2. You’re bored, but we’re bombarded.
Because the media center is your home you can often get bored with the repetitive task of displaying the same words, in the same fonts, and the same images over and over again. Often we might feel compelled to do too much on the screen, to use too much movement, or too much creativity in this space because this is the one place we’re at—and we get bored! But don’t give in to temptation to constantly mix things up. Don’t make things “busy” just for the sake of busy-ness, but serve others through consistency. It can be very helpful
3. Practice panic and cool-keeping:
Sometimes the preacher will have last-minute ideas or need a web search. So in your mind (when things are calm) you should practice what the panic might be like and be ready for last-minute word changes, or songs that you that you don’t have, or how to find scriptures in other versions. Have the mind of somebody who’s always ready for change: for example, EMS or fire personnel. You can be ready for any emergency. Become the cool and non-anxious presence to those you’re serving—even when they’re panicking. You’ll be able say, “Okay let’s work this out.” Or, “I can get this for you.”
Finally, here are a few last tips for the church media team: test the audio end to the end of everything you do and test video to the end. It will avoid surprises! Again: thanks for how you serve, and I hope that things go so well you’ll never be noticed!