Looking for church stage lighting on a budget? I recently visited a small church that has alot going for it—a healthy congregation with a wide range of ages (if you have mostly old people or mostly young people in your church, it isn’t healthy) a fantastic young preacher and a talented worship leader. This ministry is poised to boom. Here is one tip that, with improvement, would enhance the church as they move to the next level:
Church Stage Lighting on a Budget
Get your lighting right. You don’t need expensive lasers, fog and spotlights. In fact, with LEDs, professional lighting has become affordable. And just because the megachurch down the road looks like a Disney World laser show doesn’t mean you have to—do what’s appropriate and tasteful for your worship style and space. Just make sure whoever is up front leading or speaking is lighted properly. A well-lit leader draws and holds the eye to the stage.
This ministry had attractive and simple backlighting on the stage, but the pastor’s face was not properly illuminated. His face was in shadows, but the lower half of his body was lighted. And when he did move into the light, he had dark shadows under his eyes. Contrast that with a megachurch I attended last week: The speaker, while standing on a totally dark stage, was completely lit from head to toe—without any ghoulish shadows under his eyes. How is this possible? With uplighting—soft lights on the floor that help illuminate the face.
