ALF Lighting

& Effects

Handbook

Abundant Life Fellowship

Church Mission and Vision

Mission

We are on a mission to Excel in

Loving, Learning, and Transforming!

We are to love God, love his people, love our enemies and love our

neighbors as we love ourselves. (Matthew 5:43 - 45: Matthew 22:

37- 40: Matthew 25: 31 - 40: John 13: 34 – 35)

We are to learn what we need to learn in order to be blessed and

successful people of faith. (Psalm 1: 1 – 3; Matthew 11: 27 - 30;

Matthew 6: 25 – 33: 2 Peter 1:5)

We are to be God’s agents of transformation in our households and

in our world. (Matthew 28: 18 – 20; John 10:10 Ephesians 4: 11;

John 17:21)

Everything God wants to do for us, or through us will be

accomplished by our excelling in Loving, Learning, and

Transforming.

Vision

As we fulfill the mission we expect to see the following:

A Multiplying number of believers actively loving and serving

God

Believers learning and doing God’s Word and becoming

proficient in the

Skills and knowledge required for success in life.

Believers and their children becoming more joyful and

successful as they engage the issues of life.

Believers equipped and encouraged to take the paradigm of

Loving, learning and Transforming wherever The Holy Spirit

may direct.

ALF Lighting & Effects Core:

Mission, Motto, Pledge, Bible Verse

There needs to be a solid foundation of principles on which the

ministry operates on. The determined core things for this ministry

are the Mission, Motto, Pledge, and Bible Verse. The ministry’s

survival strongly depends on these factors.

The Mission explains what we want to do. The Motto explains how

things are done. The Pledge is a promise from one member to

another on how they will treat that member. The Bible Verse gives

this ministry a biblical purpose.

Mission

To Be Masters of Light

Whether physical or spiritual, ALF Lighting & Effects members strive

to be masters of light. We want to be a guiding light for Abundant

Life Fellowship Church and beyond with our extensive lighting

knowledge and spiritual maturity.

Motto

Safely, Quickly, Quietly

All lighting and effects must be done safely, quickly, and quietly.

They are in order of priority. So, above all else, we must do things

safely. If it cannot be done safely, it cannot be done. During lighting

and special effects functions, there will be times when we must

move quickly to meet cues in time. But, if we cannot move safely

enough, then we must slow down. Safely is number one, after all.

We move quietly to avoid being a distraction. Yet, we need to be

able to move quickly enough to meet cues. So, quietly can be

sacrificed for the sake of being quick or safe enough to complete a

task. However, being able to do all three is the ultimate goal.

Pledge

Kind, Honest, Respectful

Each member of ALF Lighting & Effects must be Kind, Respectful,

and Honest with other members. Unlike the motto, there is no set

priority of these traits. Each of these traits gets equal value. When

interacting with other members, the key is balance of these three

traits. There needs to be a family dynamic within the ministry as

well. Note: When memorizing and reciting this pledge, the order of

words does not matter. Remembering all three is all that matters.

Bible Verse

Genesis 1:3, Matthew 5:16

Genesis 1:3 says Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was

light.

Matthew 5:16 says, Let your light shine before men so that they may

see your good works and honor your Father in heaven.

“Let there be light”. As a ministry, we essentially bring these words

to life in a small way. It’s something we do, but it is also something

that enables us and gives us purpose. We “let there be light”. We

want to “let there be light”.

Adding Jesus’ words from Matthew 5:16, and we see that we “let

there be light and let that light shine”.

Serving On The ALF Lighting &

Effects Crew

Go and make disciples of men. Matthew 28:19.

The idea of serving in the church tends to be frazzled with the term

“volunteer”. The word “volunteer” means you have a choice. You can

do it if you want. It’s optional.

Yet, the command is to “go” and make disciples of men. This is our

job from Jesus Himself.

Through the ALF Lighting & Effects Crew ministry, we make disciples

of men through our lighting and effects. This is our response to

Jesus’ call and command. This is not a volunteer mission and should

not be treated as such.

