If you are the one responsible for supporting the audio needs of a large church event, the most important ingredient for success is advanced planning. Yes — you will need additional gear, additional personnel and we may even need permits and other stuff like that. But above all else, you’ll need time — time to plan and prepare. Sure, you can probably get it done on short notice, but I’d guess that anybody who’s been around church tech for a while would agree that short notice almost always produces mediocrity. We always seek to bring our best, and granting ourselves sufficient time should be a high priority — and the beauty of it is that time doesn’t cost us anything. All we have to do is think ahead a bit.
From “Sound Sanctuary” by John McJunkin, FRONT of HOUSE, March 2024, page 35
