Prepared for:
Pastor Brad Powell & The North Ridge Church Team
RE: Design Proposal
On behalf of our entire team here at WAVE, we would like to thank you for the opportunity to work with you. WAVE is a full-service ministry resource firm specializing in AVL/A Integration, Brand Experience, Ministry Consulting, and Technical Team Development.
We would be honored to work with you and your team on this unique project, as you wake the world up to Jesus, show them His love, and tell them His truth.
Thank you,
Josh Lazar
WAVE
540-842-8408
josh@wave.us
When Experience Matters.
Experience Matters
The vision of WAVE is to design and deliver projects that enhance the unique story each church is trying to tell. WAVE operates under the understanding that God is calling each church to use their unique personality to reach the world. The church is called to connect with the unconnected. WAVE’s calling is to maximize that connection.
HEAR FROM OUR EXISTING PARTNERS:
We Believe Our Clients Are Partners
We see every church we work with as a partner in ministry. Much different than a sub-contractor, WAVE is most often hired because of our ministry related work in some of the most dynamic churches in the country. Because of the shared vision and collaborative design strategies we engage in, WAVE is honored to be a strategic ministry partner with the church. Our calling is to come along side you and help you achieve your calling.
How We Can Help
Our Strategy
Every project needs proper planning to be fully executed. We leverage our expertise and help guide our clients through a design process to accurately target needs, goals and objectives. It is never about being modern or hip, it is always about delivering an authentic experience, which is unique to each client, that utilizes current application.
Interactive Guest Experience & Environmental Storytelling
Our creative department is comprised of highly skilled story strategists, who are devoted to creating innovative ways to tell your church’s story in each and every environment used for ministry.
We are able to help you think through your Guest Experience from the moment someone opens their car door, to the moment they close their car door; not just “the main event”.
- Strategy & Design
- Brand Development
- Guest Experience Touch Points & Evaluation
- Interactive Guest Environments
- 3D Renders
- Installation
Intentional Design
WAVE prides itself in finding ways to design the perfect system for your team. We are in no way a one-size-fits-all frame. Our degreed engineers and acousticians take many factors in mind when they design a system. With both ministry context and physical science in mind, The WAVE Engineering team designs a system including Audio, Video, Lighting, Acoustics, and specific custom designed pieces to create the perfect environment for your ministry.
WAVE is an authorized dealer for over 600 manufacturers & brands to include over 14,000 individual products. Some of those industry leading brands include:
L’Acoustics
Adamson
Panasonic
Sony Broadcast
Ross Video
Christie Pandora’s Box
Absen
Planar
MA Lighting
ETC Lighting
DiGiCo
Avid
Allen & Heath
and many more…
Burn-In & Custom Shop
Our development team takes great pride in making sure your products are properly burned-in and tested and your project is laid out meticulously. Each piece spends time in WAVE’s burn-in lab before it ever hits your project site. Detail is at the front of their priorities all the way down to the custom rack plates and floor boxes. If your project needs it, our team will create a custom application for you.
Our goal is for you to see and feel the amount of detail and care that has been put in to every piece of equipment we touch. Your ministry is our priority.
- Custom Rack Layout
- Laser Engraved Faceplates
- Digital CNC cutting for precision fit & finish
- Racks Prebuilt in Burn-In Room
- Custom Fabrication
- Detailed Cabling
- All Pieces Tested Before showing up on site
Custom Programming & Products
From our FLEX environmental audio systems, to ControlFLEX’s custom control and automation sequencing, the ability to make your environments function just the way you want it, is now literally at your finger tips. If you have a specific need or application, we can create it to fit your need.
SURFER
WAVE’s highest priorities have always centered around service and design. Although WAVE and its offerings have grown, those two priorities have not changed. In a church culture where the use of technology is growing faster than the budget for staff to support it, there must be a process in place that gives both staff and volunteers the confidence to believe that they aren’t in this alone.
