While today’s churches seem to have tons of positions and pastors for everything, in the Bible, there are only a few church offices outlined: elder, deacon, and sound guy. Each of these has lofty qualifications to ensure that the person who carries out these tasks is a godly man of character.
If you want to be a church sound guy, you need to demonstrate the ability to:
- Display the wrong lyric slide for every single verse and chorus. – Never, ever display the right lyric. And if you do, put it up at least 17 seconds late.
- Turn off the background singers without them knowing. – “You sound great, Chloe!”
- Lie with a straight face when the bass player asks if he’s on in the house. – “Yeah, I got you turned all the way up, Kyle!”
- Endure hundreds of glares from the congregation even when it’s not your fault. – “What?! What’d I do?!”
- Help the church secretary print PDFs over and over again. – “Again, Gertrude?”
- Cue up the laugh track at each of the pastor’s jokes. – You gotta make him seem funny – no easy task.
- Randomly adjust knobs, sliders, and dials so it looks like you know what you’re doing. – You gotta make yourself seem competent – no easy task.
- Secretly play video games in the sound booth the whole service. – Might we recommend Chrono Trigger?
- Be the backbone of the entire operation and never get a single word of thanks. – Unlike the worship leader, who basks in the adoration.
Sounds like a sweet gig!
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