Jeremy Montz took his calling for volunteer church audio to a whole new level – and a completely different state. Let’s take a look at his story and discover how mentoring is an extension of his calling.
Over the years, I have often wondered as to my purpose in the plan of God. I have also puzzled over where my passion for technology, in the areas of church multimedia and sound systems, could possibly fit into such a plan.
Ultimately, asking the question; what am I going to do with the knowledge with which the Lord has blessed me?
This is where I find myself after being involved with sound and multimedia applications for roughly 16 years.
My background
I have been extremely blessed with a budget adequate enough to have five fully-equipped sound systems on campus.
Although not all are completely digital systems or supplied with the priciest equipment, I have researched and, along with my team, installed all of these systems.
The latest project consisted of a new sound system installation for our 800 seat sanctuary, complete from the wiring on up.
The various system installations, along with much research, have gained me considerable personal knowledge and experience.
I do not consider myself an expert, but definitely more knowledgeable than someone that has just been turning knobs for a few years.
Fast-Forward: Present Time
Several months ago, I made contact with a church in a neighboring state that was interested in buying some of our un-needed sound equipment.
Mics, subs, crossover, etc. – those items that get shuffled out of the systems; used but still produce decent sound. I made solid contact with a member of their assembly through this transaction, and thereby began a friendship.
This led to many conversations about their current state of technology and where they would like to go with it.
This friendship resulted in a trip for me and two of my sound team members to assist this church in putting together a usable sound and multimedia system.
Our task included installation of a screen, a 3300 lumen projector, rewiring the sound system, and making any needed adjustments. They had erected a sound/multimedia desk before our arrival and worked hard to make sure that we could accomplish the most possible in one weekend.
Arriving at their location on a Friday evening we assessed the situation. Some of it was better and some worse than expected, but we knew what we had to do and had prepared accordingly.
Saturday morning saw us up early and installing the retractable 8’x10’ screen. We then removed the speakers from their hanging points near the ceiling and painted them white to give the finished product a much more polished look.
Positioning the projector, we made sure it was properly aligned and functional. Lastly, having arranged all of the equipment in the new sound booth, we connected the system.
