team building
Why Valentine's Day Can Be Painfully Awkward for Church Techs
What if Valentine’s Day isn’t really about love at all? (Otherwise we could just quote the Apostle Paul and call it a day.) What if the best gift we could give each other was deeply seeing and connecting with one another? Read more
Catching the Breath of Life
As Easter service planning ramps up and springtime begins to set in, the pace of life can leave you winded. But there are three fundamental things you can do to slow down, recover, and serve God better in your tech role. Read more
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How to Deal with Confrontation
Technical ministry involves dealing with people, and people can be hard to deal with. Here are tips from a seasoned tech director on how to handle tech team conflict with grace and humility. Read more
Tech Leader Insight: 5 Minutes With Andrew Hunt, Blue Ridge Community Church
A Forest, Va., church's tech director shares his inclusive approach to healthy team building: Tech Group. The weekly gathering is an open invitation to current tech team members and everyone else interested in serving. Read more
How to Get Started (and Thrive) in Church Tech
The buttons, faders, and gear are so fun at first. And then reality sinks in. Being a church tech is tough work. A seasoned veteran shares how to balance the demands, grow your skills, and keep perspective on Whom you truly serve, in three key steps. Read more
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Tech Team Building: Are You a Mirror, a Manager or a Leader?
Leaders understand that a team of one is a team of none, which means you must believe in multiple people to accomplish your task. And to do that, you must continually seek God's guidance. Read more
Pride: The Best Reason Your Tech Team Needs a Training Program
No one should be able to say, “I’m the only one who can do this.” If you don't have a training program for your church tech team, the Apostle Paul offers you a blueprint. Read more
Systematic Production: A New Approach to Teamwork
All church techs, staff and volunteer, understand growing pains. And some tech departments are reorganizing to better accommodate changes in technology and rapid church growth. One example is Central Indiana's Northview Church. Read more
Church Tech, Minister or Both?
All of us in church production, even those who are "just" engineers for mix, lighting or broadcast, have a ministerial role to fulfill. And sometimes we have to make a choice between which role comes first--that of tech, or that of minister. Read more
Top 3 New Year's Resolutions for Church Techs
There’s an old cliché, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” Here's how to get a jump on 2019. Read more
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7 Ideas for a Fresh Start in 2019
What is it about a new year that makes us ready for new things? We instinctively know that it’s the perfect time to let go of what has passed and start over. It's the perfect time to reboot our faith. Read more
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Prepping Your Christmas Production Perspective
Is my heart ready and expectant for lives to be changed? Have I prayed for my team, the worship leaders and pastor? If I'm spiritually attuned, then I'm ready to produce more than just a big Christmas show. I'm primed to help lead people to Christ. Read more
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Top 3 Keys to a Successful Tech Rehearsal
Ours is a work of translation. The mission is to take what the pastor, worship leader or director envisions and make it real. We have to make their vision jump off the stage. And we have to be prepared, drawing from the full resources of our team. Read more
Time for a Holiday Sabbath?
In the midst of all the busyness there is a little voice in your head that asks, “Is this what Christmas is really all about?” Read more
Keeping Joy in the Christmas Chaos
In the world of church production, the inevitable month of December is upon us. Read more
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Peace and Perspective During the Christmas Production Season
Christian author C.S. Lewis ("Mere Christianity" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" are just a few of his titles) is well known for statements that help us keep perspective. Here, CPM staff shares a few that speak directly to the church tech. Read more
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2018 Gift Guide for Church Techs
Tech types can be so hard to read ... what can you really use for Christmas, and what do you say when your family asks? Here's a list you can share to give them a fun jump on their shopping. Read more
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What Is Your Top Priority as a Leader?
Am I regularly seeking God’s presence and supernatural provision, or am I content to rely on my own understanding? As a tech team manager, the group will never grow past the limits placed by my own spiritual growth and development. Read more
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Tech Leader Insight: 5 Minutes With Sean McDermott, LCBC Church
From a few people meeting in a garage to a multisite with 14 campuses, LCBC is on the move. Sean McDermott shares how he keeps pace and keeps growing personally. Read more
The Three P's of Church Production Success
To operate well in this type of environment, start by taking an inventory of the 3-P’s: People, Process, Product. Read more
