AudioFOH Reference

FOH Onboarding Overview.

Develop confident and competent volunteer audio engineers, and foster a collaborative culture between Worship and Production.

Interview · Training · Classification Self-study library

Program Overview

Mission and intent.

Mission

Develop confident and competent volunteer audio engineers
Foster a collaborative culture between Worship and Production

Intent

Promote excellent and consistent live sound across all campuses
Promote a distraction-free environment for people to encounter, worship, and respond to God
Encourage good stewardship of God-given talents, community, and personal growth

How the Program Works

Three steps.

Interview & audition
Every new production volunteer interviews with one or more production staff (the same model as the Worship Team interview process). Every new volunteer audio engineer completes a Virtual Sound Check audition to assess current skill level. The result determines the track: Accelerated or Conventional.
Weekly training rhythm
Instructional videos assigned during the week (practical walkthroughs filmed on the dLive, with optional theory deep-dives in the self-study library), in-person discussion of that week’s topic on Thursday or Sunday, and hands-on training on that topic during pre- and post-service.
Classification
Volunteers are classified A2, A1, or A1T based on demonstrated skill.

Classification

What each rank means.

Rank	What it means
A2 — Audio Engineer in Training	Can run FOH with active oversight. Still building reps and needs more practice.
A1 — Audio Engineer	Understands and executes all fundamentals of live sound. Can run a Line Check, Sound Check, RXL, and live FOH for a service with minimal oversight from an A1T.
A1T — Audio Engineer & Trainer	Understands and executes all fundamentals plus common problem-solving and advanced mixing techniques. Able to teach A2s audio fundamentals and problem-solving.

Onboarding Curriculum

Two tracks.

New volunteers follow one track based on their audition result. Week-by-week track pages are coming soon.

7 weeks

Conventional Track

For volunteers with little to no audio experience. Builds fundamental concepts from the ground up, taught through Grace Church-specific application.

4 weeks

Accelerated Track

For volunteers who already understand audio fundamentals and need training on Grace Church-specific systems and processes.

Ongoing Development

After onboarding.

Monthly

Virtual Sound Check Workshops

Rotating: Vocals · Drums · Instruments · EQ/Compression · Effects · Waves Plugins · Advanced Mixing Techniques

Quarterly

Worship & Production Collaboration

Get It Right at the Source · Musician-Specific Processing Presets · ME1 Training · Tone Design and Consistency

Any time

Self-Study

Go deeper using the curated self-study library below.

Self-Study Library

Vetted YouTube channels.

Generic (non-Grace Church) videos for volunteers who want to go deeper.

MxU
Churchfront
Attaway Audio
Collaborate Worship
Worship Sound Guy

FOH Reference

More for front of house.

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