The Dream Team
Posted on June 3, 2008
This is a pic of the team in the soundbooth for our first service. Things were more than covered, so I got out of the way, with my camera, of course.
John, our worship pastor came back and mentioned that it looks like the dream team and I said something about that’s why I wasn’t up there. He went on to say even more reason to call it the dream team then. I said thank you, jokingly, but as I have thought that through, I mean it. Thank you, John!
The way I figure it, if I can build a dream team that functions as well or better without me, then I’m doing something right. God has blessed this church with many willing, talented servants in the tech ministry .
For the record, from left to right is Daniel, the nuts and bolts guy of the team, if it needs to get done, Daniel is on it, Rachel (sitting down), she is the owner of the lights and she takes lighting very seriously, Jim (the other Jim), the newest member of the team, already proving his value and Nina, a true servant, the one that does far more for the smooth operation of the tech ministry on Sunday morning than she realizes and I appreciate that so much.
Here is the lean and mean second service dream team, Steven running sound, I think he started running sound about a day after birth, and Mary, the master of EasyWorship and the most attractive person on the team, in my humble opinion. We are missing Chris, who usually runs lights but I told him last week he could take some time off and Jim (the other Jim) was still around running the camera, though not when I took the pic. Of course, I can’t forget Mike, he floats in and out of the sound booth on Sunday morning, mostly to be social. There’s nothing wrong with that because I know he’s not a soundbooth kind of guy.
I appreciate all of these people a great deal and they are all vital to the smooth operation of this ministry. This is a very eclectic group of people that has come together to function like a well oiled machine.
One thing that I am excited about is that Daniel is going to be stepping up and taking on more of a leadership role and some time in the near future, he and I will alternate Sunday’s, so on his Sunday, he will take the lead in both services as well as run sound. On my Sunday, I will do the same, except Steven will be in the house to cover second service sound.
We all love hiding in the back and prefer to go unnoticed, except for Donna. She would rather be on stage singing, but she is still a vital part of the Dream Team. Beyond A/V/L, we also support all I.T. functions in the church and that’s a large part of Donna’s role. Plus, she has given us a perspective of what it’s like to be on stage, as we deal with lighting, monitor placement and other things like that.
So, things are taking shape. I need to get a solid backup for Mary in place so we can have the same alternating Sunday’s off, that’s a definite need. All in all, I’m very happy with where we are at this point.
Thank you, Dream Team!
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Good stuff!
Volunteer dedication is always key. I’m working on building a team now. Each time I get someone in and up to speed, they get called into another ministry or leave the church (as has been the case with two Youth workers). We don’t need that many positions filled, right now, but I’m working to change that. My annual goal is to ID key areas to grow and expand the ministry.
Thanks for recognizing your team. Although my tech team philosophy is that everything we do should happen without drawing attention to ourselves - avoiding putting the Method before the Message - it’s still good that they are recognized occasionally. Tech teams, like volunteer parents, are unsung heroes in church ministry.
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