Crosstalk’s founder, Steve Williams, began technical ministry whilst still in High School. This ad-hoc ministry grew until the late 1980’s when Crosstalk Technical Services was set up to offer specialist production, technical advice and training services to churches, schools and Christian organisations predominantly in Sydney and the surrounding suburbs.
Whilst working as a teacher, Steve spent many holidays and weekends doing tech related ministry as well as undertaking a number of school-based productions. It was during the late 1990’s that it became obvious there was a clear need for a ministry-based approach to the provision of technical services in a way where training, skill-sharing and partnership underpinned the ministry.
Identifying a significant need for production and event services offered specifically within a ministry framework, Steve left his school teaching career to focus entirely on Crosstalk Technical Services from 2004. Since then, Steve and a more than 20-strong team of like-minded “techies” have built Crosstalk into a reputable provider, trusted by high profile schools, churches and conference organisers to deliver professional events, training and technical support with honesty and integrity.
Crosstalk Technical Services is made up of a skilled team of over 20 technicians, all having had extensive experience in various aspects of event lighting, sound, video and production management. Having been involved in sound, lighting and event management for over 40 years, Steve manages our day-to-day operations and also has a large network of trusted partners who are brought on board to help execute larger events or those with particularly tight timeframes.
Fully insured, Crosstalk Technical Services’ team members are “Working with Children” checked and key production personnel are “White Card” trained. Various other training accreditations held by our staff include operating scissor-lift, boom-lift, man-lift and forklift machinery, as well as testing and tagging accreditation.
Steve and the team at Crosstalk are always easy and wonderful to work with. They are a professional, hardworking and genuine team with an immense understanding of technology.
I know that I can trust them to deliver the exact audio and visual needs for our events and they nail it every time!
We absolutely love working with Crosstalk! Steve and his team have shared their wealth of knowledge and experience with us for over 10 years on our large-scale showcase events and musicals, as well as training in audio and lighting and many other events. In each instance, Crosstalk has effortlessly and professionally handled with excellence anything that we have thrown at them.
In my experience, it is very rare to have technical teams that are so dedicated to caring for and supporting students involved in the production.
We look forward to many more years of working alongside Crosstalk!
SMBC has had a very satisfying long-term relationship with Steve and the Crosstalk team, marked by friendship, professional expertise and partnership. The team readily capture the vision and mission of SMBC and our myriad of activities and events and deliver quality, supportive, cost effective outcomes for this Kingdom work.
It is always a pleasure to partner with Crosstalk. I have worked with them on 10+ events and each time I have appreciated and been thankful for their experience, professionalism and desire to work with us to do a great job.
