Cord-Lox® for House of Worship Cable Management
In the world of house of worship, where smooth execution meets sacred space, tech directors are often the unsung heroes.
They juggle cables, wrangle equipment, and ensure every service runs smoothly—all while preserving the beauty and integrity of the environment.
One of the simplest but most indispensable tools in their arsenal? Hook-and-loop products.
Brooks Hochstetler, the Tech/Systems Director of Goshen, Indiana’s Grace Community Church, agrees. Says Hochstetler, “I’ve been using the Cord-Lox® Rivet straps for years. We use them for anything and everything we can. They make my cable trunks a lot easier to manage. Before it was mostly a spaghetti mess with old hook and loop straps that didn’t hold anymore.”
Cord-Lox® Rivet Straps are versatile hook-and-loop straps that include a convenient way to attach them to your cords.
With its easy-to-use design, you can quickly wrap the strap around your cables to organize, bundle, and store them.
House of Worship Cable Management: Bringing Order to the Tangle
Let’s take a closer look at how fastening solutions like these play a significant role behind the scenes. Worship spaces are filled with cables—audio, video, lighting, and power. Left unchecked, they become trip hazards, eyesores, and maintenance nightmares. Hook-and-loop straps and wraps provide a reusable, adjustable, and non-destructive way to organize cables.
Common uses include:
- Bundling mic, speaker, and power cables
- Securing cables to trusses, pews, or stands
- Labeling and color-coding different lines for faster troubleshooting and identification
Another benefit is durability, as Brooks Hochstetler explains. “Cord-Lox Rivet Straps hold up over time versus other hook and loop. Through anything from dirt and dust to rain, Cord-Lox have held up the best. I’ve never had a rivet break, and my cables have been through a lot.”
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Hook and loop tape and fasteners make it easy to secure patch and mic cables, audio “snakes,” wireless receivers, and other small devices to shelves, carts, or under desks—without drilling holes or damaging surfaces.
Books Hochstetler knows the importance of portable or semi-permanent gear setups. “In live music situations, I use a Track Rig by Loop Community to get multitrack audio to my sound system. It fits on a shelf attached to the mic stand and has outputs for all the tracks. Cord-Lox® helps organize those cables so I can move the whole rig around wherever it needs to go.”
Volunteer-Friendly Workflows
Houses of worship rely heavily on volunteers. Cord-Lox® hook and loop products make complex setups more approachable:
- Clear cable paths reduce setup errors
- Labeled straps help new volunteers understand signal flow
- Quick-release options simplify teardown after services
This allows even those with minimal technical experience to contribute confidently, which is critical for building sustainable tech teams.
It’s an important benefit for Hochstetler. “I get so much help from volunteers, and Cord-Lox helps them feel empowered. I order different colors so I can color-code different batches of cables. Thanks to that, volunteers can go get cables with ease.”
A Small Investment with Big Impact
In the big picture of worship tech budgets, hook-and-loop products are inexpensive, but their value is undeniable.
By improving cable hygiene, protecting gear, and streamlining setup and teardown, they enable tech directors to focus on what truly matters: creating an environment where worship can flow freely and distraction-free.
So next time you walk into a worship space and everything just works, take a moment to appreciate the small things holding it all together, quite literally. If you’re a tech director with House of worship cable management or House of worship band cable management challenges, Cord-Lox® can help. Learn more here.
