Rehearsal runs 6:00–7:30pm. The stage should be fully on and ready before the first person walks in.
Setup window: 3pm–6pm
The Living Room coffee shop closes at 3pm. That’s when setup can start.
Ready means:
- Everything is on. Follow Power on and off.
- Fresh batteries are in every wireless mic.
- The stage is set: mics, stands, cables, music stands.
- Slides for the set are loaded in ProPresenter.
- Worship music is playing through the house and the lights are warm, so the room feels calm when people arrive.
Rehearsal flow
- Arrive and set up. People set up their own gear and say hi as they come in.
- Circle up. We connect as a team before we play, sometimes on chairs, sometimes on instruments. The worship director usually gives a question or prompt. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it goes deeper.
- Pray together.
- Walk through the set. The worship director goes over the songs and any details.
- Line check. Audio checks every input before the first song. See Line check.
- Rehearse the set.
- Finish by 7:30. Respecting people’s time matters. If rehearsal runs long, something upstream needs fixing.
Slides at rehearsal
Whoever is running slides on Sunday is welcome to come and practice. It’s the best way to learn how the band is actually playing each song. We often repeat sections, skip parts, or change the order from the original recording. See Song order.