Below you will find some basic info on the tools we use. We believe these will be tremendously helpful to you in your preparation time. Please don't hesitate to ask questions if you need more information!

Music Stand is one of our favorite tools! It's a part of Planning Center, but is geared more toward use in a live performance. You can use Music Stand on a laptop, tablet, or even your phone! There are a lot of cool features but the basic idea is that Music Stand will show you all of the songs that are planned for your scheduled service along with the lyrics and chords!

These chord charts can also be transposed to different keys. There are a lot of great features to Music Stand, so you'll certainly want to check it out. And as always, if you have questions then just ask us!

Another tool that we have on our Worship Team is the In-Ear Monitor system.
This is a great system that we use on Sunday mornings in order to be able to hear ourselves play music.
Check out the video for a quick tutorial on how to use this system. 

Our Media Team uses ProPresenter to display lyrics, sermons, and media.
Check out this video for a quick tutorial of our philosophy for  lyrics so they’re easy to read, helping everyone sing freely and stay focused on worship.

Our Media Team uses ProPresenter to display lyrics, sermons, and media.
Check out this video for a quick tutorial of our philosophy for  lyrics so they’re easy to read, helping everyone sing freely and stay focused on worship.

From this videos we have following outline suggestions for this training :


    1    Rule of Thirds: The video stresses the importance of framing subjects according to the rule of thirds, placing them off-center for a more engaging composition.
    2    Framing Subjects: When subjects are looking off-screen, they should be framed on the opposite side of the screen, leaving more space in the direction they’re looking.
    3    Camera Shots for Worship: The video highlights the importance of capturing various shots, including pans of the choir, steady tracking of the speaker, and a variety of close-up, waist-up, and head-to-toe shots.
    4    Avoid Similar Framing: Avoid cutting between two shots that have very similar framing, even if the subjects are different.
    5    Headroom: The distance between the top of the subject’s head and the top of the frame should be minimal, typically the size of a fist.
    6    Looking Room: Ensure there’s sufficient space in the frame on the side where the subject is looking, especially during side angle shots.
    7    Head-to-Toe Shot: Use for presenters who move a lot to keep them in the frame.
    8    Knees Up Shot: Captures the subject from the knees up, ideal for animated presenters with lots of hand gestures.
    9    Waist Up Shot: The most common shot, showcasing the subject from the waist up, allowing viewers to see their hands and expressions.
    10    Elbows Up Shot: A tighter shot, capturing the subject from the elbows up, emphasizes emotional expression.