We are here to make an impact on people’s spirits. Their lives. We

are here to touch somebody in a way they have never been touched

before. This is our job. God told us to do this. He gave us this

assignment. Do you think He’s okay with you not fulfilling such an

assignment?

That’s what it means to serve on the ALF Lighting & Effects Crew.

Everything you do on this crew is to save lives. Don’t take that

lightly. With the power of color psychology, we truly are making an

impact on people. We are enhancing the songs. We are enhancing

the atmosphere.

Now is not the time to confuse volunteer and service. Now is the

time to call yourself something completely different than volunteer.

But what? Should we call ourselves servants? Servants of our church?

Servants of the kingdom of God?

Let’s look at how Jesus felt about the word “servant” and what it

means to serve. “Servant” seems like a lowly title until you realize

just how important Jesus thinks it is.

Matthew 20:28 says just as the Son of Man did not come to be

served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Jesus came to serve. Serve what? His life. He came to give, not

receive. Just like a servant’s job is to give; not receive.

John 12:26 adds to the servant description. Whoever serves me must

follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will

honor the one who serves me.

As you can see, a servant of the Lord is who will be honored. We are

to serve. This is our job in the kingdom. If we wish to receive the

benefits of the kingdom, we must serve. But, as Jesus said, serving

is a very powerful thing.

So, proudly call yourself a servant of God. It’s a great honor.

Spiritual Light Development

Being a part of this ministry involves taking on light of all kinds. ALF

Lighting & Effects members aim to be masters of light. It all starts

with the most powerful Light of all: God.

The following statements are biblically based. They refer to you as a

light as well as how God views light.

1. I am a light of the world (Matthew 5:14)

2. I am a light to the “unsaved” (Gentiles) (Isaiah 42:6)

3. I am a child of light (John 12:36)

4. I am a light to those in darkness (Romans 2:19)

5. I wear light (Romans 13:12)

The following statements are how the Bible, and by supposed

extension, us, views light:

1. Light is a guide (Psalm 119:105)

2. Light gives clarity (Psalm 119:130)

3. Light is for everyone (Proverbs 29:13)

4. God is Light (Isaiah 60:19-20)

5. Light reveals all (Mark 4:21-22)

6. Jesus is the Light of the world (John 8:12)

7. Light is good (2 Corinthians 6:14)

8. God is the source of Light (Revelation 21:23)

Training Program

The mission of the ministry is for the members to be masters of

light. In order to master something, you must learn it. In the various

positions of ALF Lighting & Effects, there is a certain amount of

knowledge and developed skill needed. This training program has

been established to help you grow to become a master of light.

Your first level of training takes place while being a Lighting

Technician. Once initial training is complete, you will begin spiritual

light development. After that, you will have the option to become a

specialist. If that is the desire, you will complete another set of

training, more intense than basic, naturally.

Training never really stops once you become a specialist, especially

for a Technician because the lighting world is always changing and

updating technology so it’s important to stay up to date with that.

There is also more than one way to do lighting and learning about

them is time consuming. At times, the Lighting Designer will require

you to read and/or watch things that fall within your position of

expertise as a way to help you continue to grow.

The Importance of Punctuality

When attending meetings, services, and other church events,

sometimes we end up “running late”. It happens. However, we

shouldn’t take this lightly. We want to be on time for various

reasons.

When working with volunteers, you get the idea that people will

excuse not being punctual as “this isn’t my real job”. However, it IS

your job as we are called to serve in God’s house. By arriving late or

finishing late, without urgency, we are late for Him.

Let’s take a look at how the Bible addresses being punctual.

1 Corinthians 14:40 says “Let all things be done decently and in

order.”

The idea here is that we are meant to do things a certain way at a

certain time. Being late can throw things out of balance and order.

Ecclesiastes 3:2 says “A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is

planted.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 stresses there being a time for

everything. But, the main focus is on verse 3 because it presents a

warning about being late.

If a farmer plants too late, his crops will grow too late and he

potentially misses his harvest as the crops would still be trying to

grow as the seasons change.

Finally, a couple of verses from Philippians helps us see that it can

be selfish to be late.

Philippians 2:3-4: Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or

conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than

himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but

also for the interests of others.

