How to Equip Your Sound Team for Success

It takes time, energy, and commitment from a team of dedicated individuals. This not only goes for those on the sound team, but from other leaders in the church as well.

Great sound doesn’t start with your sound system. It doesn’t even start with your sound tech or the people on the platform. It starts with attitude.

We hear a lot of talk about excellence in technical ministry. Sure, excellence is an important concept, and it is vital to serve with excellence. But are you preparing to serve with excellence in mind? Or are you just throwing a bunch of people and stuff together and then hoping for the best?

Technical excellence for a “mega church” might look and sound different than that for a congregation of twenty, but the commitment and attitude of all team members should be the same.

Thoughtful preparation is an important part of delivering great sound. And this step requires participation from all worship team members.

Worship team leaders and pastors need to lead their teams in service planning. Band section leaders need to understand their responsibilities and be prepared. And sound techs need to be proactive in communicating, managing gear setup and soundchecks.

It is important that tech team members are included as part of the worship team. This may look different for different churches, but sound techs play a crucial role in the delivery of a quality and impacting worship experience.

Pray together, plan together, participate together. Worship together.

Sound techs should be empowered with the right tools to deliver great sound. This doesn’t mean that you need a state of the art mixing console or a full complement of studio-grade microphones. But it does mean that you might need to spend more than $25 on the pastor’s headset mic.

To be clear, excellent gear does not ensure excellent sound. But the right tools used for the right application will go a long way in helping you achieve reliable results when it comes to fulfilling your technical ministry mandate.

Even more important than planning and tools is…

Team up with other churches in your community for group training or knowledge sharing sessions. Contact reputable local audio contractors who specialize in church sound.