How sound, screens, lights and the livestream run at The Table, and how to help.
Everything here is written for someone new. Start with the week, pick a role, and use the links when you want to go deeper.
The week
Sunday is the finish line. Most of the work happens before it.
- Monday: check the plan in Planning Center, load it into ProPresenter, prep anything physical.
- Wednesday: the stage is on and ready by 6pm, we connect, line check, rehearse, and finish by 7:30.
- Thursday–Friday: the pastor’s manuscript becomes slides. Finished before Sunday, always.
- Sunday: 8:30 call, power on, rehearse until 9:30, pray at 9:45, start around 10:05.
Roles
Each role page says what you do, when, and what “ready” looks like.
- Audio: run the XR18 from Mixing Station. Line check, gain, monitor mixes.
- Slides: run ProPresenter. Your clicks also change the lights and run the livestream.
- Lights: mostly automatic. Lightkey follows ProPresenter.
- Livestream: YouTube, scheduled during the week, started and ended by ProPresenter.
How it’s built
- Power on and off: the order matters. Start here on any Sunday.
- Gear: every piece of equipment and where it lives.
- Video routing: where every picture comes from and goes to.
- ProPresenter setup: macros, looks, and why the first slide matters.
- Mixing Station presets: saved channels and scenes, and how to get the latest.
- Planning Center: the source of truth for every service.
How we serve
- How we serve: the room is ready before people arrive, we connect before we play, and we respect people’s time.
When something breaks
- Troubleshooting: no sound, no picture, lights stuck, stream down.
- Who to call
Learn the basics
- Audio basics: gain, EQ, compression, cables.
- ProPresenter basics
- Lighting basics
One-page checklists for the booth wall: Sunday power-on · Slide operator
Want to fix or add something? See Editing these docs.