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EasyWorship and ProPresenter training dates will be changing starting in January 2010. Instead of being on Tuesdays, they will be on Thursdays.

Dates currently listed for EasyWorship:
January 14th, March 11th, May 13th at 6:00-7:30 pm

Dates currently listed for ProPresenter:
December 8th, February 11th, April 15th at 6:00-7:30 pm

Fowler offers training on every product we sell. Just ask your sales representative to include it in your system recommendation. If you would like a more customized training program for your staff and volunteers, our trainers will also make house calls. If you need something more specialized, call us – we want to help your church do multimedia better.

EasyWorship Training Fowler offers LIVE online training for your EasyWorship presentation software. This class is FREE for 90 days with the purchase of a projection system, and is good for one session with two logins. Standard training starts at the low price of $99.00. Group discounts are available.

In order to lessen our impact on the environment and conserve natural resources, Mitsubishi Electric is committed to being socially responsible. In an effort to Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle the finite resources of our planet—Mitsubishi now offers a comprehensive recycling program available to customers that  purchase new, authorized Mitsubishi projectors.

It’s easy! Follow these simple steps:

1. Purchase a new eligible Mitsubishi Projector.
2. Complete an online claim.
3. Submit your proof of purchase.
4. Receive a recycling kit and shipping instructions.
5. Ship your old projector to be recycled. Recycling participants are responsible for the shipping costs of their recycled projectors.

For more information, or to start recycling now—visit mitsubishirecycle.tradeups.com.

In order to participate in the Mitsubishi Recycling Program, you must purchase a new eligible Mitsubishi projector. The Mitsubishi Recycling Program is available only for purchases of new eligible Mitsubishi projectors direct from Mitsubishi or from an authorized Mitsubishi Reseller or Authorized Dealer. The program is not valid on refurbished projectors, reseller demo units or projectors purchased/leased through Internet auctions, or from any other unauthorized reseller of Mitsubishi projectors. Purchase of new equipment must be made no more than 30 days prior to or 30 days following the recycle transaction date. To receive your recycling kit and shipping instructions, you must fax your Confirmation Email and proof of purchase receipt to Market Velocity, Inc. at 770-925-9064. The proof of purchase must be received within 30 days of the recycle transaction date. In addition, you must return the product for recycle using the recycling kit provided. You are responsible for the shipping costs to return your product for recycle.

Projector Recycling Program
Frequenty Asked Questions

1. Why should I bother to recycle my old projector when I can just throw it away?
Projectors (and projector lamps) contain hazardous materials that can be harmful to our environment if not disposed of properly. When properly recycled, these toxic substances are neutralized and cannot harm the environment.

2. I’ve purchased a Mitsubishi projector, how can I recycle my old projector?
Claims are initiated online via the recycling website www.mitsubishirecycle.tradeups.com. The process is easy, and all the information and requirements are available there.

3. How many projectors can I recycle under this program?
For every new, authorized Mitsubishi projector purchased, an equal number of older projectors may be recycled. If you purchase 6 Mitsubishi projectors, you may recycle up to 6 other projectors.

4. What type of projectors can I recycle?
Any brand projector, working or not, will be accepted for recycling.

5. How do I get my old projector to Mitsubishi to be recycled?
After you complete the online recycling form, a recycling kit (protective projector material and shipping instructions) will be sent to you. Please follow the proper packing and shipping instructions to properly recycle your old projector.

6. Does Mitsubishi pay for the shipping costs to send my old projector?
No, the customer is required to cover any shipping costs to send the old projector for recycling.

7. How do I submit my proof of purchase of my recent purchase of a Mitsubishi projector?
Fax the purchase invoice of your new eligible Mitsubishi projector(s) along with the “Confirmation Email to email 770-925-9064 or email to mitsubishirecycle@marketvelocity.com. Or mail to:
Mitsubishi Recycling Program
1305 Mall of Georgia Blvd
Suite 190
Buford, GA 30519

8. How long will it take for me to receive my recycling kit and proper shipping instructions?
Within 7 to 10 business day of validating your proof of purchase you will receive a recycling kit and shipping instructions in the mail.

The Future of Visual Technology is Here.

EasyWorship 2009 introduces custom video support for the stage and Video Jockey mode. And with full web and audio integration, it’s now the easiest way to use websites, YouTube videos and audio file in your next presentation.

