Captain's Corner

So this weekend (for those of you who weren’t in attendance at Lake Pointe), I trained for and performed a new duty. I was the House Producer for our 3 services at our Rockwall campus. This position is basically in charge of making sure that the service happens correctly and timely. Pre-service any and all requests, complaints, changes, and fires are taken care of by (or at least delegated through) this position. Every element, musician, mix, piece of equipment, etc. is checked, double checked and tweaked if needed via this position… so I had a lot to learn this weekend. Then five minutes before our tech meeting Christina say, “So, uh, I’m going to let you be in charge of everything from here on out.” Quickly my mind raced back to the last tech meeting I actually paid attention to (just kidding… but only kinda), and tried to remember exactly what it is that Christina does in these things.

I got tech meeting underway, after wrangling some stray attendees, and I realized something part way through. If I continued with the mindset I had while Christina and Wes were training me I was going to be in big trouble. I had been a sponge, seeking direction on everything, waiting for them to impart observations and tips to help guide my work before actually doing anything. However, if I kept waiting for someone to tell me what to do next, nothing was going to happen next. As tech meeting started and I began to lead the meeting I was establishing myself as the person to look to for guidance, direction, and cues. It was time to be decisive, confident, and exacting – after all, I had quality to maintain and people to keep on track and informed. In essence, I had to become the Service Nazi (though when Christina becomes the Service Nazi, she’s really nice about it).

As soon as service was over though, I had to flip right back into being that sponge to see where I could use improvement, what I did right, and what I needed to do next.

Today was the same way: Sponge, Nazi, Sponge, Nazi, Sponge… it’s a tough way to make it through the day… turning your favorite personality quirk off and on over and over again… I mean, I like being in charge, I like being decisive, I love being confident… but now it’s time to empty myself and listen. After all, how can I be filled with new information if I’m full of myself?

I had a great time this weekend, and I really loved doing something new. I hope I didn’t mess anyone else up too bad!

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