As I mentioned before, being late shows a lack of respect for others’

time. It makes you appear as only thinking about yourself.

Basic Terminology

Aims of Lighting: To enhance mood, atmosphere, and drama; to

illuminate the story; to separate planes; to suggest depth; to direct

attention; to reveal character; to convey time of day; to enrich and,

occasionally, bedazzle.

Ambient Light: The general Illumination for a room or other area.

Assignment Sheet: A chart that shows what form of lighting is to be

done by a chosen member of the crew.

Attributes of Light: Every source has five main attributes that affect

the quality of light emitted and the overall lighting-look: 1) Hard or

Soft (or in between); 2) Intensity (the amount of light); 3) Direction

(in relation to the lens/subject axis); 4) Color (of light emitted); and

5) Beam pattern (the Beam Angle, shape, and any shadow patterns).

Background Light: Reveals the character of the background and

helps separate it from the subject.

Backlight: Illumination on a subject from behind, causing a

separation of the subject from the background, often creating a

fringe of light around the subject.

Blackout: To remove or the removal of all or almost all light on the

performing area, usually done rapidly.

Barndoor: A front-of-the-light device having two or more pivotable

black panels used to shape the Beam and shade the camera lens or

scene.

Complementary Colors: Two colors of light that combine to make

white light in the additive color mixing system. For red, green, and

blue, the complementary colors are cyan, magenta, and yellow,

respectively.

Cue: A signal for a light change.

Dead: Anything that is supposed to be carrying, or has the potential

to carry electrical current, but isn't.

Dim: To change the intensity of an instrument. The state of an

instrument at very low intensity.

Downstage: The stage area nearest the audience.

Fade In: The gradual increase in intensity of light.

Fade Out: The gradual decrease in intensity of light.

Fade-To-Black: To gradually decrease the intensity of all lighting to

a blackout.

Fill Light: Fill is used to lighten shadows.

Followspot: A narrow-beam focusing instrument that is manually

operated, and usually comprises a powerful light source, an iris,

shutters, a color changer, and perhaps other features.

Gels: Used as a (mostly) color filter for a light. They typically come

in sheets.

Gobo: A general term for any opaque item placed into the beam of

an instrument that blocks a portion of the beam or the whole beam.

In this way, the light of the instrument is shaped by the design of

the item.

House Lights: General lighting provided for the audience area. A

type of Ambient light.

Instrument: In the theater industry, another term for equipment.

Juice: The popular way to refer to electricity.

Key Light: The strongest source of light in a three point lighting

setup.

Kill: To turn off one or more of your lights.

Light Change: To dim, kill, or turn on your lights while shooting.

Light Plot: A blueprint for lighting that shows outlets, equipment

layouts, accessories, and anything else lighting related.

Lighting Crew: A group of individuals trained in lighting skills and

techniques, and collectively assembled to work on a stage

production.

Lighting Design: The outlook and plan for the Lighting Crew

created by the Lighting Designer.

Lighting Designer: One who plans lighting compositions, lays out

light plots, directs the focusing of luminaires, and determines the

various intensities, colors, looks, and cues for a lighting production.

Lighting Technician: One trained in the lighting skills and

techniques necessary for the implementation of the lighting design

for a particular production.

Offstage: Out of sight from the audience.

Onstage: In sight of the audience.

Pan: To arc a light horizontally.

Pipe Clamp: A light support that attaches to a grid or pipe.

Practical Light: A prop light seen in the shot which can be operated

by the subject; sometimes doctored to control brightness, color, or

coverage.

Primary Colors: In light, the primary colors are red, green, and

blue.

Rigging: Generally, the support items used by riggers, such as

cables, ropes, pulleys, hoists, motors, chains, slings, etc.

Safety cable: Something that wraps around a pipe clamp and

hanging instrument so that, if the clamp-instrument connection

fails, the cable will keep instrument up.

Sandbag: A weight used to stabilize unstable Stands, Rigs, and

much else. Substitutes: heavy cables, cases, or rocks.

Secondary Colors: When two Primary Colors mix. Cyan is of Green

and Blue, Yellow is of Red and Green, and Magenta is of Red and

Blue.

