RF Venue is introducing a new program to educate and guide houses of worship in professional wireless audio. Titled “Make Every Word Heard: Reliable Wireless for Your House of Worship,” it includes resources to educate churches in how to simplify wireless and make it less stressful.
“Across the USA and the world, a huge slice of the wireless microphone and monitor channels in regular use are found in houses of worship,” the announcement states. “Wireless audio should be clear, consistent, and stress-free,” says Chris Regan, Chief Innovation Officer at RF Venue. “However, for many houses of worship, that’s not the case. For the specific issues faced by churches, where wireless audio isn’t about gear but is centered on communicating a message, we’ve created RF Venue’s cost-free House of Worship Program. Through expert guidance, the guesswork can be eliminated, and reliable wireless audio can be achieved that enhances the message and never detracts.”
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Resources include a house of worship blog series, videos, webinars, and eBooks that explain concepts applicable to all wireless users. “Anchored on a dedicated landing page, the new program continues the model of RF Venue’s education initiatives and training, providing clear, accessible, brand-agnostic guidance from wireless experts in plain language, without confusion or sales pressure,” according to the announcement.
RF Venue web resources allow houses of worship to develop wireless systems with recommendations for system elements based on a church’s size and service style. The Wireless System Builder tool is designed to further recommend specific complementary components – microphone and IEM components from several leading brands plus antennas and distribution devices from RF Venue’s line – for a complete wireless system tailored specifically to the RF environment at specific USA addresses and customized to the church’s needs and goals. Worship tech team staff can use the RF Venue Performance Calculator to interchange system variables to achieve a green light in a simple traffic light “go,” “caution,” or “stop” forecast of performance.
When a worship team needs active support, RF Venue has a team of experts who work alongside a global network of integrators and retailers who specialize in house of worship environments and understand the realities of church production. RF Venue’s “Find an RF Venue Integrator Near You” tool will help locate an RF Venue partner in any geographic area. A free 30-minute RF Sound Check tech and support remote session with RF Venue’s in-house experts can also be scheduled from the website – tech questions answered without sales pitches or pressure.
Free wireless audio management tools, the “House of Worship Tech Checklist” for special event planning and “RF Venue Troubleshooting Kit” are available for download as PDFs from the site to help a worship tech team be prepared at every stage – planning, setup, live service, and post-service review – with problem solving tips including an emergency checklist for addressing a crisis without panic.
RF Venue is a specialist manufacturer of RF essentials, award-winning antennas, antenna combiner and distribution systems and other accessories that optimize the performance of wireless audio systems of any brand or model. “While the primary goal of our House of Worship Program is education,” says Regan, “RF Venue is also positioned to provide solutions from the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative line of products. Many are built on exclusive, patented technologies and all are conceived to provide simple yet elegant solutions that are high performance and cost effective. The line includes bundled turnkey kits that provide everything needed to solve common wireless audio performance issues.”
The announcement says the program was founded because getting wireless right, from gear selection to setup to operation to addressing system performance issues, can be overwhelming for worship leaders and a technical staff frequently composed of all volunteers. “A simple, core foundation of easily understood RF concepts and the causes of dropouts can be acquired without math or technical jargon,” concludes Regan. “With education, tools, and expert support in one place, RF Venue’s House of Worship Program ensures churches can focus on what matters most — delivering their message clearly, confidently, and without distraction.”
