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CHURCH TECH PROFILE

Christ Community Church , Tucson , Arizona

Meet Keith Abbott , the Technical Director of Christ Community Church in Tucson , Arizona . We are going to pepper him with some questions as well as take a look at the gear they are using at their facility .
[ WM ] Keith , some basic overview questions first . How many does your main auditorium seat ? How many services do you hold on a Sunday ?
The tech teams are usually heavy crossover from my main service team / s , depending on who is serving in the main services on Sundays .
[ WM ] On your website you have a specific page for the Tech Team ministries where you state that folks with tech experience are welcome to join , but you also welcome inexperienced people who simply have a desire to learn . It is so well done . Here is a link to that .
[ Keith Abbott ] Our main Worship Center has a seating capacity of 1,200 , with two services Sunday mornings .
[ WM ] Do you have a separate Youth worship service and tech team ? How many youth does that usually run ?
[ Keith ] We do ! High School and Middle School combined is usually about a 100 youth on a given Sunday , over in our Oasis Center .
Tell us how the on-boarding of volunteers works there at CCC ?
[ Keith ] Thank you ! Generally , this looks like either me or one of my leads being approached or emailed by an interested party ( though we do some outreach and campaigning from time to time , too ). From there we find out their level of experience , their desired involvement , and when they can start ! We then have them shadow in the desired position for Wednesday
Keith Abbott
night rehearsals and Sunday morning service sets until we see they are becoming more familiar and comfortable with the position , then we begin gradually turning over the reins till they are flying on their own .
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