Subject: The person or object being lit.

Throw: The distance light travels from Source to Subject, as in "a

long throw."

Tilt: Vertical arcing of the light.

Types of Lights and Effects

These are the names of lights used by ALF Lighting & Effects.

Uplight: The American DJ Wifly QA5 Par.

Followspot: The American DJ FS600 LED.

Accent lights: The City Theatrical Color Kinetics fixtures.

Broadcast lights: The Ellipsoidals that sit on the edge of the Tech

Box/Booth

Stage lights: The nine groups of four lights over the stage.

House lights: The lights inside the large white casing covering the

entire sanctuary.

Perimeter lights: The lighting that runs around the perimeter of the

sanctuary.

Perimeter Spots: Set of pinspots that run around the perimeter of

the sanctuary.

Flames: The American DJ Enferno.

Strobes: The American DJ Mega Flash.

Fog Machine: 400W Metal Fog Machine

Safety Standards

Intro

If it cannot be done safely, it cannot be done. Some safety rules

have been established for us to follow whenever we’re working.

Let it be said that the only people that are allowed to advise you of

what to do with these standards are the Lighting Designer or a

Lighting Electrician.

There are dangers in the lighting and effects world. You deserve to

know what they are.

Electrocution

Falling equipment

Fires

If we do things the right way, we won’t have to worry about these

things. These dangers come with the job so it couldn’t be possible

to tell you that we can completely avoid them and so, if you are

uncomfortable with the risks, you should probably reconsider your

role on the crew.

For all members of a lighting and effects crew, there needs to be a

basic understanding of electrical safety, which this document will go

over.

A lot of lights are hung in the lighting world. To avoid anything

falling on people, we need to make sure things are secured

properly. Lighting crews use these things:

Pipe clamps

Safety cables

Sandbags

One Major Rule

This is VERY important and there are no exceptions unless the LD,

LS, or ME says so.

Under no circumstance is anyone, other than trained members

of the crew, allowed to touch the equipment in any way.

This is very important. If you see somebody messing around with it,

they must be stopped. Here is why:

Someone could get hurt. People that are trained are aware of

the dangers of lighting and special effects and handling the

equipment. Someone not trained may do something with the

equipment that leads them to getting hurt.

This stuff is expensive. People that are not trained on it could

do something wrong and boom; messed up equipment. If the

equipment is damaged, it is on the church's hands to replace,

if the church would even bother to replace. So, the church

would only want people who are trained or "certified"

to operate the equipment.

What To Do If Something Happens

Things happen. People get hurt. If someone on the crew gets hurt,

or if there seems to be a serious malfunction of the equipment, the

first thing to do is to notify the crew leadership and/or a Lighting

Electrician.

You also need to pray. Prayer is a powerful weapon in a world where

we sometimes don’t have full control, like in emergency situations.

You need to remain calm. You must act swiftly, but, take a breath.

Breathe. Be ready to assist in any way that your crew leadership

instructs.

Do not touch anything that appears to be smoking, giving off sparks

or on fire. If a fellow crew member suffers an injury, notify crew

leadership. Do not touch the crew member.

Extension Cord and Power Strip

Safety

Let’s go over dealing with extension cords and power strips. As you

walk around the church, if you see things that don’t agree with what

is written here, you have the full authority to correct the situation.

Power strips cannot go into other power strips and/or

extension cords. Also, nothing is to go between a power strip

and outlet. Not even adapters and the like.

Extension cords cannot be taped, covered (with mat or rug), or

nailed/stapled in any way on any surface. Essentially, we must

think that a cord needs to be able to breathe. However, Gaffers

tape is acceptable for use on extension cords.

Extension cords cannot run through doorways. One major

reason is high traffic. Another reason is that the cords could

get pinched when trying to close a door and therefore making

the extension cord not only less effective, but greater risk of

fire hazard.

Extension cords cannot go into extension cords. This means,

essentially, we can only use one extension cord per fixture.

There is a way to control more than one fixture with just one

cord though. Using a multiple outlet extension cord will work

fine.