Display Foldback (Stage Display)

Custom Stage Support

Your audience is first, but your stage needs support, too. While the audience sees the presentation on the main display, Display Foldback lets the stage see a custom display with the current presentation, a preview of the next scheduled item, a clock and private alerts.

Customize the way the stage sees PowerPoint presentations with variable thumbnails for previous, current and next slide.

VJ Mode (Video Jockey)

One-Click Video Switching

This is the perfect place for planned spontaneity. In VJ Mode, switching backgrounds during a live song or scripture takes one click.

The option to view your media library in the Live Area makes it easy to fade between backgrounds on the fly while keeping up with song lyrics or scripture changes

Web Integration

Full Screen YouTube Videos

With URL scheduling and full screen YouTube video playback, EasyWorship 2009 helps you connect your audience to the web. Use the online feature to show your church’s new website or latest YouTube video.

EasyWorship 2009 also provides access to the online media store, which includes integrated downloads so media is automatically placed in the correct library in EasyWorship.

Audio Integration

Scheduled Playback

Import and organize your audio files for scheduled playback during a presentation, or assign a single audio file to multiple lyric or scripture slides. EasyWorship’s new media player displays total and elapsed time with controls for volume, mute, play/pause, repeat and seek.

Updated User Interface

Cleaner, More Intuitive Design

Now theme-aware for XP, Vista and Windows 7, EasyWorship 2009 introduces updated buttons and icons throughout, modernized look and feel, general layout improvements and updated interface controls for video, DVD and feeds.

Interseted? Check it out on our store!

Fowler would like to congratulate Michael Roten for being the winner of our ‘Apple TV Give Away’!

Be sure to check us out at NOC on November 5th and November 6th in San Diego, located at booth #106 and #205, for another chance to win an Apple TV!

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The powerful General Sessions are one of the highlights of NOC. This year is no exception – with EIGHT speakers and THREE special guests. Combined with inspiring worship and a little light hearted fun – you will want to be there for every minute! Register today! »

The National Outreach Convention (“NOC”) is one of the largest gathering places for like-minded church leaders with a sole focus on outreach and evangelism. The NOC is known for its practical content, multiple connections and the launch pad for many new outreach focused ministries.

Visit the huge exhibit hall – participate in discussion groups – go to powerful breakout sessions with practitioners eager to share new ideas and tools, meet authors and get free books. The General Sessions are the place to be inspired and challenged as you join hundreds of other leaders in worship powerful testimonies, and great key note speakers.

NEW! You can engage in the NOC community and make personal connections to speakers, vendors, and each other! Making the NOC unique this year – we want to be sure that your attendance brings huge value to you, your church and your community.

Not yet registered? Do it now! Don’t miss out another year…

Come see Fowler November 5th and November 6th.

Be sure to visit us at booth #106 and #205.

What you can expect at NOC09…

• 50 power-packed breakout sessions with the nation’s leading voices on outreach.
• 4 Inspiring General Sessions – with powerful worship, true outreach stories and messages from key note speakers passionate to reach more for Christ.
• Exhibit Hall bursting with 120+ resource providers – ready to share effective tools and the newest resources with you and your team.
• More books and authors than ever! Meet the authors – get the latest from your favorites.
• Discussion groups – more than 15 opportunities to dialogue with powerful outreach champions from churches around the country.

General Sessions

Opening Session
Wednesday, November 4th at 4:30pm
Keynotes by Ed Stetzer and Efrem Smith

Thursday Afternoon
Thursday, November 5th at 1:00pm
Keynotes by Miles McPherson and Joel Hunter

Special Guest:
Christine Caine

Friday Morning
Friday, November 6th at 10:30am
Keynotes by Greg Surratt and Dave Ferguson

Special Guest:
Ken Mansfield

Friday Evening
Friday, November 6th at 4:30pm
Keynotes by Stacy Spencer and Steven Furtick

Adam Christing
General Session Host

Once again, Adam will grace the stage of NOC as your host.  Known for his heart, his hilarious interactive humor and his professionalism – you are guaranteed to have a great guide through each day’s program.

As one of the world’s premiere interactive entertainers, Adam has amused, mystified, and delighted more than 3,000 separate audiences across North America.

Lincoln Brewster
Worship Leader

Back by popular demand – Lincoln is ready to rock your world again! With a combination of incredible musical talent and a heart for the Great Commission, you will be blessed as Lincoln leads you through worship guaranteed to open your heart to the Spirit’s leading.

