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7 Habits of Highly Effective Multimedia Teams
7 Habits of Highly Effective Multimedia Teams
You probably never imagined that you'd be heading a multimedia team. Even in churches
where it's only the preacher and the "sound man", that's enough to constitute a multimedia
team. Regardless of your team's size, though, there are 4 key goals that lead to 7 habits that
you should follow and teach your team in order to be successful.
The Goals
1. More than button pushers. It is vitally important to tell members of your multimedia
team that they are more than "button pushers". They are, indeed, worship leaders. For
example, if you project the lyrics of hymns on a screen, your designated multimedia
specialist is the "hand" that turns the pages of the projected "hymnbook."
2. The job description includes exultation. Each team member's job is to exalt Christ, not
themselves or their multimedia function.
3. Provide focus. Our goal as multimedia team members is to provide focus; that is,
eliminate distractions. For example, lighting can put a spotlight on a prop, potentially
keeping distracting stage elements to a minimum.
Pastors, worship leaders, and multimedia team members encouraged me to share these
habits with pastors after hearing me teach them at a seminar on this topic. Media ministry
workers need their pastor to understand at least something about the technical nature of the
media ministry; in other words, media workers don't necessarily need pastors to know how
to do the media jobs, but at a minimum, the media team wants the pastors to know and
appreciate the work that goes into what the media ministry does. In addition, the media
team needs the pastor's leadership; they're looking for the pastor to be the multimedia
"pacesetter." Likewise, pastors expect from the media team (and themselves!) the following
seven habits:
1. Communication. Develop a "worship service plan" which literally puts everybody
on the same page.