to get handed a different mic for the pastor with
boundaries.
to be on this platform. Thank you God for
no time for an extensive sound check. You have
choosing me.” I have seen my pastor and my
to learn to hear issues and adjust quickly in a Another ministry survival tool is learning to campus pastor on their knees in tears in front of
live situation; I like a program out there called communicate with your leadership. It can be that sign getting ready to go onstage. There are
“Golden Ears” from Moulton Laboratories that good to go back to your executive leadership days where I don't understand. “You're asking
helps you learn to hear frequencies, effects, from time to time, step forward humbly, and me to do what? We're going to do that on top
decays, and delays. (Another online training say, “I need your help. I believe in our mission, of all these other things?” From my perspective,
tool is called “Train Your Ears.”) During sound vision, and values. I believe I need to accomplish I can’t see the big picture. But when I see my
check you can boost a frequency, sweep back ___. But I’m really struggling. I’m 50 hours into leaders kneeling before God thanking Him for
and forth, and make adjustments, but when this, I have that piece of equipment broken, the opportunity to go out on the platform and
you’re live, you have to identify the frequency here’s my to-do list, and I still haven’t talked proclaim His word, I can keep going without
with your ears. There’s always a new quandary, to check up on Susie or Billy.” Engage the necessarily understanding. So, pray for your
and you’re the person who has to address it. executive leadership early in your concerns. Be leaders that this concept can be a distinct part
So, we can put equipping into place to help all solutions-oriented when you’re having those of their culture. I'm thankful that when I walked
of our volunteers be sure to handle that. conversations, and also invest in your major into this job that such a concept was already
stakeholders so that your understanding their established.
One huge advantage of digital consoles is communication personalities. Who do you need the use of libraries. You develop a catalog of to emote with, and who do you need to give I also hope that people understand that while
settings that you can pull in to the console bullet points with? For the guy who needs bullet my pastor cares about excellence, he also cares
quickly. That means before sound check you’ll points, don’t try and emote. Don’t overwhelm about the journey getting there. Bringing my
have a preset for the pastor’s handheld mic with data the person who needs to emotionally best with excellence doesn't mean removing
and for the pastor’s headset mic, for Steve’s go on this journey with you. And the last piece myself from relationship with my wife and my
acoustic guitar and Shauna’s vocal mic. It’s not of this is to keep in mind that data is empirical. family to get this one part of the EQ dialed in.
the end, but it’s a good place to start and have It’s kind of inconvenient, but one of the single things sound like you expect. biggest things that church production staff can I’m really thankful that the leadership I work
do is track their hours. Pie charts. under wants to develop people. Not bass
[WM] Is there a guiding principle to helping
players, not sound techs, not graphic artists,
volunteers survive long term without burning Churches can declare job descriptions or
out? give you a list of tasks without telling you their
but people.
mission, vision, and values. So let them know We still have lots of work to do as we continually
[Rick] If you’re in church production, you’ve where the money is going and what your hours align processes to our mission, vision, and
probably passed 45-50 hours and you’re are spent on. That way you can sit down with values, but some of the difficult stuff is already
only half way through the week. Let’s face it, a church staffer and say, “I’m spending 33% done. It's exciting. If we come back and do a
you’re an addict. And you probably haven’t of my time in meetings, 64% on weekend follow-up to the story this time next year, you’ll
yet called Susie or Tommy or Billy to see how preparation, setup, and operation, and 3% on see a lot of stuff that’s radically different. It’s a
they’re doing. There are two things you can do. people development. Then, as a church leader, good place to be. I’m blessed.
The first is looking for other people to mentor if I say that our mission is to love God, love them. In addition to the coaching relationship others, and serve, it becomes my responsibility [WM] Thank you so much, Rick. Blessings to
to shepherd them, there’s also raising people to help you change your work paradigm to all you’re doing at Bayside!
up to do ministry with you. Whether you’re in a improve people development. But to have that church of 65, 650, or 6,500, we all have to do inviting conversation of letting leadership know graphics this weekend. Sure, we all want more the struggle, they need data to enable good volunteers, but this week just go out and find decisions.
one. Start there.
[WM] What should people think of when they
Consider finding someone who can give you
think of Bayside Community?
yourself a bit of mentoring help. Not just as
you develop production and systems, but also [Rick] I really like the sign that's painted on
think through the areas of health and healthy stage and in our tech areas. “It's a privilege
January 2020
Timothy J Miller
has served in the worship trenches for over 30 years
in small, medium, large, and multi-site churches. In
addition to serving as the tech director at Bayside
Community Church - WSC, he writes for worship-
related publications. His recent book, Born For
Worship: The Best You Can Be In Worship Arts
Ministry, uses mini-chapters to help teams and
individuals explore the Biblical foundations that
result in growth and effective service.
htworship.com
[email protected]
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