This year, the Church Facilities Conference and Expo, held in Chattanooga, TN October 21-23, will consist of four separate conferences at one location, with attendees of each conference having access to the Expo, with more than 160 exhibitors. The Facility Stewardship...
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Welcome to Video and Lighting Connections!
Welcome to the first issue of Video and Lighting Connections! Now as we begin our second year of publishing our newsletters, based on reader feedback, we're bringing the two together into one newsletter. As our frequent contributor, Graeme Spencer has said, "Good...
Why the Tech Arts Conference at CFX 2024 is a Must-See Destination for Your Tech Team
This year the Church Facilities Expo (CFX) will actually be the site of four separate conferences, rather than one conference with different learning tracks. This enables attendees to pay to attend just the conference they're interested in, or get an all-access pass...
Worship Facility Podcast: Networking and Lighting
David Leuschner and AC Lighting's Anthony Stofflet discuss How you should set up your network Using haze Using databases to help your lighting techs How to set up your lighting console How to bring organization to chaos. Listen to the episode...
Worship Facilty Goes to InfoComm 2024!
We're making our annual trek to InfoComm this week, one of the biggest shows in the AVL world. And, for the second year in a row, we'll be sharing special issues of Worship Facility with you so you can see the latest gear being released that's of interest to tech...
tvONE Showcases New Video Processing & Media Server Technology at InfoComm 2024
tvONE, a frontrunner in video processing, signal distribution, and media playback solutions, is thrilled to unveil its groundbreaking video processing innovation, CALICO PRO, at InfoComm 2024 (Booth #W1721). tvONE will also introduce the latest...
Worship Facility Podcast: Setting Up Your Volunteers for Success Part 2
In the conclusion of this two-part episode, David Leuschner of Digital Great Commissions Ministries talks to Matt Larson and Ryan Shelton of DiGiCo about how to help your tech team volunteers succeed, leading to the success of your worship service. Takeaways include:...
Worship Facility Podcast: Setting Up Your Volunteers for Success Part 1
In the first part of this two-part episode, David Leuschner of Digital Great Commissions Ministries talks to Matt Larson and Ryan Shelton of DiGiCo about how to help your tech team volunteers succeed, leading to the success of your worship service. Takeaways include:...
Worship Facility Podcast: How to Process Ideas from Your Production Team
David Leuschner, Executive Director of Great Commission Ministries and Ben Stapley, Executive Pastor of The Life Christian Church in Bridgewater, N.J., discuss how to incorporate ideas from your Production Team into your Worship service and your ministry. Topics...
Worship Facility Podcast: The Best Facilities Management Takeaways from CFX Podcasts 2023
1230 Media Founder Carl Barnhill and Worship Facility editor Gene Lass discuss the best takeaways related to facilities management from the 2023 season of podcasts. Points include: How to communicate facility needs to church leadersip How to plan facility needs...
Worship Facility Podcast: The Best Production Takeaways from CFX Podcasts 2023
Worship Facility Editor Gene Lass and TwelveThirty Media founder Carl Barnhill discuss the most interesting and informative Production takeaways from the 2023 season.
Wrapping Up CFX 2023 and Looking at CFX 2024
This year's Church Facilities Expo has ended, and as in previous years it was better than ever before. For the second year, the first day included masterclasses in the areas of worship production, leadership, security, and facilities management, and these half-day...
Don’t Miss the Loudspeaker Demo at CFX!
It's not too late to go to the Church Facilities Expo, where you can see not only dozens of sessions to help you improve your church worship service, church security, or church teams, as well as the Expo with any kind of product or service your church could need, but...
Ben Stapley Talks About Why You Should Attend CFX Next Week
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Worship Facility Podcast – Evaluating Lighting Fixture Output: CMI vs. TM-30
Stephen Ellison, Technical Sales and Trade Show Manager for The Light Source, discusses the metrics for comparing different fixtures. Discussion will focus on using the new method for evaluating light source color rendition, and other data, Takeaways...
Worship Facility Podcast – Display Screen Options: LED, Multi-screen, and Environmental Projection
LED Video walls are becoming the new standard for displaying video, but are they best option for you? Choosing the right display option for your church is a huge decision that can “wow” your audience and build a connection. With endless options available to all types...
What You Can See at CFX 2023
To be sure, there are a lot of things to see and do at the Church Facilities Expo. Just the sheer number of sessions on Worship Production, Security, Facilities Management, and Leadership are enough to keep you busy. But there are many more things beside that, and...
Scholarships Announced for CFX 2023
The Church Facilities Expo (CFX) has announced scholarships to allow church teams to attend next month's event for free, but the window to apply is very short, ending September 15th! Produced by Worship Facility, CFX believes every church should have access to the...
What Back to School Means to Your Church
When we think about the most anticipated events of the year for your church, Easter and Christmas are at the top of the list. Those two holidays are not only the most significant for Christians spiritually, they are also the two greatest opportunities for community...
Worship Facility Podcast: Using Color in Your Lighting to Maximize the Worship Experience
Using color allows for the ability to tell a story while creating harmony or visual interest in your space. Join Tom Stanziano, Lighting Volunteer for Harborside Church, as he discusses techniques in using color to enhance church productions. Takeaways include: 1...
Eagle Brook Church Soars After Audio Upgrade
Based in the north Minneapolis suburb of Centerville, Eagle Brook Church is a continuously-expanding Baptist megachurch whose mission is to reach people for Christ. Hosting a weekly audience averaging 20,000, plus another 25,000 online, the church places high...