Smooth Operations: Successful Transitions Are The Key To Effective Worship Services

ProSoundWeb: There’s a moment every Sunday (sometimes several) where the entire experience hinges on what happens between the “big” elements. Not the sermon. Not the opener. Not the worship anthem. I’m talking about the parts we almost never rehearse, rarely script, and too often ignore until something goes wrong. I’m talking about transitions.

Sagebrush Church In New Mexico Upgrades With 1 SOUND

ProSoundWeb: The worship center of Sagebrush Church, one of the largest in Albuquerque with seating for up to 3,000 people in a theater-style layout, has a new sound reinforcement system utilizing 1 SOUND loudspeakers to support full bands, weekly services, events, and live-streamed productions.

Top Church Production Stories of 2025 for Worship and Tech Teams

Church Production Magazine: In 2025, Church Production focused on covering the issues and challenges church production teams face every week. The stories that drew the most attention were those that offered clear guidance, practical perspective, and insight into how technical decisions support worship and ministry.

Does Your Church Need IMAG? A Guide to Image Magnification for Worship

Church Production Magazine: Most churches are streaming now, which means they likely have two cameras that capture sermons. If that’s your church, I’d guess someone has asked you about IMAG. If not, and you’re wondering what that is, it’s pronounced EYE-mag, short for Image Magnification, and it’s what you see in large auditoriums, usually on two projectors above and to each side of front-of-house, where the speaker or emcee is magnified with a medium shot. It’s often paired with a wider head-to-toe shot and the director switches back and forth at will.

Hybrid Worship: Presenting A Quality Experience In Person – And – Virtually

ProSoundWeb: The future seems bright. Churches have been brought into the 21st century (albeit some kicking and screaming.) I’ve been hoping for this to happen over the past several years, and all it took was a global shift in how we view technology – what a relief! Now that religious institutions and houses of worship are finally seeing the necessity of hybrid events and services, how can we help? Well, from an audio point of view, there’s plenty we can tackle.

Smart Hiring Practices for Church Tech Teams

Church Production Magazine: Part-time, full-time, staffer or contractor, what type of talent does your tech team need? A seasoned church production director shares his approach to hiring, and the key character traits he looks for in his chosen candidate.

How to Handle Criticism

Church Production Magazine: No one likes getting criticized and sometimes people in churches can provide some of the harshest criticisms. If you've been a tech director for any length of time, you've have had to deal with your fair share of criticism. I've personally had people criticize my actions, my motives and my heart. It's never fun.

A Change of Scenery: Staging, Rigging & Set Design

Church Production Magazine: As one attempts to unravel staging and set design practices, several questions become apparent: what is good design? Who should be the final authority on an effective stage design? What elements play into the success from both an aesthetic and functional standpoint? What processes should be in place for a design regardless of size or scope?

Making the Transition from Live Production to Filmmaking

Church Production Magazine: It used to be that if a church needed an original video for weekend worship or a building campaign, the project usually ended up on the tech director’s plate. Or it may have landed on the worship pastor’s desk. Or it might have fallen to the secretary who managed the church’s DSLR. The video often took more time than it was worth, and the end results were less than inspiring.