The thickness of the extension cord must not be less than the

thickness of the appliance’s cord being used with it. The

reason behind this is that the size of a cord factors in on the

usage of power. If a followspot has a large cable, that means it

uses a great deal of power. If you use a smaller extension cord,

all of that power has to now squeeze through a smaller cord,

and then you run the risk of the cord wearing out. It can also

lead to overheating which can lead to cords catching on fire

and you know the rest.

Extension cords cannot be used if they are torn in any way. The

wires within the cord are exposed and become a fire hazard.

Also, exposed wires can cause electrocution. You cannot try to

repair the cord in any way such as with tape.

A power strip’s casing should be plastic, not metal.

Only one power strip should be plugged into a single duplex

electrical outlet at a time.

Uncoil long cords when in use, to avoid overheating.

There should be no exposed cords and cables in the general

public. This is the congregational area on the floor and in the

balcony.

We must limit the usage of extension cords and focus on

plugging items in using the built in power cable in the nearest

possible outlet. If this cannot be done, use the shortest

extension cord possible.

Whenever we’re not in the building, all cords connected to fixtures

not in use must be unplugged. Before you leave, make sure to take

a quick walk around to make sure nothing is left plugged in.

Rigging Equipment

Gaffers tape is a special tape that originated as a tool for lighting

crews, but has expanded to many other industries. Use gaffers tape

to tape down power and extension cords.

Next are pipe clamps. The pipe clamp connects the fixture, like a

Par, to a stand, truss system, pipe, or whatever else you want the

fixture to hang from. Clamps must be tightened as much as

possible.

Safety cables are in case a clamp fails for whatever reason. The

cable loops through a fixture and a clamp, and, whatever the fixture

is hanging from. So, if the clamp was to fail, the safety cable will

keep the fixture in place, or at least keep it from falling on

someone. If a safety cable ends up being used in the form of

catching a falling piece of equipment, it must be replaced. A safety

cable has only one life.

Sandbags serve as anchors. These are placed on the feet of lighting

stands (and other gear that is extended to great heights), to help

prevent a stand from tipping over.

Fog Machines

Risk of electrocution is high with water based fluid and

plugging unit into electrical outlet. Do not plug in if nearby

area or the unit is wet outside of tank.

Do not touch body of unit while it is plugged in. It becomes

very hot.

Never aim nozzle at people, including yourself, while the unit

is plugged in.

Do not allow items in front of the nozzle, especially highly

flammable items.

The unit must be on a level, hard surface while plugged in and

during operation.

Both hands are needed to move the unit to prevent spillage.

Even then, leaks will likely occur.

Always have towel or related item to dry up spills. Last thing

needed is for someone to slip on a wet spot.

Other Safety Rules

You must not place items on the top of the ladder or a step on

the ladder. It could fall and hurt someone. If the ladder has a

tray designed for tool placement, that is fine to use.

In reference to previous point, you must not leave a ladder

unattended if it does have items on it. Someone may not

realize this, attempt to move it, and the item would fall,

potentially causing injury.

If the ladder seems damaged, don’t use it.

Don’t let anything block a fire exit.

Know where fire extinguishers are in church.

Positions

The ministry is split between 3 main positions: Designer,

Technician, and Electrician. The following bullet points do not cover

all responsibilities of position; but provide an overview.

Each main position has primary responsibilities.

Designers focus on creating the design and all of the

paperwork involved

Technicians focus on executing the design. They are also

responsible for live troubleshooting

Electricians are responsible for maintenance and inventory of

the equipment

Designers

Lighting Designer (LD):

The Lighting Designer is head of the ALF Lighting & Effects Crew.

