[Technology Updates] visit to New Life Methodist Church (Lakeview-Six Lakes)

[Pastor Jeff Wilhelm]

I had the opportunity to stop by a "new" church on M-46 last week (New Life Methodist Church), after our Circuit Pastors meeting.  This is the church that Bill Braman referred to a few times when talking about a multimedia projection system.  Their technology director is also their office secretary, Ron Kinsey, and he works full-time.  They have clear window glass along the sides of their sanctuary, with pull-down shades that can be used, if needed.  It was obvious that a lot of time went into balancing the lighting to optimize their projection capability (using a drop down screen.)  Their "tech booth" along the back left wall area of the sanctuary has a sound board and lighting controls, in addition to switches for computer presentations, including DVD and VHS playback and recording.  They had to install a locking gate to keep children from wandering in there and playing with the dials and settings.  They use straight "power-point" for presentation purposes. 

As our multimedia projection project moves along, I anticipate that we'll be inviting and gathering people together for training and scheduling.  It will undoubtedly take a commitment of time and possibly additional resources to make the multimedia projection system work for our benefit and first and foremost, to God's glory.  I look forward to moving forward and incorporating newer technology into our worship service very soon.  If interested, we can schedule a visit to New Life sometime, or invite Ron to visit here and share ideas with us.  

In Christ, 
Pastor Jeff
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