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Streaming Churches: A Simple 5-step Blueprint for More Success
I understand that it can be frustrating for churches that have been live-streaming for a while without seeing their desired impact. However, I am still excited about the potential of live-streaming churches to impact people's lives positively. Streaming Churches: Key...
Church Facilities Conference & Expo – October 21-23, 2024 – Chattanooga, TN
Renkus-Heinz Brings The Sound Solution To CFX 2023
Renkus-Heinz, the industry-leading loudspeaker manufacturer, will attend Church Facilities Expo (CFX) from October 9 to 11 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. CFX 2023 attendees will have the opportunity to experience The Sound Solution in...
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DiGiCo Launches Compact Quantum326 Console at PLASA
When the DiGiCo Quantum338 made its official 3:38pm launch at the 2020 NAMM Show, the crowd that was there to witness the console’s unveiling was unprecedented, with hundreds of curious onlookers gathered around the company’s booth. Since then, that product has gone...
Church Welcoming with the “5D Theory” of Church Attendance
“5D Theory” represents the five key reasons (starting with D) why people often visit a church for the first time: Divorce, Death, Displacement, Disaster, and Development. These guests are likely seeking comfort, community, and spiritual guidance during a significant...
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Why Every Church Needs Tabletop Exercises for Emergency Preparedness
Last week, while visiting a church in Atlanta, we conducted two crucial tabletop exercises, one on responding to a bomb threat and the other on an active shooter scenario. These exercises reminded me of an essential truth: no plan survives its first real test. I’m...
Strengthening House of Worship Security Through AI-based Software
AI-powered risk mitigation and threat detection platforms are proactive guardians, helping any organization or facility where large numbers of people gather, including houses of worship, to strengthen their approach to organizational safety. These platforms don't just...
Radical Hospitality and Behavioral Threat Indicators: A Church’s Approach to Safety and Inclusion
Churches are sanctuaries of refuge, fellowship, and spiritual growth. In striving to embody radical hospitality, they must also remain vigilant in recognizing and addressing potential threats. Understanding behavioral threat indicators and the pathway to violence...
Shining a Light on Darkness: Steps to Shield Children from Abuse in Churches
Imagine being a child experiencing sexual abuse by someone from your church. Maybe even while you are at church. You’ve told people in your own, scared way, what is happening to you. No one seems to understand. Maybe it’s something they can’t bring themselves to think...
Barrier1 Showcases Robust Portfolio of Crash-Rated Vehicle Barrier Systems
Barrier1 Systems, the industry leader in perimeter-hardening physical security vehicle barriers, has a wide product range that includes fixed and retractable bollards, security folding gates, and drop arms that deliver the highest level of physical protection for...
What Audio Engineers Need Singers to Understand
As a follow-up to my previous feature, What Audio Engineers Need Drummers to Understand, I would be remiss if I didn’t address an even more important topic: vocals. As audio engineers, we obsess over creating great sounds – the perfect snare, full, wide mixes, just...
PK Sound Highlights Complete Robotic System Offering
PK Sound, the robotic line array company, in partnership with ACT Entertainment, the brand’s exclusive North American distributor, announces its forthcoming Tx Series of intelligent, multipurpose point-source modules as the ideal complement to its line of robotic line...
Hollyland Adds Pyro 7 All-in-one Video Monitor, TX and RX to Pyro Series
Hollyland is pleased to announce the Pyro 7, a wireless video monitor that combines TX, RX, and a seven-inch monitor screen in one compact, lightweight, and robust device. The Pyro 7’s Auto Dual-Band Hopping (ADH) technology resists interference and supports a long...
Lawo’s Unified Platform Grows in All Directions
Lawo presents its comprehensive portfolio of flexible and scalable audio, video, control, and monitoring solutions with a slew of innovations and enhancements to its IP-based broadcast solutions. One highlight is the official launch of the HOME mc² DSP app – announced...
elektraLite Paints the Town Red—and Other Colors—with Paint Can IP65
Since its debut in 2006, elektraLite’s Paint Can spot/wash hybrid fixture has been praised as a cost-effective, multipurpose workhorse. Following an update in 2019 that added a 200-watt Japanese COB LED offering a CRI of 95, the Paint Can has now become even more...
So Long ZoomSHOT 30…Hello ZoomSHOT 20SE!
The ZoomSHOT 20 SE is a cost-effective, versatile, high-definition point-of-view camera well-suited for small, medium, and large rooms. It is designed to support a wide range of applications, including houses of worship, pro A/V system integration, live events, IMAG...
Worship Facility Gear Report: Column Array Speakers
Column array systems have become increasingly popular due to their sleek design, ease of setup, and crisp sound. However, with so many options in the market, it can be overwhelming to choose the best one for your needs. When it comes to selecting column array speakers...
How Houses of Worship Can Expand Reach and Simplify Operations with Display Technologies
By Daniel Wheeler, DSCE Senior Hospitality Account Manager LG Business Solutions Houses of worship have long embraced technology to help deliver their messages to congregants, from audio amplification systems and projectors to overflow room TVs and, more recently,...
StageStrike Offers Solution for Wireless Mics and Packs
Every once in a while, a product comes along that combines the designer’s savvy knowledge of the market, the right application, and a new-found throng of customers – industry veterans and newbies alike – saying, “Why didn't someone think of this before?” Making its...
KSCAPE’s RAIL Achieves UL Certification in US & Canada
K-array Group and KSCAPE proudly unveils RAIL, a revolutionary 4-foot architectural light seamlessly integrated with professional audio, now officially UL certified under the safety standard UL. This groundbreaking certification, achieved in December 2023 positions...
Environmental Lights Adds Advatek Lighting Pixel Controllers
Environmental Lights, a leader in LED lighting solutions, announced that they have added Advatek PixLite® controllers to their offerings for pixel lighting solutions. Advatek’s pixel controllers have been used to drive the magic behind some of the world's most...