My husband has the patience of
a saint when it comes to me presenting him with a zillion tasks not only around
our house but also for my disabled sister whose own husband is often away on
business. There is no kind of handyman
work my hubby doesn’t attempt. He’s got long ladders and recently cleared the
gutters both of my big sister’s house and our own and I was telling this to the
pastor at church the other day expecting him to tell me how I could get hubby a
sainthood. To my amazement he asked if he could meet him about the church stage
lighting as he had acquired some new equipment but didn’t know how he could get
it fixed up!
Churches Should be Lit Well
Occasionally we had visited my
sister’s church where stage lighting had been installed a few years back. We
could see how great it is for the service to be illuminated and the choristers
too lit by a backdrop but our church is smaller and to be honest we were quite
used to it dim! But if you want to attract younger members you need to have the
latest in everything so it was extremely generous of a local company to provide
the hardware at cost. However, due to our commitments, after my husband
installed the equipment we knew he was unable to attend the necessary, regular production meeting about the lighting programs required.
Everyone know my husband played
a wonderfully generous part in the installation but it had to be up to the
committee and the pastor to find a technical director to liaise with the
worship leader to ensure the vision for each service is realised. I don’t think
when you see a church stage all lit up you think how there’s a different color
for different hymns or for conversation - but believe me there’s quite a deal
of discussion behind every service! It seems every wish is granted in our
church because we quickly found a volunteer who is perfectly at home with the
topics and understands the console and all the switches very well. He’s proactive
and always matches the action well with the lighting and it’s most
heart-warming to know in some small way our family also played an important
role in the success of stage lighting our church.