Speaker Profile

Ed Stetzer has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia and transitioned declining churches in Indiana and Georgia. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books. Ed is a columnist for Outreach magazine and Catalyst Monthly, serves on the advisory council of Sermon Central and Christianity Today’s Building Church Leaders, and is frequently cited or interviewed in news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. Ed is Visiting Professor of Research and Missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Visiting Research Professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has taught at fifteen other colleges and seminaries. He also serves on the Church Services Team at the International Mission Board. Ed is currently interim teaching pastor of First Baptist Church of Hendersonville, TN.

Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized leader and speaker who uses storytelling, comedy, and passion to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ at a level that people can understand as well as presents principles for living the life on a daily basis. He also consults on diversity and multi-ethnic issues and has been a speaker at many high school and middle school assemblies and retreats. Efrem has held positions with both church and Para church organizations. He has served with Hospitality House Boys and Girls Club as Program Coordinator, The Minnesota Fellowship of Christian Athletes as Urban Director and the Executive Director of the Park Avenue Foundation as well as the Associate Pastor of Park Avenue United Methodist church; all located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Miles McPherson is the President of Miles Ahead and Senior Pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, California. As a nationally known speaker, Miles is viewed as an expert on relevant issues such as teen pregnancy, drug use, suicide and gangs, as well as dynamic church leadership and outreach strategies. Soon after his conversion, Miles began attending Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego and reaching out to teenagers. He also began doing motivational speaking with the Chargers’ organization. In September 1986, within a week after retiring from football, Miles went to work as a Youth Pastor for Horizon and enrolled in Azusa Pacific University’s School of Theology. He received his Master’s of Divinity degree in 1991, and in 1992, founded Miles Ahead, a non-profit organization that reaches out to the world’s youth with the Gospel. Through Miles Ahead Ministries, Miles’ bold and humorous message has reached over one million young people.

Dr. Hunter has served as senior pastor since 1985, and the church has grown from 200 to 12,000. Northland is “A Church Distributed,” with congregants worshiping at multiple sites throughout Central Florida. They connect with neighboring Christians for support and encouragement and to better serve their communities. Dr. Hunter encourages Northlanders: “Do what you can, where you are, with what you’ve got.” Dr. Hunter approaches today’s issues in a biblical and balanced manner. He has become an internationally known spokesperson for “Compassion Issues” outlined in Scripture: Sanctity of Life, Creation Care, Justice, Poverty, and Marriage and the Family, and has been featured in national publications including Newsweek and The New York Times, as well as programs such as The Early Show, Nightline and Anderson Cooper 360. A respected leader in the Evangelical community, he serves on several boards, including the World Evangelical Alliance and the National Association of Evangelicals.

Christine Caine in a nutshell:

passionate. enthusiastic. inspirational. determined. relentless. devoted. compassionate. authentic. creative. innovative. caffinated. greek. australian. traveling-preacher-chick who is a wife. mother. speaker. activist. blogger. author. mentor. fighter of human trafficking and die-hard for the cause of Jesus Christ. She is one of the pastors and directors of Equip & Empower Ministries, as well as the founder of The A21 Campaign.

Greg Surratt is the founding pastor of Seacoast Church, one of the early adopters of the multi-site model. Located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, Seacoast has been recognized by various media as an innovative and influential thought leader in future strategies for church growth and development. Seacoast combines a unique approach to highly participatory worship with a heart for missional evangelism. Greg calls their weekends a “practical, spirit filled, but non-spooky, yet kind of mystical worship experience, done in multiple locations, very inexpensively.” Sounds a little strange, but it seems to be working. Seacoast currently has over 10,000 people attending 29 weekend worship experiences in 13 separate locations.

Dave Ferguson is the Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church, an innovative multi-site missional community that is passionate about “helping people find their way back to God”. CCC has grown from Dave, his wife and four friends to over 5000 every weekend meeting at nine locations. COMMUNITY empowers over 600 volunteer leaders to oversee difference-making ministry throughout Chicago and was recently recognized as one of the most influential churches in America. Dave provides visionary leadership for the NewThing Network whose dream is to be “a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches NewThing is a network of reproducing churches internationally and a resource to churches looking to reproduce multiple sites or new churches. Dave is also the co-founder and serves on the board of directors for theInstitute for Community, who partner with real estate developers to accomplish their mission of “helping people build quality relationships where you live and work through the power of genuine community.”

