As everyone who goes to church with me, I was the multimedia guy, the A/V geek, the computer nerd, the lightning rod of hate for everything that goes wrong with anything with a microchip in it. I was the guy who sat in the back and ran the sound and computer. It is not a glamorous job but it is something that needs to be done, I think.
What I liked about the job was that I got to be the hero on occasion. Every once in a while, someone wanted to add a map of Thessalonica, a picture of the Masada (the fortress, not the gun), or a song they heard on the radio. I would spring into action with my cape flying, using my iPhone to download it, then synching it to the church laptop using my handy-dandy phone synch cord which I kept in my AV accessory belt, formatting it, and then adding it to the presentation with seconds to spare before the start of the service. The not-so tech savvy would be awed at my abilities and technical prowess. “Good thing we have Dave back there. What would we do without him? Who would get us that obscure version of “How Great Thou Art” by El Vez? And that is the problem. Instead of fixing the problem by showing them how to do it themselves, I wanted to be the hero for them. I am pretty sure there are quit a few “heroes” running around in our churches, keeping their skills, knowledge, talents, or money to themselves until the last minute so they can save the day with a flourish. What we need instead is the everyday citizen who gives all they have without fanfare or fame because it is those people who seem to have a better understanding of who the real hero of our redemption story is.
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