Q: How do I get involved on the production team?

A: The first step is to fill out the interest form by clicking here and then clicking on the “technical support/the arts” link. Also, you can stop by Connecting Point at either campus before or after any service and fill out a form there.

Q: Is the production team looking for volunteers?

A: We can ALWAYS use more volunteers! We’d love to have you, even if you just want to try it once, you are more than welcome. If you know someone interested in serving on the production team, please direct them here to this site!

Q: How many production volunteers do you use on a weekend?

A: We have about 15 volunteers each weekend at the Perrysburg Campus, and about 12 at the Whitehouse Campus. We try to keep the same volunteers for each service to promote continuity.

Q: What specific production positions do you use on a Sunday?

A: We have up to 15 positions for volunteers to fill at the Perrysburg Campus: Switcher, Shader, 2 Stationary Cameras, 1 Roaming / Stage Camera, Computer Graphics/ProVideoPlayer, Lighting, Backstage Manager, Stage Hand(s), Sound Director. At the Whitehouse Campus, we use all the same, except there is no roaming / stage camera.

Q: How often do your production volunteers serve?

A: Our team volunteers serve 2 - 3 times per month, depending on their availability and willingness to serve. The schedule is created monthly based on each volunteer’s availability.

Q: How do you train your production volunteers?

A: We rely heavily on our existing volunteers to help train new volunteers. A new volunteer will shadow and train along-side one of our veteran volunteers and/or staff before going solo.

Q: What equipment / software do you use to display lyrics, titles and other on-screen graphics?

A: Apple G5 system running ProVideoPlayer software, Apple G4 running PowerPoint, and a Compix Character Generator