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Final Rehearsal Tech Checklist for Advent

What You’ll Learn from This Article:

  • How to streamline your Advent tech rehearsal so your team feels confident and unified
  • The essential pre-rehearsal prep steps that prevent chaos later
  • Audio, lighting, projection, and cue-flow checks specific to Advent services
  • How to run a full tech-integrated rehearsal that supports Scripture readings, candle lightings, and transitions
  • A final pre-service checklist that keeps distractions off the platform
  • How to debrief well so next week is even smoother

Advent brings beauty, symbolism, and meaning to worship, but it also adds layers of complexity that can overwhelm an unprepared production team. This article breaks down a clear, Advent-focused rehearsal path designed to eliminate surprises and give worship leaders a calm, distraction-free Sunday. It shows how proper preparation before volunteers even arrive sets the stage for a smooth run-through, from staging and cable paths to media assets and lighting moods that reinforce the season’s themes of hope and waiting.

During the rehearsal, the article guides teams through audio checks, lyric verification, lighting transitions, camera timing, and the unique needs of Scripture readings and candle-lighting moments. It emphasizes that strong tech execution is hospitality a.k.a. removing obstacles so worship can take center stage.

Finally, it provides a concise pre-service checklist that protects teams from last-minute scrambling and highlights the value of a short and thoughtful debrief. Together, these steps empower worship and tech teams to lead Advent services with clarity, reverence, and confidence.

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Don Chapman

A prolific arranger and songwriter, Don has had songs published by Word, Integrity Music, G3worship and Worship Today, and has orchestrated music for several Christian artists. He serves as the arranger for Hymncharts.com and Worshiphymns.com. He’s been featured on the 700 Club, has been quoted in USAToday and has been a guest lecturer at Liberty University.

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