Introducing SURFER. SURFER is WAVE’s remote access and system monitoring network. SURFER gives both clients and the WAVE – Technical Services Team the advantage of analyzing all aspects of IP addressable technology for performance, connectivity, and system changes from any location. The SURFER network combined with WAVE’s FLEX product line will allow for peace of mind, real time diagnostics and rapid response to technical issues. The Pastoral staff should not need to worry about technical systems operation while creating an unforgettable experience for someone to connect with God. SURFER was created so you can do what you do best and avoid worrying about technical problems.
Have Additional Questions?
In what year was the company incorporated?
WAVE was incorporated in 2005. However, our ownership has been in the industry for over 30 years and have owned previous AVLA companies.
What training certifications are held by full time employees?
Ph.D. Acoustics
MS Acoustics
MBA
BS Electrical Engineering
BA
CTS
CTS-D
QSys
Medialon
Extreme
Cisco
BS Computer Science
Ministry & Religion
Master of Arts in Religion & Ministry
What are the professional associations and affiliations to which full time employees currently belong?
AES
ASA
Infocomm/Avixa
NSCA
NAMM
NBAA
How does your model differ for integration projects based on church size or budget?
Our process is the same no matter the size or budget of our clients. From small church plants, to multi-site mega churches, we approach each client with the same respect and attention they deserve.
Each project has a unique application based on your story, ministry model, budget, and individual priorities. We have created strong on-going relationships with over 600 brands that allow us to choose the appropriate components that apply to your project. This assures that no matter your size or budget, we have a custom solution for you that achieves your priorities and maintains our high level of expectation of the performance of your entire system.
What differentiates WAVE from your competitors?
WAVE prides itself on finding ways to creatively and cost effectively tell the individual story that God is breathing into you. Metaphorically speaking, we are as interested in the picture you are painting, as we are with the amount of colors and brushes you have in your paint palette. This has not been the experience customers have had with many of our competitors.
In order to achieve this goal, WAVE not only employs degreed engineers and designers for their projects, but also employs a team of Creatives with years of experience leading ministries at some of the fastest growing churches in the country. This helps our team get a complete contextual picture of what God is doing in your church and how to strategically communicate that with our design. Simply put, we get more excited about the ministry capabilities of the finished product than we do the quality of the “show” on Sunday.
Clients that have moved to WAVE from other companies have come to us with experiences that seem to speak to the contrary of what we value. Below is a link to a testimonial of a church who moved from an aforementioned competitor to WAVE. This story does a great job in 3 minutes explaining why they moved from their previous firm and to WAVE.
Take a look:
CLIENT References
Sun Valley Community Church
- Mike Work, Executive Pastor of Weekend Experience
- 480-297-8864
- mwork@sunvalleycc.com
- Multi-Site Church, Repeat Client
Forest Hill Church
- Dan Anderson, Central Technical Director
- 704-604-6897
- dan.anderson@foresthill.org
- Multi-Site Church, Repeat Client
Seacoast Church
- Rick Russell, Central Technical Director
- 281-725-2474
- rickrussell@seacoast.com
- Multi-Site Church, Repeat Client
Summit Church
- Justin Manny, Media Pastor of Broadcast Video
- 919-348-1655
- Jmanny@summitrdu.com
- Multi-Site Church, New Client
City Bible Church
- Jeremy Scott, Worship Pastor
- 503-209-0536
- jscott@citybiblechurch.org
- Multi-Site Church, New Client
Better Life Church
- Trevor Stone, Creative Arts Pastor
- 606-356-6094
- tstone@betterlife.church
- Multi-Site Church, New Client
INDUSTRY References
Sandy Gibbs, Partner: Equip Studio
- www.equipstudio.com
- Sandygibbes@equipstudio.com
- 864-915-8248
Nathan Art, Principal: Ministry Solutions
- ministry-solutions.com
- nathanartt@ministry-solutions.com
- 404-824-9013
Tim Cool, Chief Solutions Officer: Cool Solutions Group
- www.coolsolutionsgroup.com
- tim@coolsolutionsgroup.com
- 704.507.8672
Randy Seitz, President: Blue Ridge Architects
- www.blueridgearchitects.com
- RSeitz@blueridgearchitects.com
- 540.908.7117
Ned Ruykhaver, Architect: Church of the Highlands
- 205.731.7316