Creates lighting designs

Has thorough understanding of electricity, color theory, and

geometry

Works with the electricians to ensure Safety Standards are

followed

Creates Light Plot, Magic Sheet, Cue Sheet, Shop Order Sheet,

and Ripple Sheet

Programs fixture profiles, colors, effects, and movement for

the cues

Runs focus

At least 18 years old and served as ALD for at least a year

Assistant Lighting Designer (ALD):

Assists the Lighting Designer in lighting design duties

Organizes lighting table

Served as Lighting Technician for a determined amount of

services while completing training assignments

Lighting Board Programmer (Board Designer):

Acquire and assign fixture profiles

Work with LD to program scenes and chases and other

elements via light board

Has served as Lighting Board Technician for a combined

determined number of events and productions or number of

services

Has completed necessary training as Lighting Board Technician

Technicians

Lighting Supervisor (LS):

The Lighting Supervisor is the leader of the Technicians:

Responsible for scheduling the Sparks for services, events, and

productions

Maintain the aesthetic integrity of the lighting design during

execution

Able to train members of the team in whatever lighting aspect

At least 18 years old and served as a Lighting Board, Special

Effects, or Followspot Technician for a combined determined

number of events and productions or number of services

Assistant Lighting Supervisor (ALS):

Assists the LS in responsibilities

Lighting Board Technician (Board Spark):

Triggering every lighting cue via scenes, chases, and bumps

Served as Lighting Technician for a combined determined

number of events and productions or number of services while

completing training assignments

Followspot Technician (FS Spark):

Knowledge and ability to operate color, intensity, shape, and

size of beam.

Ability to stay focused and keep a steady hand

Served as Lighting Technician for a combined determined

number of events and productions or number of services while

completing training assignments

Lighting Technician (Spark):

The Lighting Technician is the entry position to the ALF Lighting &

Effects Crew. After training, they become a specialist of Followspot

or Lighting Board.

Ability to setup, operate, and troubleshoot equipment

Responsible for all lighting instruments, accessories, control

consoles

Completes required training before moving onto one of teams

Electricians

Master Electrician (ME):

Creates and maintains Safety Standards

Leads Technicians in setup and breakdown for events and

productions

Enforces Safety Standards in ministry activities

Keeps track of crew equipment and supplies inventory

Leads maintenance in crew equipment and supplies

At least 18 years old and served as Deck Juicer for at least 6

months

Deck Electrician (Deck Juicer):

Troubleshoot power issues during productions and events

Assists the ME in equipment and supplies duties

Served as Lighting Technician for four months while

completing training assignments

Paths of Advancement

Everybody starts at a Lighting Technician. You can then jump into

one of the three teams. If design is your gift/calling, then you would

begin training as an Assistant Lighting Designer. From there, you

can become a Lighting Designer (there is only one Lighting Designer

at a time).

If operating the equipment is your gift/calling, then you will begin

diving into more of the specialty positions. You can train to be one

or both. From there, you can advance to become an Assistant

Lighting Supervisor and then Lighting Supervisor (there can only be

one Lighting Supervisor at a time).

If you would like to be a Lighting Electrician, you can become a Deck

Electrician. Then, move into Master Electrician (there can only be

one Master Electrician at a time).

Lighting Board Technician has a direct path to becoming a Lighting

Board Programmer if desired.

You can hold multiple positions within the ministry. Since all of the

lighting disciplines have a tendency to overlap, members typically

serve in multiple positions anyway. However, everyone will have a

primary position where they will serve the most.

Paths of Advancement Graph

Lighting Technician

Lighting Board Technician

Lighting Board Programmer

Lighting Supervisor

Followspot Technician

Lighting Supervisor

Deck Electrician Master Electrician

Assistant Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Discipline

Tardiness without notice:

If not for an emergency, if a member is running late or will be

absent, the crew member must notify crew leadership.

1. If a member arrives over 15 minutes late for a lighting and

special effects meeting (meeting, rehearsal, serve date), and

has not notified crew leadership before the start, a verbal

warning takes place.

2. If this happens three times within a five meeting period, then

it’s time for action. The member, crew leadership, and if the

member is a minor, the parent, will all have to discuss why the

member is late.

3. If this rate continues, crew leadership reserves the right to

assume that there are commitment issues. This will not

necessarily mean that the member will be removed from the

crew. Rather, their role could be diminished.

Absence without notice:

1. If a member has one absence and fails to notify crew

leadership prior to the absence, a warning will be made.

2. If this happens three times in a five meeting period, the

member, crew leadership, and if the member is a minor, the

parent, will have to discuss the next course of action.