Ken Mansfield has experienced a life that most people have only read about. He was in the heart and heat of the music industry when it was young and vibrant-back when creativity and passion made the music. Beginning with being the leader of the successful southern California folk group “The Town Criers” he graduated to becoming a top music industry executive and producer in Hollywood and Nashville. As a Capitol Records executive he had the great fortune of being part of the classic era of pop and jazz working with artists such as Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, The Four Freshmen, Nancy Wilson, Judy Garland, Lou Rawls, Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry and Al Martino as well as the early careers of legendary country artists Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Sonny James. But then the tempo really picked up and the pace quickened when he began working with bands like The Beach Boys, The Beatles and The Band.

Stacy Spencer leads one of the country’s most innovative churches that has become an agent of change locally, nationally and globally. Under the New Direction umbrella are numerous outreach efforts: New Direction Collierville, Nueva Direccion Christian Church, New Direction Christian Centre in Dutwya, South Africa, Power Center Community Development Corporation, Power Center Academy Charter School, Life Change Counseling Center and Soul Café. Spencer is the author of Naked & Unashamed, a guide to help Christian married couples return to living naked and unashamed.

Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Pastor Steven grew up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina where at age 16 he realized God’s plan for him to start a life-changing church in a metropolitan city. Elevation Church was founded on the faith of 8 families who risked everything—sold houses, quit jobs and moved to Charlotte believing that God would turn their city upside down for his glory through the local church. That risk has resulted in a remarkable return. At the three year mark, Elevation has grown to more than 5,000 in attendance each week between its three campuses and has seen over 3,000 people receive Christ.  In 2007 and 2008, Elevation Church was named one of the 10 fastest growing churches in America.

Adam Christing became a member of the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood at the age of 17. Since then he has been featured on more than 100 radio and TV shows, including Fox News, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, ABC World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News. He’s also been in national magazines and newspapers, including USA Today, FORTUNE, The Chicago Sun Times, The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Adam has been ranked among the top 5 after-dinner speakers in America. Success magazine highlighted him as “one of the most successful young entrepreneurs in America. Business and media expert Michael Levine noted Adam’s truly unique mix of leadership, humor, and creative communication, calling him “one of the most engaging and entertaining presenters in America today.” Adam has a knack for “getting everybody laughing” together no matter how large or small the audience.

Lincoln Brewster began his musical journey at an age when most children are concentrating on learning to walk. At only one year of age, Lincoln’s mother, Cheryl noticed his ability to keep rhythm after his grandfather bought him a drum set. By age seven, Lincoln was playing guitar and mandolin. A musician herself, Cheryl played a key role in her son’s musical development, encouraging the gift that God had given him. Cheryl and Lincoln formed a strong musical bond that helped sustain them through rough times. Raised in Homer, Alaska, the youngest of three children, Lincoln’s parents divorced when he was just a toddler. Shortly after, a stepfather and stepbrothers were added to the family. They had some moments of joy mixed with years of abuse. Lincoln’s passion for music began to grow, but his stepfather hated the fact that Cheryl played music and as Lincoln explains, “that was a real connection for me and my mom.”

Even if you missed the first ever Catalyst west coast gathering, you can still experience Catalyst in a number of ways. Be sure to register today at the best rates available for Catalyst West Coast 2010, being held April 21-23, 2010. The Catalyst movement continues to expand with Catalyst One Day events with Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel.

Going to Catalyst? Follow us on Twitter to find out how to win a FREE Apple Tv!

Fowler will be at Catalyst October 8th and October 9th in Atlanta.

Be sure to visit us at booth #29 and #30.  See you there!

When purchasing a projection system for a church this question inevitably comes up, “Can we install this ourselves?”  The answer -Yes you can!  We did!  Our church worked with Fowler Productions who designed and ultimately sold us a full 16:9 projection system along with a choir/confidence plasma.

The screen that was designed for our sanctuary is a 12ft wide electric screen in the widescreen format and we went with a 6000 lumen widescreen projector. Fowler agreed that with the staff and volunteers we had in place our church would be fully capable of a sell install. They provided us with complete drawings and all the information needed to get the equipment in the right place. We hired an electrician to run power to the screen location as well as the projector and plasma locations. We arranged a couple of Saturday “workdays” at the church. Several of us had absolutely no installation experience but we were there and ready to help. We did have a professional carpenter on the volunteer team. Other than that, the rest of our “crew” were only experienced with a “honey do” list … handymen around the house.

