a way that enhances your worship services.

Discover the Leadership and Management Training Sessions at CFX!
Each of the three days of this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held in Dallas October 9-11, will have a full schedule of sessions of interest to pastors, executive pastors, and leadership teams at churches of all sizes. The sessions, covering a wide variety of...

Discover the Facilities Management Sessions at CFX!
Each of the three days of this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held in Dallas October 9-11, will have a full schedule of sessions of interest to Facilities Management teams at churches of any size. The sessions, covering subjects in the areas of Facilities...

New for CFX 2023: Leadership Collective Sessions!
Church leaders, are always striving to maintain the balance between good leadership and the management of their ministries. With this comes joys as well as challenges. If you're struggling with a particular issue that you can’t seem to figure out how to get past,...
CFX 2023 Releases Schedule of Production Track Sessions
The schedule of Production Track Sessions has been released for this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held October 9-11 in Dallas. There are more than 20 different sessions devoted to Worship Production, including an in-depth Masterclass the morning of October 9....

Highlights of CFX 2022
This year's Church Facilities Conference and Expo (CFX) was held last week in Dallas, and by all standards was a great success. As before, CFX offered seminars on three learning tracks - Production and Technology, Facilities and Operations, and Leadership and...

Church Facilities Expo Wraps up a Record Year
CFX 2022 is now a matter for the record books, and rightfully so, as records were sent. According to Jim Wagner, Vice President of Church Facilities Expo, the conference as a whole grew by 40%, something that's remarkable to consider given that some people are still...

Special Features Abound in the Expo Center at CFX 2022
The two key features of every industry conference are the seminars and the expo area, and what makes the Church Facilities Expo (CFX) the premier event for Worship Facilities is the quality of the seminars as well as the sheer number of vendors at the expo and the...

Considering A Video Ministry?
Remember that you never want to make giant leaps in technical ministry without the corresponding personnel to manage and run that ministry.

Discovering Your Voice for Communicating Online
By Dr. Jen Bennett Knowing your church's voice and then sharing that voice confidently online can feel scary and difficult. Maybe you find yourself asking questions like: How do we know what our voice is or what it should be?Why do we need a voice?Where do we...

How to be a More Creative Leader
Personal development is a stewardship issue, and we can grow in this area by learning from others

Audio Issues for Today
Learning how to create great audio for both the in-person and online audience doesn’t have to be as difficult as you’d think

Going From No Online, to Online, to Actively Online
Going from no online presence to requiring an online presence isn’t an easy thing. See how one Maryland church grew their online ministry during the pandemic.

CFX 2022 Will Feature Special Loudspeaker Demo
Next month, the Church Facilities Expo (CFX) will feature a special Loudspeaker Demo, sponsored by Live Sound. Held both days of the regular conference and expo, October 25 and 26, the demo will feature loudspeakers from 7 manufacturers, including RCF, Reinkus-Heinz,...

Meyer Sound Showcasing a Family of Worship Sound Solutions at CFX 2022
Meyer Sound has announced an expanded presence at CFX 2022, with a complete family of line array and point source worship sound solutions on hand for private auditions in a large demo room (A202) at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. Demo sessions...

7 Steps to Secure Your Church Without Becoming Stressed or Overwhelmed
In recent years it cannot be denied that our American churches are seeing an increase of risk. Crimes such as embezzlement, assault, theft, and shootings are becoming commonplace in our once-sacred spaces. With so much to do in security to keep our open-door churches...

Good Tech Is Not Vanity
Does having good tech mean that you’re vain and flashy? Not according to Tim Adams of Timato Systems.

AE Global to Provide Behind the Scenes Look at CFX 2022
Greg Davis, Senior Vice President of AE Global Media, will be hosting a special Behind the Scenes tour that will give a deeper look at the technology used to bring to life the Worship & Keynote Address at CFX 2022. Participants will have the opportunity to...
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