Live from the National Worship Leader Conference

Here's Vlog #2. Still getting the hang of this little camera and wrapping our heads around the whole concept of vlogging. We did shoot a really funny little bit today asking people, "Who is eleven72?" It's a little Man on the Street from the conference. We're going to use it to introduce ourselves tomorrow, but once it's done, I'll drop it into the blog here for your enjoyment. Until then, here's Vlog #2:



Feedreaders, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a94r9MRQsuU

National Worship Leader Conference

Have I told you that Lee and I are presenting a couple of sessions/workshops/whatchamacallits at Worship Leader Magazines' National Worship Leader Conference? It's true, we are. You can scroll down through all the presenters to see our ugly mugs and bios here. That proves it.

Seriously, though. We are honored to have been asked/invited by Worship House Media to present a couple of sessions at the conference. We're calling our session "Stop Substance Abuse: Make Your Media Matter." The basic message will be style over substance. We'll be talking and having a dialogue about using all the media in your service to support the overall theme. How all of your media can work together to set up and support the message that the pastor has for everyone. We've got a basic outline, but we're still working on the details. Whatever happens, I know it's going to be a lot of fun and I can't wait.

The conference is July 23-26th right here in river city. That's right here in Austin, TX, where we live and love and play. We're looking forward to having such a great event right here in our hometown. And we're really really excited that we get to be a part of it. If you're going to be in Austin for the conference, let us know. We would love to have a chance to meet any and all the folks who happen by this blog and who happen to be coming to the conference.

For more information on the conference, click here to go to their site.

Technologies for Worship Conference at NAB

Imagine every piece of film, video, radio, presentation equipment and software that you can think of all under one roof. Add in hundreds and even thousands of pieces of technology that you've never even heard of. Sprinkle in a dozen conferences on different topics complete with world renowned speakers and worshops. And what do you have? The National Association of Broadcasters Conference. Coming up in Las Vegas, April 14th-19th, NAB is one of biggest and most comprehensive broadcasting/film/video/television/radio/etc. conferences in the world.

Of particular interest to readers of this blog, The Technologies for Worship Conference, held during NAB, is a place to get information on the latest techniques and technologies in the worship field, to hear from some of the top experts in the field, and to take workshops focused on audio/video and film/video production as it relates to the worship environment.

It might be too late for you to make plans to go this year, but if you can go, go. If you're thinking about buying equipment for your church, for your company, if you want to see the latest video gear, computer gear, software, anything... If you're planning on making any big tech purchases or if you just want to wander around for days in awe, go. Even if you just get an exhibits pass, it's worth it. You can literally walk around for days and not see all the gear on display at NAB. It's a great time to see the equipment you're thinking/wondering about, to get your hands on it and to ask the knowledgeable sales reps who are there what they think about it and how you might be able to use it. The scope of NAB is mind blowing. And if you get all geeked up about film/video/presentation equipment, you will be in techie heaven.

Some of the speakers this year are:

Dale Alexander, Creative Technologies Consulting

Phil Cooke, Producer/Director

Paul Crouch Jr., Trinity Broadcasting Network

Craig Janssen, Acoustic Dimensions

Alex Kendrick, Sherwood Baptist Church

Jerry Rose, Total Living Network

And here are some of the workshops:

Saturday

Video Production Technologies (Basic)—Learn to create video and audio systems in one day!
Graphic Design Process & Brainstorming Techniques—See the Graphic Design Process in action.
Dynamic Worship by Design—Learn to build or improve a great worship environment

Sunday

Video Production Techniques (Advanced)—Participate in the video production cycle from scriptwriting to distribution.
Ministry Production Design—Learn to improve the presentation of your message.
Intro to 3D: Modeling, Animating, Lighting—Learn about the fundamentals of 3D Animation.
Hands-on Audio Mixing Workshop—Sit at a station with a live mixer, EQ, compressor/limiter/gat, effects, amplifier, headphones and more!