Articles, podcast episodes and walkthroughs on church audio, video, lighting and leading a team well.
Twenty years ago, the Yamaha M7CL was a groundbreaking console. It set the bar for live digital audio mixing for a generation of church techs. By 2026, that same console is showing its age —
May 12, 2026
Easter Sunday at my home church included a sunrise service on the beach. Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, a pastor’s mic, and a TV screen for ProPresenter lyrics — that was the brief. Everyth
May 5, 2026
Most church leaders I talk to assume that if their livestream looks bad, they need better cameras. That’s almost never the right answer. We just wrapped a full AVL upgrade for CrossPoint Chu
April 28, 2026
Almost every pastor I talk to about AI lands in one of two camps. Either they assume it’s a threat to ministry — theologically, vocationally, or both — or they’ve quietly adopted it for thei
April 25, 2026
Most pastors I know won’t touch AI for sermon prep. The fear is obvious. What if the AI ends up doing the preaching? What if study disappears? What if your voice gets replaced by a language
April 22, 2026
Every few years a piece of gear shows up at NAB that you can tell is going to rearrange things. Related guide: Comparing consoles? Read our guide to choosing a mixing console for your church
April 21, 2026
It might be the most dreaded conversation in worship ministry. You know the one. A team member isn’t cutting it anymore — whether it’s a character issue, a skill gap, or a culture mismatch —
April 15, 2026
Inside Compassion Christian Church’s Production System: A Full Tech Tour A 2,067-seat room. Seven campuses. RED cinema cameras on a live broadcast. A 50-foot LED wall. And a team that’s buil
April 14, 2026
When a church moves into a new building, there’s a rare window to get everything right. No inherited problems. No duct-taped workarounds. Just a clean slate and the chance to build a system
April 6, 2026
Every growing church hits the same wall. The worship space is getting busier. The tech team is overwhelmed. And somebody on the board says, "We need to upgrade our sound system." Maybe. But
March 31, 2026
It’s 2025 and we just found a 576p video switcher. Not in a museum. Not on eBay. In the tech booth of a church five minutes from our warehouse. Sitting right next to a stack of VGA cables, a
March 24, 2026
If your church sound system sounds decent in one spot but terrible a few feet away, you’re not imagining things. And the fix might not be what you think. We sat down with Spencer Trefzger, C
March 17, 2026