Imagine arriving at your church early on Sunday morning with your entire family. Everyone is ready to learn a good lesson that they can take home and implement into their daily lives, your children even seem interested to see what the preacher has to say and see their friends, but once you’ve arrived and settled into your seats, the room is silent. The large television screen is showing the preacher and the praise band, but no one can hear what is being said. The closest people to the stage sitting on their pews can barely hear what is coming out of the pastor’s mouth, and the musicians’ instruments can barely be heard in the enormous room. The usual experience that your family looks forward to is ruined.
Mega churches need a theatre speaker system with a coherent design with best networking cables, AV cables, and to know how to properly use the correct speaker wire connectors to ensure that this situation never occurs. Churches must provide an outstanding experience for their members and visitors to ensure that everyone can hear the message and enjoy their worship experience.
In addition to properly ensuring that the speaker wires are connected it is imperative that the electronics for larger theater rooms are in order to ensure that proper education can be provided for the community. Larger events for youth services and groups need the video and sound systems to be working their best.
Having a Rockin’ Church Theater AV System Will Help You Spread Your Message
It is no secret that churches that have a great audio video (AV) system setup that can command performance and reach even those in the congregation sitting on pews at the very back and create a connection with the speakers and musicians helps to spread the message better than a church whose sound system is spotty and malfunctions regularly.
By equipping your entire church building with the absolute best audio video system, you will be ready to offer interactive learning experiences using some of the newest devices and technology. This is proven to help reach a wider variety of audience than being stuck in the dinosaur ages and endeavoring to reach people of all ages. In order to properly allow for both the elderly and younger audiences to enjoy and learn, they need to be able to hear what is being said properly and have a good experience both with audio and visual messages.
Deaf audiences need new technology to be able to reach them and allow them to interact in the experience as well. This is why installing capabilities for HDMI connection to visual aids is important as well as having an incredible sound system.
Equipping Your Church from the Ground Up
Whether you are a start-up contractor looking to ensure that your newly designed church has the absolute best sound system or you are an established builder, getting the right materials is imperative for providing a church with a fail-safe audio system. Churches are looking for systems that are able to handle multiple technologies and newer devices in order to allow for increased participation by members who want to share information from their wireless devices.
Mega churches like Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan are quickly adopting Live Wall technology, and according to AVInteractive.com their spaces are “also used by the community, and the new LED wall and Ascender are expected to be deployed for an upcoming public high school graduation and other events.” Getting it right, in terms of HDMI connections and networking cables is imperative, for more than just the church body. The community benefits from having large spaces for performances, lectures, and learning.
Ensure You are Properly Using Speaker Wire Connectors, Wall Plates, and HDMI Cables
There is a variety of different wall plates, wire connectors, and Ethernet wall plates needed in a proper church AV system setup. Follow this brief overview as a guide to choosing some of the best products for your church.
Wall Plates
a. Brush Wall Plates
Purchase brush wall plates in bulk to equip multiple rooms for easy access for programming like classes, videos, and lectures. This Buyer’s Point Brush Wall Plate, Decora Style, (10 Pack) White) is suggested for HDMI connections in classrooms and lecture rooms.
b. HDMI Wall Plates
Installing the correct HDMI wall plates for television and movie systems in rooms where TVs and interactive whiteboards are used is necessary for the increased ease and room functionality. The HDMI Wall Plate with 6-inch Pigtail (White) is suggested for installation in rooms with permanent or semi-permanent use of televisions and whiteboards.
c. Speaker Wall Plates
Getting a home theater speaker wall plate is recommended for churches with superior sound system requirements. Opt for the 7.1 Speaker Wall Plate with 3 HDMI, Binding Post, with 3 Gang Low Voltage Mounting Bracket, 7 Speakers, 2 RCA Jack for Subwoofer, 3 HDMI Port, which allows for use of multiple devices and equipment.
d. Combo Wall Plates
The addition of combo wall plates in your interior and outside rooms allows for easy access to microphones and sound hookups. This allows for multiple speakers and increased functionality within and without the property. We suggest the Single Speaker Wall Plate, Post Coupler Type, with Single Gang Low Voltage Mounting Bracket Device (1-Gang Single Speaker) which can be easily and quickly installed.
Networking
a. Ethernet Wall Plates
Accessing the Internet is imperative and an ultra-fast connection is equally important. Even if your church building has WiFi connections available it is highly recommended to have proper wired access in all areas where you will be live streaming music or video. Pick ethernet wall plates that have multiple jacks for better options for connections, we suggest the 6 Port Cat6 Wall Plate, Female-Female White with Single Gang Low Voltage Mounting Bracket Device (6 Port) which allows for up to 6 ethernet connections and fits standard outlet boxes.
b. Networking Combo Wall Plates
In order to get all your technology connected in the proper places and improve the ease of accessing your hookups it is important to purchase good networking combo wall plates such as the HDMI Coax Ethernet Wall Plate with Single Gang Low-Voltage Mounting Bracket Device (White Kit), which allows for ethernet hookup, HDMI and AV connection.
c. Networking Cables
Equally important are networking cables wall plates which are recessed and are easy to use and setup. These wall plates manage low voltage cables for your TVs & other tech. We suggest getting bundle packs of 10, like the Recessed Low-Voltage Cable Wall Plate 10 Pack (Bottom Opening).
d. Mounting Brackets
It is a good idea to purchase low voltage mounting brackets for your renovation or building project. This ensures you have enough supply and makes sure that there are no gaps between your plates and the walls. Purchasing a bundle pack is suggested, like the Low-Voltage Mounting Bracket Device (1 Gang, 10 Pack).
Tips for Running an Incredible Sound System in Your Church
- Make sure that your devices are all wired properly.
- Don’t overload circuits; pick the right type of subwoofers and av systems for the space size and capacity.
- Invest in security for your network. Hackers can cause an enormous amount of problems even for a church. Make sure that your connections are secured that you only allow those who understand how to properly use sound equipment are working on your main AV System.
- Invest in technology for deaf and hearing impaired community members, this may mean pre-recording your sermons and music and adding captions for members who are hearing impaired. Using a proper HDMI connection will allow for seamless audio and visual connection.
Churches Face More Issues with AV Setup than Most Businesses
While it is true that churches face more issues with AV Setup than most other business and often are required to spend more on technology, the investment in a proper AV system will be enormously helpful for your audience in the long run. Many people who would not be able to enjoy a traditional church service, like the hearing impaired, the elderly, and younger people are used to learning with videos and new devices are able to be reached when churches invest in building a functional space that serves their members and the community.
Even if you do not have an enormous budget to spend on technology, equipping your building with proper setups and connections, including wall plates that allow for recent technologies allows members to use their devices to interact with the church’s building. Wall plates provide standard hookups that can be used with a variety of devices and allow anyone to connect to them. Even on a small budget investing in these is a bright idea.
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