Worship in a COVID-19 Era

A few weeks ago, our worship team began collaborating by recording in our homes and then stitching everything together into a video that is part of our Lord's Day worship. The congregation's response has been incredible, far exceeding my expectations. It has proved to be a profound way to remain connected as a community during this time of physical distancing. Please feel free to use these either as an example to use in your own church, or as a resource to use in your own online services!

The Process: I recorded my guitar and a scratch vocal track (melody) and sent that, with a click track, to my team. I also sent sheet music and some general arrangement notes. Then each person recorded themselves with the click/guitar/melody in their ears. Some of them recorded themselves with video, while some only had audio. After getting the recording files, I mixed the audio separately in Logic Pro. Getting a clean(ish) mix was the hardest part. However, after everything was time-aligned and cleaned up, it was a pretty simple task to put the video together in Final Cut Pro.