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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.
Lighting 101 – Additional Fixture Placement
By Stephen Ellison I promised to talk about worship lighting in this article, which brings up an examination of the light plot. I like the term systems to define fixtures being focused for general lighting. The “General” lighting systems provide the basic illumination...
Choosing the Right Audio, Video, and Lighting Equipment: An Overview
In today’s worship environments, technology plays a pivotal role in enhancing the spiritual experience. Audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems have become integral to delivering impactful messages and creating immersive atmospheres. Choosing the right equipment...
GraceNotes: A Journey of Faith and Creativity
By Adriaana Corkum Do you ever hear music in your mind, like whispers of a song that hasn’t been written yet? I always have. Melodies and lyrics seem to emerge from nowhere, weaving themselves together in quiet moments. Sometimes, I’ve written them down; other times,...
Easter Excellence: 5 Steps for a Flawless Holiday Service
By Matthew Smith Easter is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a time to gather with family and come together for a celebration of love, hope, and the fulfillment of God’s promise. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to celebrate Easter with three generations—my...
The 3 D’s: Discover, Develop, Deploy
By Zachary McCrorey Struggling to build your volunteer roster? You are not alone—for a very long time, I did as well. Success for me was realized once I released some negative engrained behaviors and adopted an incredible and simple process to build an epic 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...
White WPLs Blend Architecture with Sonic Excellence at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
The Columbus district of Indiana is known as the architectural capital of America’s Midwest, housing a clutch of unique and iconic modernist buildings. A good example of this high art is St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, constructed in 1988, and described as “an...
St. Mark Church Elevates Worship Experience with EAW® Adaptive Technology
Custom-color AC6 Loudspeakers Blend Seamlessly Into Historic Sanctuary While Delivering Transformative Sound St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church has taken a major step toward restoring the clarity, power and beauty of its services with a system upgrade led by pro audio...
Renkus-Heinz UBX loudspeakers deliver crystal-clear audio to historic Slovenian churches
Thousands of yearly visitors can now enjoy improved intelligibility during services Slovenia is a country renowned for its beautiful European countryside, stunning scenery and medieval buildings. Amongst the luscious green landscapes, many historic churches can be...
L-Acoustics K3i Professional Audio System Offers Chapman Music Hall at Tulsa Performing Arts Center Great Sound and Fantastic Flexibility
Specified by Schuler Shook and installed by Brown Note Productions, K3i’s frequency range covers more of the spectrum with fewer enclosures Designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, Chapman Music Hall, the largest of four venues at Oklahoma’s Tulsa Performing Arts Center...
TruBlueAV’s Transformative Lighting Installation at Celebration Church
How a decade-long partnership and cutting-edge Chroma-Q and PROLIGHTS systems helped shape a purpose-built worship experience in Shreveport, Louisiana When it came to TruBlue Audio Visual’s permanent installation of an extensive AV and lighting rig, including Chroma-Q...
St. Mark Church Elevates Worship Experience With EAW® ADAPTive Technology
St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church has taken a major step toward restoring the clarity, power and beauty of its services with a system upgrade led by pro audio and lighting equipment supplier Sound & Lighting Solutions Inc. The project, which included the installation...
RANE UNVEILS THE SYSTEM ONE: THE WORLD’S FIRST MOTORIZED STANDALONE DJ SYSTEM
The first RANE system with onboard Engine DJ delivers motorized control, OmniSource flexibility, and laptop-free performance for open-format DJs RANE® today announced the release of the RANE SYSTEM ONE™, a historic achievement in the DJ industry, blending advanced...
JDC Burst 1 and MAD MAXX star in West End movie premiere double header
Limited Edition Events lights up Leicester Square When two new movies, The Running Man (2025) and Nuremberg, announced West End premieres at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on successive days, it put pressure on production lighting company Limited Edition Events and...
X-Laser Launches New Website, Showcasing New Brand Identity and Refreshed User Experience
X-Laser recently launched its new website, xlaser.com, marking a major milestone in the brand’s evolution as part of Elation and reinforcing its commitment to a clearer, more intuitive experience for those exploring lasers. Completed in just under three months and...
Magewell Introduces New IP to HDMI Decoder and Positions for Future Growth
Revamped design enables advanced capabilities, leading with powerful IP to HDMI conversion Magewell, developer of innovative, high-performance video I/O and IP workflow solutions, will debut their new Pro Convert IP to HDMI multi-format IP decoder at the ISE 2026...
tvONE and Green Hippo “Command Every Pixel” at Integrated Systems Europe
tvONE and Green Hippo will present a unified vision for complete, end-to-end pixel control at ISE 2026 (Stand 5D300). tvONE and Green Hippo will showcase comprehensive and integrated control of the entire pixel stack, from playback and switching through to processing,...
Simple, Affordable AVoIP: Introducing EVO-IP Go
Vanco expands the award-winning EVO-IP lineup with a plug-and-play solution featuring videowall support and app-based control. Vanco International LLC, an industry leader in AV distribution and electronic accessory products, announces EVO-IP Go: a powerful,...
