On March 27, 2023, a chill ran down America's spine when Aiden Hale, born Audrey Elizabeth Hale, open fired on the Presbyterian Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. Three innocent children and three adults became victims of another heartbreaking incident at an...
Training
The Right Balance: Sorting Through Tools & Training
Determine if you really need new equipment or if you need better training instead. It might just save your budget.
Grow Your Volunteer Teams from the Ground Up
Growth is slow and quiet. It happens in tiny, often imperceptible ways. Sudden moments of success often come with years of faithful work out in the field. Even the harvest of a single season begins with planting and patiently cultivating for growth. As you invest in...
45 Tech Takeaways From the ChurchGear Podcast 2022
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...
Developing Your Contemporary Worship Team Vocals
Once upon a time, churches had no sound systems. The congregation sang their lyrics and sight-read their vocal parts from hymnals. Fast forward to today; most churches are using current technology including sound systems, lighting, presentation software, cameras for...
Four Steps to Keep Your Children Safe This Holiday Season
With the holiday season fast approaching it’s that time of the year when we fill our ministries with volunteers to support our kids programs. At this busy time, there can be a tendency to relax the volunteer onboarding processes or in some cases remove it, but this is...
Technology is Only Part of the Solution for Church Security
Facial recognition and behavioral identification technology have long been the stuff of movies and police dramas like "CSI", but recently they've made their way into software packages aimed at the workplace and houses of worship. To some this seems scary, to others it...
Getting & Retaining Tech Team Volunteers
Never forget, these amazing volunteers can make you look and sound great every week and you can’t do your job without them.
The Importance of Specialized Safety and Security Training
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in their study of attacks on Houses of Worship, said communication and preparedness are key to preventing attacks at worship facilities, and if they should occur, surviving...
You Can’t Have Good Tech Without the Training
If you’ve ever worked with AVL technology, you understand there’s always a need to stay current on how to use the equipment.
CFX 2022 Production Seminars Offer Key Information for Every Production Pro and Volunteer
Every year the Church Facilities Expo (CFX) presents two days of workshops and seminars regarding church production, leadership, and facilities maintenance. This year's offerings, co-sponsored by Worship Facility are better than ever. For the next three weeks, we'll...
RF Venue Holding Free IEM Training Webinar on Wednesday, December 15
Online session “Setting Up In-Ear Monitor Systems” presented by Don Boomer, senior applications engineer at the company, will also discuss avoiding common mistakes with IEMs
Martin NYC Residency: Demos & Sessions
Experience this week of learning and experiencing Martin Lighting sessions and demos in NYC
Canva Design Workshop
Two days, three streams, and an incredible line-up of leading speakers packed with sessions designed to unlock your creativity and achieve your goals
SynAudCon Releases Two New Online Courses On Equalization
“Course 130 Equalization” covers the core concepts of measurement and room acoustics and applies them to the EQ process, while “Course 210 Advanced Equalization” addresses the finer points of measurement, filters and system tuning.
SynAudCon Releases Two New Online Courses On Equalization
“Course 130 Equalization” covers the core concepts of measurement and room acoustics and applies them to the EQ process, while “Course 210 Advanced Equalization” addresses the finer points of measurement, filters and system tuning.
Powersoft Extends New Learning Program with Two Certified Courses
201i and 201t build on previous courses in offering a more extensive look into dynamic music distribution systems, the company’s Mezzo amplifier platform and WM Touch PoE touch screen, and more
New Church Sound University Online Training Now Available: Wireless Systems & RF Best Practices 201
Builds on the popular “Wireless/RF 101” training; go into further depth on best practices that include advanced band planning, receiver antenna placement, gain structure, frequency coordination and much more
Bosch Communications Systems Announces North America Webinar Sessions Slated for August
A series of “speed-rounds” slated to run 30 minutes or less and offer fast insights into new products and technologies from EV, Dynacord, Bosch, RTS and Telex
Allen & Heath Going “All Install” for Three-Day Virtual Conference
Company presenting program of interactive webinars and one-to-one virtual meetings this coming July 6 to 8
Leadership: Learning What Works at One Church Can Help Another
There are benefits of learning from other churches that can help you keep volunteers and staff healthy