Rich Kirkpatrick is a worship leader and worship pastor at Sunridge Community Church in Temecula, California.  He's made a name for himself online through his wonderful "Worship Mythbuster Series" on his blog.  You can check out his blog at  as well as his "collaborate-converse" about worship at http://www.tehillamusic.com
 

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Mike Sessler, of Church Tech Arts, is the Director of Technical Arts at Upper Room Community outside Minneapolis. He has 20 years of experience in sound, lighting, and video. Mike enjoys helping others create the best worship experience.   His blog is full of useful information!  read more »

Brian Davis blogs at  Worship Tech Online.  He's recently posted detailed updates on the FCC wireless rulings as well as new products from the WFX convention!  He is the Director of Worship Technologies at Fellowship Bible Church Dallas.  He's also worked in radio and television production.  Brian is passionate about leveraging the technology God created to impact His kingdom and work here on earth.  read more »

John Melton runs the What's This Knob For? web site and is the FOH Tech at The Lift in Indian Trail, NC.  He wins for best site name!  I wanted to interview John because I think he represents a lot of people who volounteer for the A/V ministry.  I love what he posted on his blog in June of this year..."They have all been very understanding and patient with me, especially when I know that they would like someone with a little more experience than I have in this type of venue. With all that being said that’s why I’m here to learn from others, to get any help I can, to serve Our Savior and be part of the great commission."  read more »

Jeremy Blasongame runs a great audio web site called Church Audio and Sound.  He goes past just the technical issues and deals with topics like  "The Sound Of (Great) Music" and "Slightly Absurd Sound Equations."  He runs sounds at a large church which uses three mixing positionsFOH1 FOH2 (like a service producer) and monitor mixer.  He said "We mix live in 5.1, and to my knowledge we're the only church that does it."  read more »

Gerry Leslie runs a great web site called Worship Guitar Guy: Random Thoughts From A Worship Guitar Perspective.  He covers everything from effects to tone to his own thoughts on worship.  He recently started a blog series called Worship Chords Exposed.  I asked Gerry a few questions about acoustic guitars, sound systems, and sound operators...  read more »