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With a focus on helping houses of worship navigate the tricky world of AVL and production, Technologies for Worship Magazine offers educational articles, product reviews, product and industry news, and training opportunities for worship volunteers, technical directors, worship leaders, pastors and anyone else with a passion for excellence in worship production.
Top 10 Reasons Your Church Should Consider Translation for Services
Offering service translations in a church depends on various factors, including the congregation's demographics, language diversity, and the church's mission. Here are some situations when providing service translations may be beneficial: 1/Multicultural...
Best Practices for Selecting and Implementing an Assistive Listening System
How houses of worship can make the most of technologies and solutions designed to overcome challenges to communication and foster more engaging worship experiences By Carrie Kaumans House of worship leaders considering an assistive listening system may be wondering...
The Enduring Role of Traditional Worship in Contemporary Churches
In recent decades, many churches have embraced contemporary worship styles, featuring modern music, multimedia presentations, and dynamic preaching. However, amidst the popularity of contemporary worship, the question arises: does traditional worship still have a role...
Acoustical Treatment Options for Your Church
by Tim Adams We have all likely heard the term acoustics and at once have images of recording studios and sanctuaries covered in acoustical paneling. Musicians will have a love/hate relationship with acoustical treatment as it messes with the natural sound of a space,...
Two Designs in One
By Zachary McCrorey Founded in 2010 and led by Pastor Derwin Gray, Transformation Church began with a group of about 200 individuals who believed in God’s vision to be a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community. Located in Indian Land, South Carolina,...
Mastering the Art of Using Delay Effectively in Your Mix
by Collin Makariak Delay is a fundamental tool in audio production that can add depth, dimension, and movement to your mixes. If your church is in content creation or your worship team is recording their music, there are plenty of cases where understanding delay can...
St Paul’s Cathedral shines with PROLIGHTS
Blue Thunder Sound provided full production for the London Film Music Orchestra concert at the St Paul's Cathedral, using over 200 lighting fixtures, including 102 PROLIGHTS Smart Bat units. Blue Thunder Sound strategically placed the lighting fixtures to enhance the...
Coast City Church Unites Over 25 Local Churches for a Sold-Out Night of Worship and Music
dBTechnologies ViO X206 Line Array System ignites worshippers at Encounter Night at the Jr. Seau Pier in Oceanside, CA. The fifth year of ‘Encounter Night’ brought together dozens of churches from across San Diego County for an evening of music, worship, and unity....
University of Michigan Creates Memorable Game Day Experiences with Canare 32MDST-4U Patch Panels
Michigan Stadium, the largest sports stadium in the United States and the third largest globally, is home to the University of Michigan NCAA 2023 National Champions Wolverine football team. With the team’s steadfast popularity, the University of Michigan has a...
Unlimited Worship chooses Waves eMo IEM Immersive In-Ear Mixing Software for eMotion LV1 Live Mixers
Yedidyah Yehezkiel, front-of-house and monitor engineer for Unlimited Worship in Jakarta (credits include Audio System Integrator at GBI Basilea Christ Cathedral, and monitor engineer for Indonesia’s Christian contemporary music artist and worship leader Franky...
Transforming St. Laurentius Church into a “Lichterkirche”
St. Laurentius Church has unveiled a stunning new lighting installation that enhances the spiritual experience with adaptable and dynamic illumination. This transformation, coined "Lichterkirche," integrates advanced Prolights technologies to redefine how visitors...
Custer Road United Methodist Church Transforms Sanctuary Acoustics with EAW® Adaptive Technology
Custer Road United Methodist Church (Custer Road UMC) faced a challenge: its sanctuary's traditional architecture and high ceilings, while beautiful, were creating audio issues that prevented the congregation from fully connecting during services. Recognizing this,...
CUSTER ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TRANSFORMS SANCTUARY ACOUSTICS WITH EAW® ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Custer Road United Methodist Church (Custer Road UMC) faced a challenge: its sanctuary's traditional architecture and high ceilings, while beautiful, were creating audio issues that prevented the congregation from fully connecting during services. Recognizing this,...
TNDV Applies Big Worship Production Experience to Remote Montana Event
TNDV continues to be the live production team of choice for worship events in North America, including the annual Passion Conference that brings university-age students and campus leaders worldwide together for three days of inspirational speakers, educational...
Mid South Audio Invests in Elation’s Award-Winning PARAGON and PULSE PANEL
Mid South Audio, a leading event production and integration solutions company based in Milton, Delaware, has made a significant addition to its lighting inventory with the acquisition of Elation's new PARAGON LED profile moving head. Mid South has also added Elation’s...
3G Productions Acquires Switch Video
Growing live event production services and systems integration provider welcomes live event video services company with locations in Los Angeles and Atlanta to its team Over the past two decades, West Coast-based 3G Productions LLC has steadily grown to become one of...
L-Acoustics Announces Collaboration with AFMG on EASE 5 Integration, Enhancing Soundvision Workflow
L-Acoustics announces a strategic collaboration with AFMG, developers of EASE 5 (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers). The partnership creates a seamless workflow between L-Acoustics Soundvision, an industry-leading 3D acoustic modeling software that allows...
NAB 2025: FOR-A America Introduces Fully Software-Based Switcher
Making its first showing in the U.S. at the NAB Show this April will be the FOR-A MixBoard powered by ClassX. The FOR-A MixBoard is a fully software-based switcher that enables users to create complex compositions with unlimited layers via an intuitive GUI. The...
DPA Showcases Latest Technologies at NAB 2025
DPA Microphones will present a wide array of product advancements at NAB 2025 (Booth N767). Included among these is its CORE+ by DPA technology, a groundbreaking, patent-pending innovation that sets a new standard for distortion-free microphone sound. The company will...
Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) and Shure Incorporated offer 5th annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship
Annual scholarship celebrates the life and accomplishments of industry leader, long-time Shure executive, and founding PAMA member Mark Brunner Applications are now being accepted through May 31; visit https://www.pamalliance.org/scholarship for more information The...
