Wired For Worship, (Paperback)

<p><b>Your congregation deserves a sound system that works, visuals that inspire, and a stream that actually reaches people. This is the complete handbook to make it happen.</b></p><p>Whether you're a seasoned technical director, a volunteer who got handed a mixing board last Sunday, or a pastor trying to understand why the broadcast sounds like it was recorded in a parking garage - <b>Wired for Worship: The Modern Church's Complete Guide to Sound, Media, and Streaming</b> is the resource the church tech world has been waiting for.</p><p>Written by J.T. Winters - a practitioner with <b>20 years of hands-on church technical ministry experience</b> - this full 300-page edition covers every dimension of modern worship technology in a single authoritative volume. This is not an overview. This is not a starter guide. This is the <b>complete, unabridged handbook</b> built for the people who carry the Sunday morning load every single week.</p><p><b>Who this book is for: </b></p><ul><li>Technical directors and worship tech team leaders</li><li>Volunteer sound engineers, media operators, and livestream crew</li><li>Worship pastors and church planters building a tech ministry from scratch</li><li>Church administrators overseeing AV budgets and facility upgrades</li><li>Seminary students and ministry school graduates entering technical roles</li></ul><p><b>What's inside all 34 chapters across 5 parts: </b></p><ul><li><b>Part 1 - Audio Foundations (9 chapters): </b> The physics of sound, signal chain mastery, microphone selection, mixing console operation, speaker systems and placement, in-ear monitors, EQ and dynamics processing, and building volunteer audio teams that thrive.</li><li><b>Part 2 - Visual Media (7 chapters): </b> Worship visuals that serve the room, ProPresenter and EasyWorship workflows, slide design principles, church video production, stage lighting, projection and LED walls, and building a consistent church brand.</li><li><b>Part 3 - Live Streaming &amp; Online Ministry (7 chapters): </b> A theology of online church, streaming fundamentals from encoder to platform, choosing the right platform, setting up a dedicated studio, broadcast best practices, CCLI and copyright compliance, and cultivating a genuine online congregation.</li><li><b>Part 4 - Integration &amp; Infrastructure (6 chapters): </b> AV-over-IP and Dante networking, church network design, technology planning and budget cycles, navigating vendor relationships, preventive maintenance programs, and AV security.</li><li><b>Part 5 - Leadership, Culture &amp; the Future (5 chapters): </b> The tech director as minister, building a team culture rooted in servanthood, multisite AV coordination, managing special events and high-production seasons, and the emerging role of AI and future technology in worship ministry.</li></ul><p><b>Plus a complete appendix section including: </b></p><ul><li>Pre-service technical checklists (ready to print and use Sunday)</li><li>Gear lists organized by budget tier - small church to large church</li>&amp;l</ul>

• Wired For Worship, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798259134621
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-04-27
• Page Count: 248