Church Tech 101

Tim talks with Micah Hendry of Enjoying the Journey about a biblical philosophy of social media and technology. They discuss tools to use to simplify the process, the idea of building your churches own content library via a podcast, and the potential international impact of social media to encourage and evangelize.  You can learn more about Enjoying the Journey at www.etj.bible

Guest Ben Everson talks with Tim about the Good, Bad, and Ugly of the state of church tech, livestreams, workflow, AI, making tech easy, and many other topics. You can learn more about Ben's ministry by visiting https://beneverson.com/ 

Tim talks about keeping your Tech Booth clean and making sure it's a nice environment for volunteers.  

Tim talks about choir mic basics for full time church choirs or seasonal choirs. 

Tim talks about common mistakes that churches make on livestream audio.

Tim talks about what he looks for in church tech volunteers and it might not be what you expect! 

Tim gives some tips and gear suggestions for:  1. Church plants who use a rental space and have to set up and tear down every week. 2. Traveling ministries who are at different locations every week. 

Tim talks about the difference between analog and digital mixers and several things to consider if you're looking to replace or upgrade your console or mixing desk. 

Tim talks about the pros and cons of using Alkaline vs. Rechargeable batteries in wireless mics. Brands discussed: Ansmann, DuraCell ProCell, Amazon Basics, Panasonic Eneloop Pro and Kirkland. 

Tim talks about how microphones work and what terms like cardioid, omnidirectional, condenser, dynamic, proximity effect, and polar pattern mean in the real world. Tim also gives his best mic recommendations for choir, instruments, vocals, and spoken word in a church setting. 

Tim talks about do's and don'ts of setting up your sound and video control areas.  

Tim talks about the pros and cons of TV and Projectors for your House of Worship space. 

Tim talks about hearing assistance systems for churches including FM systems, telecoil loop systems, WiFi and Bluetooth hearing systems and gives some tips for integrating them into your existing sound systems.

Tim talks about how to avoid and fix feedback loops in your sound system. 

Tim talks with Ben Everson about the his experiences with church sound from a young age to his current ministry. 

Tim talks about the pitfalls of inexpensive wireless mics and value of buying quality name brand wireless. 

Tim talks about small church livestream expectations vs. reality in a world of mega church livestreams. 

Tim talks about the goals for the podcast, how Proclaim Audio Video got started, and his heart for helping small churches with tech.