During the month of March 2016, I began conducting a survey designed to provide insights for Lake Pointe Church leadership about how people utilize the church’s Internet Campus. Even though the estimated weekly attendance online exceeds 3,000 people, there is little known about this audience. Since the internet creates a significant level of anonymity, there […]
In any given year, I typically travel overseas to shoot video 4 to 6 times. For 2015 my location list so far is Alaska, Ghana, Haiti, Mexico, Egypt and Asia. Shooting video on the road, and especially in a foreign country, is very different than shooting around town or around your church. The stakes are […]
One of the most difficult tasks for a leader is getting a new media volunteer (and even staff) trained, up to speed on your systems, and ready to go solo. Here are 3 Secrets that we have found to be extremely helpful in this process. Secret #1: Have a long on-ramp When merging into traffic […]
If your church is anything like mine, Christmas is a wild and crazy time of the year. It seems that every day of December has an event of some sort that demands your presence or attention. Plus, Christmas Eve services are coming… For our congregation, Christmas Eve services have eclipsed Easter as our highest attended […]
Published in Let’s Worship Magazine – Fall 2013 Form AND Function For years, the entire purpose of a light fixture was to do the obvious: light up a dark area. But I want to challenge your church to explore expanding the purpose of the light fixture beyond it’s basic function and begin to look at […]
From Sunday Magazine Issue #10 For the last 28 years, most of my worship experiences have been from behind an audio console or a director’s station; standing on a camera platform, or from some other technical position. One of my primary pathways to connect with God has always been through serving the Church through technical […]
From: Systematic Creativity by: WES HARTLEY It’s hip to be creative. Creativity is no longer reserved for artists, musicians, and advertising. Instead, creativity is being pursued and valued across all markets and disciplines. It has penetrated both the secular and the sacred. The pursuit of creativity, however, also gives birth to a burden: Someone has to […]
Published in Let’s Worship Magazine – Spring 2012 When I started in church media (back in the dark ages) there were very clear disciplines to be found. Audio guys could say with truth & conviction, ”that’s not my problem, I’m just the audio guy!” The stage people were strange theater-types who messed up the camera […]
