Latin America. With a clear understanding of the power of sound and how it connects us all, Bose Professional launched the latest episode of its podcast, titled: Being the Church During the COVID-19 Emergency.
The podcast is available within the Bose Church micro-site that offers audio information for religious temples. This first episode features Pastors Clint Nolder of Foundation Church in Newman, Georgia, Usa, Dr. Fayez Ayoub of North Florida Baptist Church in Tallahassee, and Don Allensworth, president of Newground Group, a firm specializing in technical resources for religious temples and community centers.
Together, they explore how audio and technology in religious temples can adapt during the current health crisis and allow congregations to remain connected. The podcast is part of a series offered by Bose Professional as part of its efforts to provide educational information, voices that provide strength and inspiration to the different markets to which the company provides.
Traditionally, temples have been a place for worshippers to gather and their doors used to be open to people. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a number of difficult questions for religious leaders: How to contribute and guide the congregation when it is not possible to bring them together in the usual way? How can community members stay in touch? What role does current technology play in these situations?
The podcast is available as part of the Bose Church initiative and delves into how professional audio and video technology helps in the mission of relating and staying connected. It discusses how it is possible to harness technology for religious ceremonies to continue and reach communities during difficult times.
Each guest raised ideas about the role of technology in their own case and specific points to consider.
"We discovered the power that technology has, and that it can be used to connect us in new and creative ways, then we begin to understand that 'coming together' doesn't necessarily have to be in the same place," Allensworth said. "These are difficult times with no historical parallel, and we need to seize every opportunity we have to bring people together."
The Bose Church podcast is available at this link PRO.BOSE.COM/BoseChurchPodcast. Those interested in audio solutions for religious temples, including recommendations, practical solutions, and answers to the most common audio challenges, can register at PRO.BOSE.COM/BoseChurch to receive up-to-date information.
