Dave's Blog
Planning for 2022 - the State of the Pro AVL Supply Chain
Have you tried to buy a new car, a used car, a refrigerator, a couch, or a power amplifier lately? It's not easy. And it costs more than it used ...
Selecting an AVL firm - Can you have it all?
After looking at a couple new buildings for office space this morning, I had lunch with an architect who does lots of design and project planning f...
Gurus 2013 - reality at Willow Creek
After two days of mad catch-up and long drives to and from Chicago, I have to say that it was worth it. I came back from the Gurus of Tech confe...
Ask the question!
Today, I asked a question to which you'd think I should have known the answer, but I didn't. At the point of needing to know, what were my options...
Taking church back to school?!
Remember to breathe! That's good advise, and as we're reminded today by our guest columnist Mike Sessler, it's also good advice to remember to pra...
Going wide? Why you need a bigger screen than you think.
The other day, my parents bought a new TV and we got into a discussion that's applicable to projectors and screens in larger presentation environme...
Buying audio, video, and lighting gear when the budget is tight.
If there's anything predictable about the audio, video, and lighting business, it's that most churches aren't spending what the way they'd like to ...
Getting consistent results from tech volunteers
I had a hard time thinking of article title that didn't sound like a Masters thesis topic, but I've been reminded this week of the importance of ha...
Half-time thoughts on technology for worship.
When you reach your mid-40's (ouch, did I really admit that?!), you begin to evaluate things. All kinds of things. You ask questions like, "I've ...