3. If this continues, crew leadership, the member, and if the

member is a minor, the parent, will need to discuss the

member’s future on the crew. The crew needs people that can

be dedicated and able. If a crew member cannot participate,

then notify crew leadership.

Lack of Communication:

When a message is sent to a crew member and the crew member

has not responded within the given timeframe, there will be actions

taken. Essentially, crew leadership is being ignored, which is a form

of disrespect, which goes against the Pledge. Breaking the pledge is

a very serious offense.

1. If three messages within five messages are ignored, crew

leadership, the crew member, and, if the member is a minor,

the parent, must sit down to discuss the reasons for not

responding.

2. If this continues, crew leadership will begin excluding the

member from assignments that involve communication.

3. If this continues, the crew member will be asked by crew

leadership to not participate in crew activities. Again, ignoring

the leadership is a direct violation of the pledge and tolerance

for that is very low.

Training:

If a member has not completed training assignments, crew

leadership has the following options:

Demote member to lesser role that does not require as much

training.

If first option doesn’t work, member would not be allowed to

serve until completed training to satisfaction of crew

leadership.

Things that will result in immediate termination from the crew:

Intentional violation of Safety Standards

Intentional physical and/or emotional harm to other members

of the crew

Intentional repetitive breaking of the Pledge

Dealing With Crew Conflict

The best of friends have conflicts. We are not perfect and we will

have times of opposing views. We will have times where we hurt

each other, unintentionally. It’s a fatal mistake to think conflict

could never happen.

Read this passage from the Bible because that is the base of how the

ALF Lighting and Special Effects Crew will deal with conflict.

Matthew 18:15-17 (NKJV): Moreover if your brother sins against you,

go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you,

you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you

one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every

word may be established.’ And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to

the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to

you like a heathen and a tax collector.

How This Applies to the ALF Lighting

& Effects Crew

Clearly, if one person has done you wrong, there are steps to be

taken. This is to ensure that the wrongdoer has a chance to repent.

Phase One: If a crew member has wronged you, you need to

confront this person using the Crew Pledge. If you are approached,

you must also face this conflict keeping the Crew Pledge.

Phase Two: If you and the crew member cannot come to an

understanding, it is time to bring a member of crew leadership into

the conversation. The leader is not meant to tell you how to address

your conflict, though it could happen. In keeping with the Bible

passage, he is present in the form of witnesses.

Phase Three: It’s not good that we come this far. At all. Yet, if the

ALF Lighting and Special Effects Crew cannot solve this problem

within our ranks, it will be time to talk to one of the church leaders

in the council.

Phase Four: This is the worst part. If, after the first three phases

don’t work, it will most likely mean removal of the member from the

crew.

Communication Standard

Lack of communication is a problem. Methods that have been made

available.

Slack

Email

In person

If a message with a required response is sent, and the response is

not given in the given timeframe, there is a problem. The member

must have a reason why crew leadership has been ignored the next

time a leader and member meet. If there’s no good reason, crew

leadership will assume that they were being ignored. Here are a

couple of excuses that won’t be accepted:

I forgot

I’m busy

If you forgot, that’s not the crew leadership’s problem. You must be

responsible, and courteous to crew leadership. Everybody has lives

outside of the ministry and a lot of responsibilities to juggle. If you

can’t handle sending messages, then you’re going to struggle within

the crew. Do something to help you remember.

If you are too busy, then you are too busy. Just know that this

means you are too busy and crew leadership will take it as you

being too busy to participate in ministry. You most likely will either

be given a smaller role or encouraged to step down from the crew, if

only for a moment.

Slack Guidelines

You need to be able to do these things on Slack.

1. I am able to view and am following each channel that I’ve been

invited to follow.

2. I will tell crew leadership if I can't serve for my scheduled date

and will seek a replacement or trade-off for that date.

3. If someone says they cannot serve on their scheduled date,

and is seeking a replacement or trade-off, I will let the person

know if I can trade or replace. I will not be silent.

4. If a response is requested, I will provide it within the given

timeframe.

5. I will not allow 48 hours to pass without checking for updates.