David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries talks to Skylark's Jeremy Bagwell about how shooting your streaming worship service in cinematic style can affect the quality of content. Points include: How does this relate to IMAG? Do you need different gear?...
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CFX 2024 Will Be Bigger and Better Than Ever
In a new city, with a new format, the 2024 Church Facilities Conference and Expo, taking place October 21-23, will have more sessions, and more special features than ever before. Now in Chattanooga, TN, within easy access of Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville,...
Worship Facility Podcast: The Art of In-Ears
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries talks to Tiago Costa of Ultimate Ears about the benefit of in-ear monitors (IEMs). Points include: How to mix for IEMs Why IEMs are important Why IEMs may be right for your team. Listen to the episode...
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.
Worship Facility Podcast: Service Planning – Creating Incredible Services 52 Times a Year
Over each of the 52 weeks in a year the production, worship and creative teams can start relying on past successes instead of crafting dynamic new ones. Executive Pastor Ben Stapley presents a number of approaches to develop dynamic church services. Takeaways Include:...
Worship Facility Podcast: Write Above the Noise – 4 Keys to Developing Compelling Content in Your Communication
The digital age with its increased demand for content has placed an incredible burden on church communications and media teams. With the average person exposed to 4,000 to 10,000 ads per day, messaging in all forms requires skillful writing to land on the radar of our...
Worship Facility Podcast: In-Ear Monitors 101
In-Ear Monitors are a great way to reduce additional sounds on your stage while providing personalized monitor mixes for the worship band. However, do you know how and why to use them? In this episode, featuring Greg Shields, Director of Media and Artist Relations for...
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...
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...
Discover the Leadership and Management Training Sessions at CFX!
Each of the three days of this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held in Dallas October 9-11, will have a full schedule of sessions of interest to pastors, executive pastors, and leadership teams at churches of all sizes. The sessions, covering a wide variety of...
Church Facilities Management Conference Offers Education and Convenience
The third annual Church Facilities Management Conference (CFMC), presented by Smart Church Solutions, offers training specific to Facilities Managers at Houses of Worship, so attendees can be assured that every session will have information directly relevant to them...
Discover the Facilities Management Sessions at CFX!
Each of the three days of this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held in Dallas October 9-11, will have a full schedule of sessions of interest to Facilities Management teams at churches of any size. The sessions, covering subjects in the areas of Facilities...
Worship Facility Podcast: How Beam Steering Loudspeakers Can Improve Church Audio
Brandon Heinz discusses the challenges of delivering quality audio to every person attending a service in Houses of Worship, and how Beam Steering technology can help. Takeaways include: Most common problems in Houses of Worship Principles of Audio Steering How...
New for CFX 2023: Leadership Collective Sessions!
Church leaders, are always striving to maintain the balance between good leadership and the management of their ministries. With this comes joys as well as challenges. If you're struggling with a particular issue that you can’t seem to figure out how to get past,...