{"id":5260,"date":"2015-08-28T10:53:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=5260"},"modified":"2015-10-01T11:02:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T16:02:41","slug":"making-worship-services-sound-good-goal-of-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2015\/making-worship-services-sound-good-goal-of-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Worship Services Sound Good Goal of Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sounds Good! II for those involved in worship technology such as sound, visuals and lighting in their congregation \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Bible says that God calls pastors, teachers, apostles and evangelists. But what about sound technicians, or those who work on visuals or lighting?<\/p>\n

These days, with almost every church dependent on technology for worship services, it\u2019s a new and necessary calling.<\/p>\n

And yet most people who operate a sound board or do the visuals at churches are volunteers who get little in the way of training or assistance. Where can they go to improve their skills?<\/p>\n

\"SoundsGood_\"<\/a>One place is Sounds Good! II, a workshop for those who work with worship technology such as sound, visuals, and lighting.<\/p>\n

The workshop, which takes place October 3, 2015 at Eastview Community Church, 3500 DeVries in northeast Winnipeg, is for those important people nobody notices unless something goes wrong, says workshop organizer Christine Longhurst.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese days, most of us couldn\u2019t imagine a church service without technology,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

But unlike pastors, worship leaders and musicians who can choose from many training opportunities, \u201cit\u2019s more difficult to find resources for those who work with technology,\u201d she says. \u201cSounds Good! II is an attempt to help fill that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the workshop, which runs from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM, participants will have a chance to learn from people with skills in the areas of sound, lighting and visuals, and have a chance to interact with others involved in worship technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe workshops will allow lots of room for discussion and collaboration,\u201d says Longhurst, adding that \u201cthere will be something for everyone\u2014from those just starting out to those who have been working in worship technology for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is being organized by re:Worship, and is sponsored by Canadian Mennonite University, Mennonite Brethren Churches of Manitoba, Sound Art, CHVN\/Golden West, Boge-Boge, CommonWord, and Eastview Community Church.<\/p>\n

Sounds Good! II is a follow-up to Sounds Good! I, held last March at Fort Garry MB Church. Attended by over 70 church sound techs, the response was overwhelmingly positive, Longhurst says.<\/p>\n

\u201cSounds Good! II will be larger and more comprehensive, with multiple workshop streams for both novice and experienced technicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cost for the workshop is $50 per person, or $40 per person for three or more people from the same congregation. Students are $15 and there is a $200 cap per congregation.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.cmu.ca\/resourcingthechurch<\/a>, or email Christine Longhurst at reworship.events@gmail.com. To register, contact Cori Braun at Canadian Mennonite University: cbraun@cmu.ca or 204-487-3300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sounds Good! II for those involved in worship technology such as sound, visuals and lighting in their congregation \u00a0 The Bible says that God calls pastors, teachers, apostles and evangelists. But what about sound technicians, or those who work on visuals or lighting? These days, with almost every church dependent on technology for worship services, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,5],"tags":[446,678],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5260"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5264,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260\/revisions\/5264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}