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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.
An Open-Standards Network is The Way to Go
By Tony Staires Staying curious about how to manage a growing number of audio and video signals more efficiently will necessarily lead heads of audio and video departments in churches to the conclusion that networking their infrastructure offers a lot of benefits. It...
Top 10 Considerations when Using IEMs in Worship
When using in-ear monitors (IEMs) in a worship setting, it's crucial to prioritize factors that enhance the worship experience for musicians and vocalists while ensuring technical reliability. Here's a top 10 list of what to look for:Sound Quality: High-quality sound...
Capturing Divine Moments: Know Your Camera Shots for Worship Broadcast
In modern worship, congregations extend beyond physical boundaries through broadcast services and the art of cinematography plays a pivotal role. The choice of camera shots can transform a remote worship experience, bringing congregants closer to the divine narrative....
Lessons from the Old Work Truck
By Matt Hemmele When I was first getting started in my career, the church I was working at had a couple of work trucks for hauling dirt, gear, supplies, and just general work truck tasks. My boss at the time asked me to grab the truck and go pick up some supplies from...
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...
Marshall CV506 and CV508 Enhance Transcontinental Remote Worship Services for Faith Baptist Church South Metro
Long-time Technical Director and Production Professional Phil Hooge was tasked with revolutionizing the way Faith Baptist Church South Metro in Manila, Philippines, streamed its worship services. With his father, Dr. Delbert Hooge, leading the sermons remotely from...
St. Louis Symphony Perfects Outdoor Audio with EAW®
The world-renowned St. Louis Symphony Orchestra stands as a cultural treasure, captivating listeners for decades with its annual outdoor concert on Art Hill in Forest Park. With thousands of attendees each year, the Symphony aims to provide every person with a...
How Walnut Street Theatre Embraced Innovation with Follow-Me
When facing technical challenges, knowing those who hold the solution have your back is critical. “A product can be graded in several ways, including, among others, performance and support," says Matt DeMascolo, Production Technical Supervisor at Philadelphia’s Walnut...
Marian High School Chooses BenQ’s LK936ST Golf Simulator Projector for New Golf Training Lab
Recommended by Golf Sim Experts and Reviewers, the Bright, Color-Accurate, and Maintenance-Free BenQ LK936ST 4K HDR Short-Throw Projector Provides the Golf Team with an Immersive, Life-Like Golf Experience BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display...
KLANG Monitoring Scales to Meet Prestonwood Baptist Church’s Massive Holiday Production, The Gift of Christmas
A nearly 1,000-member cast and choir combine with flying drummers and angels, live animals, and a Living Nativity to create a spectacular show, and everyone in a 50-piece orchestra can hear it all clearly, thanks to KLANG:konductor immersive IEM mixing systems and...
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...
FOR-A America to Showcase New MATIX Technology from Alfalite for Improved Brightness and Resolution During InfoComm 2025
FOR-A America, exclusive U.S. business partner of Alfalite, announces the Spanish LED screen manufacturer’s new MATIX AlfaCOB (Chip-on-Board) and AlfaMIP (MicroLED-in-package) display technology will be the showcase of the FOR-A booth during InfoComm 2025, running...
Marshall Showcases Elite Series of PTZ Cameras at InfoComm 2025
Marshall Electronics will spotlight its Elite Series of PTZ Cameras at InfoComm 2025 (Booth 3843). Marshall’s Elite Series of PTZ cameras includes the CV630-NDIW, CV630-IP/IPW, CV630-Bl/WI, CV620-Bl/WI, CV620-Bl2/WI2 and CV612-TBl/TWI. The Elite Series continues to be...
Avid Appoints ACT Entertainment as U.S. Distributor for its Live Sound Portfolio
ACT Entertainment, the industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of live performance equipment, announces that it has been selected as a U.S. distributor for the acclaimed live sound portfolio from Avid, a leading provider of audio and video technology for media...
Dare to Defy with Elation’s New REBEL PROFILE
Compact LED profile is designed to empower creatives with the freedom to build dynamic experiences however they want, wherever they want Elation invites lighting professionals to break the rules and blaze their own path with the new REBEL Series. Elation proudly...
QuickLink’s Latest Variations of Award-winning StudioPro™ Solution Make InfoComm 2025 Debut
QuickLink, the leading global provider of multi-camera video productions and remote contributions, will present two new models of its renowned QuickLink StudioPro™ video production platform, StudioPro-NDI and StudioPro-3, at InfoComm 2025 (Booth 4643). QuickLink...
ACT Entertainment’s Mike Schmid Receives Prestigious 2025 American Business Award
Company’s VP of Talent Honored as HR Executive of the Year, While his Team is Recognized as HR Team of the Year ACT Entertainment is proud to announce that Vice President of Talent Mike Schmid has been honored with a Gold Stevie® Award as Human Resources Executive of...
