Foundations
Start Strong: Essential Training for Church Volunteers & Staff
Gain essential skills for serving in your church with our Foundations track. Designed for entry-level volunteers and staff, this track covers audio-visual basics, effective communication strategies, and event planning fundamentals. Walk away with practical insights to confidently support your church’s creative and technical needs. Whether you’re stepping into a new role or refining your skills, this track empowers you to make an immediate impact in your church community.
Audio-Visual & Technical Basics
Learn foundational skills for running church sound, video, and lighting systems.
Effective Communication & Teamwork
Develop strong communication habits to work seamlessly with ministry leaders and volunteers.
Event & Service Planning Fundamentals
Understand how to assist in coordinating smooth, well-executed church services and events.
Masterclasses
The 7 Building Blocks: A Better System for Church Communication
Brady Shearer
For church communicators buried in last-minute promotion requests, overloaded Sunday announcements, and ministries competing for attention. For teams tired of rebuilding communications every week and deciding what gets promoted based on who asks loudest. The 7 Building Blocks gives your church a repeatable system for eliminating the chaos, the politics, and the guesswork. In this workshop, you’ll learn the complete framework and how to put it into practice at your church.
Key Takeaways
Get a step-by-step framework for deciding what your church promotes, where it gets promoted, and how often.
Learn how ministry levels, communications policy, and promotions playbooks remove subjectivity and reduce last-minute chaos.
Discover how to give every ministry appropriate visibility without giving every ministry stage time.
Soundcheck: Building Consistent Systems and Trust Between Teams
Soundcheck is usually the most rushed, most tense part of the production timeline, and it doesn't have to be. This session breaks down how to run a soundcheck that's quick, calm, and consistent, so your tech and worship teams feel supported walking into service with confidence instead of scrambling.
Key Takeaways
A repeatable soundcheck process that cuts wasted time without cutting corners.
How to keep communication calm and clear between stage, booth, and band under time pressure.
Building and Maintaining relationships between Sound Engineers and Worship.
Say It Well: Communicating So Volunteers Actually Listen
Makenzie Merrifield
When you’re leading a handful or hundreds of volunteers, more communication doesn’t always mean better communication. In fact, it can quickly become noise. But what if your volunteers actually read, responded to, and even appreciated your messages? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to communicate clearly, consistently, and effectively so your team feels informed, valued, and confident without being overwhelmed. We’ll focus on how to make your communication feel relevant, purposeful, and worth paying attention to.
Key Takeaways
Communicate clearly without overloading your volunteers
Make your messages worth reading and easy to respond to
Build consistent rhythms your team can rely on
Help volunteers know exactly what matters most
LED Walls 101: How to find the Right Screen for Your Ministry
Stephen Brokalis
LED Screens can be a powerful tool for worship environments, broadcast, and creative storytelling, but finding the right system can feel overwhelming if you are new to the technology. This session will break down the key specifications, terminology, and practical considerations churches should understand before investing in LED.
Key Takeaways
Understand the specifications that matter most.
Learn how to evaluate the right product type for your environment.
Gain practical confidence in asking better questions, comparing brands and systems, and making informed decisions before purchasing a screen.
Cut the Noise
Mark MacDonald
Churches today are flooded with messages, graphics, and posts—and your congregation is feeling it. This session shows you how to simplify your communication so every email, social post, and announcement lands with clarity. Walk away with practical tools to cut the clutter, focus on what matters, and make sure your people actually hear what you’re trying to say.
Key Takeaways
Identify where your church communication is overwhelming people and learn how to simplify it without losing impact.
Apply a practical clarity filter to announcements, emails, social media, and stage communication immediately.
Learn how to say less but mean more, so your most important messages are actually remembered.
Create a repeatable approach your team can use to protect clarity as your church grows.