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Houses of worship play a vital role in fostering community, offering guidance and creating space for reflection, learning and connection. Technology is helping these sacred spaces do more without compromising their mission. From managing daily operations to enriching worship services and extending outreach, the right tools make it easier to stay organized, engage members and bring communities closer together.

If you thought projection systems were just for classrooms, movie theaters and big sporting events, you might be surprised to learn how much more powerful and flexible — not to mention affordable — projection technology has become over the past few years. Today’s houses of worship use projectors not only on the walls of large sanctuaries, but also to turn classrooms, meeting spaces, and even floors and ceilings, into colorful canvases of digital images and video.

Let’s take a closer look at how cutting-edge congregations are using projection systems to transform interior spaces throughout their houses of worship. You’ll probably find that many of these ideas spark your own imagination, too.

As technology advances, houses of worship face the challenge of meeting increasingly greater expectations. In the past, compelling speakers or basic audiovisual tools may have been enough to hold a congregation’s attention during worship services. Today, providing an inspiring multimedia presentation as part of an immersive spiritual experience has become more essential to attract and engage worshippers.

Everyone from preschoolers to seniors routinely enjoy videos and other content on smartphones and all of the other screens in their daily lives. It’s a sensible step for religious leaders to adopt display technologies to tap into this digital world. These tools can help boost engagement and make the worship experience deeper and more memorable.

The introduction of 4K projectors that deliver incredibly high resolution and superior color accuracy has given people the power to bring their imaginations to life like never before. Artists, museums, schools and businesses are leveraging the high detail, true color rendition and cinema-quality video of projectors to reimagine spaces all over the world in order to educate, attract and engage new customers or to uplift and inspire people in new and innovative ways. Simply put, projection technology is paving the way to new possibilities.

Many houses of worship have adopted digital displays to boost engagement and provide inspirational experiences in worship services and other settings. New technologies have lowered the cost of LED video walls, which has made them an appealing choice for houses of worship looking to increase interaction and strengthen their messages. At first glance, a video wall installation may appear to be a significant investment, but it will allow religious organizations to connect better with their young congregants and millennials — and even their older worshippers.