Everyone has a different approach to the labor intensive work of production within the church. For those of you who don’t know me, I thought it might be nice to know where I stand…

• The Value of Serve. When we serve absent of self, making sacrifices for the great good of God’s kingdom, amazing things happen. We feel a real connection to an organism larger than ourselves, and recognize that our efforts in the hands of our Father accomplish more than we could ever do on our own. Volunteering in production is one form of service (and of worship, I believe). I believe that it is the “staff” responsibility to take the confusion and complication out of tech, to provide each volunteer with a functioning, easy-to-understand system which can be used to create art. Service is an important aspect of a well balance “purpose driven” life, but family and ones personal relationship with God must come first. As Christ-followers, we’re asked to make large sacrifices from time to time to benefit God’s kingdom. With that in mind, we still must strive for balance between our serve, our family and our personal faith. Serving without these fundamentals often results in burnout and a sour taste for service in the local church.

• The Value of Creativity. Tech isn’t grunt labor. It’s art. It’s worship. We use lights, sets, and EQ to “paint” art as a part of worship. We’re no more or less valuable than a member of the worship band. Tech folk are far more than operators of equipment, we are artists, each with our own unique sense of style. Our challenge, just like that of an instrumentalist in an orchestra, is to create art that reinforces and compliments the other artists around us. When we “play in unison” we create a beautiful masterpiece - which is worship.

• Seek Excellence. The church must be relevant in a culture full of media. Excellence is a key component to relevance and authenticity. We should strive and seek to honor our Creator with our best. Granted, we’re all human, we all make mistakes, gear fails, things break. It’s how we overcome these challenges, obstacles and impossibles that defines our quotient of excellence. I believe that God is more concerned with our heart during our serve than the nitty-gritty technical nuances. When we give our best effort, with our hearts focused on selfless service…God takes care of the rest.