Evident Productions

Whether you are involved in, or want no part of churches, they play a vital role in our society.  There’s one in every American town regardless of denomination, protestant or catholic.  Their positive impact in our society unfortunately we don’t hear often enough of the good, but society would rather HIGHLIGHT the bad things that happen surrounding them more often than not.  You simply don’t hear about the elderly couple that got rescued out of their house by a youth group from a local house of worship after a local tornado hit their house.  You don’t hear the numbers of homeless lives that have been saved from death, or given a second chance by a Catholic charity.  You don’t hear of the man who was homeless and God restored him and the man is now leading one of the largest homeless ministries in his city.  The local church bodies and their houses of worship makes an impact regardless of Catholic or Protestant, Presbyterian or Baptist with incredible ways that society fails to recognize often enough.

This month we’re devoting the entire month to questions, issues, and solutions with technology that many churches are facing today.  Churches just like any other institutions, or businesses MUST CHANGE in order to stay relevant, effective AND connect to their audience in the experiences given at their Houses of Worship.  Doing so in a way that’s reverent while balancing tradition at the same point in time is often a struggle.

This four week blog is a response to questions that have been asked of Evident Productions when working with churches and non-profit organizations.  Most of the conversations we have had drill down to a core question.  “How do you justify the cost for technology and upgrades while there are needs for funding in our community or around the world?”

In the next four weeks we’ll take a look at three completely different houses of worship.    They’re from different parts of the country and their denomination, and approach to worship for their parishioners is individually unique.  Each have been gracious enough to share their struggles, lessons learned and solutions they’ve found effective in connecting with their audience, embracing and budgeting technology, while balancing with tradition and core values that make them unique to who they are.

This week we start out with talking to Michael LaRocca who is the Master of Ceremonies at two of the most prominent catholic houses of worship in Las Vegas.  Michael LaRocca is a gifted man with a lot of responsibility on his plate.  You would think that being the Master of Ceremonies for the Bishop of Las Vegas is more than enough for one person.  Michael however also handles the responsibilities of being the Manager of the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer, along with the Director of Liturgical Ministries at the Guardian Angel Cathedral, as well covering the role of Executive Producer for Cathedral Television in Las Vegas.  To say he has a few responsibilities on his plate is an understatement.

Having a ministry location on The Strip in Las Vegas would be something most people don’t have in mind when they think of the iconic and world renown city.  Having two prominent locations however is taking ministry to another level.  Michael handles responsibilities and manages different roles between the Cathedral and the Shrine on a weekly basis.  His production experience is the component that allows him to do so.