The first thing we did was install the screen. We set up scaffolding in order to get to the height we needed to be safe. Once the screen was in place, we pulled cable through conduit that came out above the ceiling tile. We then had to pull it along the ceiling tiles and position it above where the projector would be located. That seemed to be the part that took the longest, since we had to move the scaffolding a few times to get from the back of the room to the proper mounting distance from the screen. Once we had the cable pulled to the projector and plasma locations we installed the mounting hardware. The projector mount was a little tough because we had to drill through a steel beam; we went through a couple drill bits but we ‘got er’ done. We then mounted the projector and connected all of the cables. After that we hit the power button to make sure it fired up (Just a suggestion, but it might be a good idea to test the equipment before you’re on the scaffolding.), but everything worked great. We then connected a computer to the VGA cable to make sure we had an image and lined up the projector with the screen. At that time we adjusted the screen drop; The screen has an adjustment that allows you to drop it to the correct point each time so we took care of that while the scaffolding was in place. All that was left then was hooking up the equipment at our control booth.  Since only a few were needed in the control room, then rest of the crew were in charge of clean up duty in the sanctuary, which took the remainder of the day.

With the control room equipment install, the Design Drawing and Handbook that Fowler provided was fantastic. We’d used it for the pulling of the computer and control cable, but for hooking the rest of the equipment it came in big time. The connections were all laid out telling us exactly what went where. If you can hook up a computer or dvd player at the house you’ll be fine.  I did have a question though during the installation that day, so I tried Fowler’s emergency 24/7 support number and someone actually answered the phone! The technician walked me through a setting adjustment and we were up and running. Later that afternoon, I called the technical support line with another question and again they took care of me. We got our system up and running and it looked great.

The following weekend we used it for the first time in our service and it’s amazing the response we’ve had regarding the use of media. I am responsible not only for putting the slides together for announcements, as well as the songs, but for running it. I use Easy Worship and let me tell you EASY should be in BOLD! So many people in our congregation have made it a point to tell me how adding the backgrounds and images to the songs have really enhanced worship and the videos that we’ve used for sermon illustrations have really impacted them. Our Pastor is getting the same response and is thrilled with what this investment has done for our church and ministry. Big thank you to Fowler for the design of our system and the support they’ve provided for us to help minister through multimedia.

Thank you again,

Jon
First Church of God
Shawnee, OK

Since the prospect of learning an entirely new operating system can be a little daunting, we’re here to make it as easy as possible. Fowler can provide training on a large number of things but in some instances though, there’s no sense in reinventing the wheel. In the case of Apple products, some of the very best training that can be had is both free and readily available straight from the horse’s mouth.

If you want to learn how to move from a Windows based computer to a Mac, watch some of the videos on this site: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

If you’re up to speed on the Mac but are ready to take the next step and start working on your big blockbuster debut, these videos will help you get started: http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie

Be sure to watch the tutorials covering iMovie and Garage Band if you’re interested in podcasting. You’ll likely end up using one or both of these pieces of software.

Remember that we’re here to help so if you have any technical questions, operational questions, or workflow questions, give us a call. There are many people on staff that have “been there and done that” so there’s lots of experience we can bring to your situation.

Do you need a video camera so you can document all of the cool and innovative things your church does? Need something simple you can hand to anyone to use but still gives you broadcast quality pictures? JVC has the answer for you. The new GY-HM100 brings many professional features into an extremely compact camera. Not much bigger than the “good” video cameras from the big box stores, this new mighty—mini camera packs two full size XLR inputs, a Fujinon 10x zoom lens, a full compliment of manual controls, and two SDHC card slots for recording. That’s right, this is a full tapeless video camera. All the rage right now, tapeless cameras can dramatically decrease the amount of time you spend in front of the computer editing your footage. You no longer have to sit and wait on the footage to play back into the computer in real time; you just transfer the file through a card reader to your hard drive.

These files are native Final Cut Pro files so there’s no import, capture, transcode, or rewrapping that has to happen before you can edit. If you don’t know what that means, then this is the camera for you. And that’s the point; you can take this camera out of the box and start shooting without a training session. Once you know a little better what you’re doing, all of the manual controls are there for you to tweak.

Super compact, simple to operate, full featured, and fast to edit. The GY-HM100 is the perfect camera for churches getting into video productions or looking for a good production camera for field use.