One of the most important things you can do for your media and technology ministry teams is provide training. Whether you do the training yourself, host training by an outside group or send team members to training it is essential that your team receive training on a regular basis. Media and technology is ever changing and we must keep abreast of those changes if we are to continue to use media and technology effectively as a tool for worship, evangelism, teaching, discipleship etc.
Below are lists of seminars being conducted by various groups this year across the nation.
Fits and Starts Production presents H.O.W.-to Church Sound Workshops
- Jan 6 & 7 – Allentown Presbyterian, Allentown, NJ
- Jan 13 & 14 – Grace Community Church, Fremont, OH
- Jan 20 & 21 – Grace Chapel, West Columbia, SC
- Jan 27 & 28 -- Concord Liberty Presbyterian, Glen Mills, PA
- Feb 3 & 4 – Heartland Church, Fort Wayne, IN
- Feb 17 & 18 – Morning Star Baptist, Cantonsville, MD
- Mar 3 & 4 – Vienna Presbyterian, Vienna, VA
- Mar 10 & 11 – Bethany UMC, Hampton, VA
- Apr 7 & 8 – 5th Ave. UMC, Wilmington, NC
- Apr 28 & 29 – St. John’s Lutheran, Salisbury, NC
Midnight Oil Productions – Digital Storytellers Seminar
- Jan 16-19 -- Grapevine TX
- Feb 18 -- Detroit
- Feb 23 -- Oklahoma City
- Feb 25 -- Houston
- Mar 4 -- Boston
- Mar 20-22 -- Phoenix
- April 29 -- Chicago
Synergetic Audio Concepts – Real World Audio Education
Sound Reinforcement for Operators
- Jan 30 & 31 – Dallas, TX
- Apr 10 & 11 – Indianapolis, IN
- May 1 & 2 – Providence, RI
Sound Reinforcement for Technicians
- Feb 1 & 2 – Dallas, TX
- Mar 14 & 15 – NSCA Las Vegas, NV
- Apr 12 & 13 – Indianapolis, IN
- May 3 & 4 – Providence, RI
Sound Reinforcement for Designers
- Feb 20 -23 – Seattle, WA
- Jun 3-6 – InfoComm, Orlando, FL
These are just a few groups to consider. Check their sites periodically as they will be adding dates to those already listed. I’m sure there are many more groups offering training as well.
Also when you decide on a major purchase of equipment or software include training by the manufacturer as part of your purchase agreement. This will insure that your team is up to speed in the use of new gear.
Another benefit to keeping your current team up to date on training is it will cut down on the learning curve for new members when they come onboard as they can be trained by other team members.
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