The previous picture was taken during a practice for a worship night at Circle Drive Alliance. This was my first attempt at creating a lighting environment from scratch. I was told that the room plan was for the worship team to be in the middle of the room in a circle facing inwards with the congregation surrounding them. I expanded on that idea by setting up a cross in the center. I set up the only source of white light to shine on the cross and used coloured wash lights to bring up the ambient lighting. This created the theological message that the only source of light was the cross in the center.

After the first Worship night, I built on the previous setup by introducing the use of the stained glass at the front of the room. I set up a bright light outside to backlight the stained glass as shown in the row above. I set the room wash lights to a more orange tint to match the stained glass and create a warm and cozy atmosphere.

In addition to the simple worship nights, I also have experience with more complex lighting setups, which we use in Sunday morning services at Circle Drive Alliance. I have run standard stage lighting, programmed moving head lights and coloured LEDs, and trained new lighting techs.