Mga Brod, peace tayong lahat. Wag tayong magtalo talo dahil hindi magandang testimony ito sa mga di pa natin naaabot para ay Kristo.
paumanhin ang aking hinihingi kung nagulo ko ang thread na to. ang sa akin ay isang obserbasyon lamang. I am just sharing my views.
Please don't get me wrong. My job requires me to be at the very forefront of Audio technology. That's my JOB. My purpose is quite different. It's to be HIS witness. To go and preach his word. You see for me, the directive to "go" connotes an action to move outside the confines of the church building. And that was what the disciples did. They went out and proclaimed the Good News of Salvation. Outside. Without any Amplifiers, without any microphones. And yet, the Bible counted the souls to be in the thousands. So again, my personal view is that if you are really following the Great Commission, there is no actual need to spend so much on the so called "Good things". Since you are out there proclaiming God's word.
I guess I already have the experience from my travels to say that we should not obsess so much in these things. I have seen how technology savvy Lakewood and Hillsong is. And how not so tech savvy Brooklyn Tabernacle is. And yet, in actuality, I can definitely say that they do sound much the same. I like Carol Cymbala's testimony. Carol Cymbala was Brooklyn Tabernacle's musical director. And yet, she admits, she cannot even read sheet music. Of course she already learned it over the years, but what more enhancements do you need for the perfect hearing that God has given you?
With regards to expanding God's Kingdom. Only God can do that. We are just empty jars for Him to use. That's how God likes to see us. Plain and simple like an earthen jar. No enhancements.
Pasensya na ulit kung napahaba. Please wag tayo magtalo talo. Magkakapatid tayo. bahagi ng iisang katawan. peace tayo mga tol.
Cheers.
Your point is very valid bro abusound. I am a church leader, fyi. I am not arguing with your point because they are facts. What I've been trying to explain to you is this: you are right but your impression on us is wrong. Enhancement also talks about good maintenance and durability -- it can even be NOT a fashion statement. Are you saying that you are serving your church but you're not or will not use the talent that God has given you (Audio technology) to help enhance your church's sound system?
I have cell groups bro. We reach out others that don't know God yet. We go out and preach His word -- no amplifiers. We also observe a, somehow, new system (NOT doctrine) of reaching out which is the G-12 vision. We build cell churches. We don't just build; we maintain it, we equip the believers and at the same time develop their relationship with the Lord throught the work of the Holy Spirit -- NO AMPLIFIERS.
At church, as it is getting bigger, we'd been having trouble with our sound system. we came to a point wherein we needed to up our volume to make sure the people at the back heard us. You know, Jesus did not need any amplification when he preached to 5k men. To those who wonder how'd that happen, well he is GOD. He even fed those people just by 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes! To those who are into scientific studies, well it was easy for Him to speak to them because He was on a mountain. His voice would just echo and eveyone woud hear Him. Another factor to consider is the fact that those people were so eager to listen to Him that I'm sure they would not want to talk to anyone while Jesus was speaking. They were silent. Also, while Jesus was preaching, there were no motorcycles, tricycles, jeeps, trucks, BIG trucks and other running machines that passed by them.
At present, this is no longer a usual scenario. if we don't amplify our sound, there are noise variables to consider. if we don't buy those heavy duty amps and speakers, we spend more in having them fixed because of overload or worst the system gets barbecued. Cheap mics distort our voice and become irritants to distant listeners (although Behringer and some China mics are exceptional
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you see bro, this is not about "luho", excuse me. I have personally invested in our church's sound system because our church, without amplified sound, could not accomodate big crowds any longer. Our amplifiers have burned down a lot of speakers already. Our amplifiers were being fixed almost every month because we always maxed out its power -- people at the back complained they could not hear our pastor.
What choice did we have? Spend on not so expensive gear and end up spending the same in maintenance? Or not use any amplification still and let the pastor bust his throat shouting? or spend on some quality system that has low maintenence (sometimes lasts 5 years bago masira so less gastos)? We chose the latter bro.
See? We are in the same position and still have the same purpose. We share the same Great Commision.
I'm happy to hear about Brooklyn Tabernacle; they must have a very good sound tech kaya they're able to maintain their sound well kahit hindi kasing ganda gamit nila sa Hillsong. Back in reality, we don't have tech at church (not all churches have it). We depend on the durability of our gear to keep us amplifying our sound.
)Just a thought, siguro kung mapapaunlakan mo kami we could use your talent in fixing our sound system for free.
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Again, your point is correct but please understand that what we are doing is not in violation of any of the commandments nor of the great commission of God.
Unlike you, we are not using Pro Audio systems for a living. we are using it to enhance our church sound so that when it is AMPLIFIED, as it is trying to reach the ears of those from afar, we could SUSTAIN the sound and ENHANCE it so that the same natural sound will they hear from their end - without having our system barbecued and laterally spend a lot for repairs.
Lastly, AMEN to what you said although in our intentions it was undeserved, it was uncalled-for. Ang iyong obserbasyon ay napakababaw para gamitin sa panghuhusga.
As your brother in Christ, dying with Him everyday, you've hurt my feelings BUT I still love you. As a fellow man I respect you.
God bless you.
