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title: Technology to Enhance Services | Houses of Worship  - Shanahan Sound
description: "Using technology to enhance your service first:  indentify an A/V Committee, make a wish list, establish a budget, and do research."
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# **System Integration Tips: Houses of Worship**

Last month, we talked about seamless virtual meetings. This month, we’re going to look at houses of worship. More and more congregations use--or would like to use--technology to enhance their services. So what do you need to know when overhauling the sound and video system in your own house of worship? Follow these five tips.

**1. Identify an A/V Committee. **Remember, the people who oversee the house of worship may not necessarily be the people to head up the A/V Committee. Find people with a passion for electronics systems: IT people, musicians, singers, etc. It’s important to have some people with an understanding of technology and a love for the equipment.

**2. Make a wish list. ** Forget money, just dream. Think of all the things you’d like to see in the building. Make sure you consider all spaces--basements, attached buildings, and satellite sites.

**3. Edit the wish list. **Consider each item on the wish list--what’s necessary, what isn’t, what’s something you really would like to have but are willing to go without, at least for now.

**4. Establish a budget. ** Once you know the must-have items, you can get a sense of a budget and whether that budget works. If it doesn’t, revisit the list.

**5. Do your research on an electronics systems integrator.** Contact people at other houses of worship to see whom they’ve used--finding a contractor who specializes in these types of buildings is a plus. See if the company is a member of the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA)) and/or InfoComm International.

What’s one “must have” item that you should include on your list? Video projection--especially for religious education. Conveying information via video helps memory retention, and it helps people pay attention! Two brands we recommend are Sanyo and Mitsubishi.

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