Coach Craig Knapp

I am passionate and gifted to help churches develop and cultivate a positive culture where worship tech teams grow. I have helped many churches transform their team of volunteers into thriving communities. I love shepherding and training people and equipping them to train people in all areas of church technology.

I am an audio and systems engineer with a background in recording, live audio, and television production. I have decades of experience in most aspects of the behind-the-scenes worlds of secular and Christian production, from network TV to intimate concert venues. Still, most of my experience is in worship ministry. I also love planning, designing, and building sets for church stages.

I have served in full-time church ministry since 1995, working in various positions. I volunteered on my church worship tech team from age 13 until God called me to work full-time for his Kingdom. I have worked in many different denominations, which has taught me much about God’s love for us and how we work together as a team for His glory.

I have been married to my very supportive and fantastic wife, Tracy, since 1994; we have two girls, one granddaughter, three crazy dogs, and a cat. I have lived in Colorado for most of my life, and oddly enough, I have never skied.

We moved to Redfield, South Dakota, in the fall of 2025.

Contact me at Craig@adlibmusic.com or pick a time for us to Zoom below.

Nicknames: Lou

Word or phrase most often overused: Dude

First job: Product Packaging Machine Operator - Mountain Man Nut and Fruit Company

Guilty pleasure candy bar/snack: any thing heath bar, ben and jerrys heath bar ice cream, Klondike Heath Bar ice cream sandwich, etc

Favorite local restaurant: La Cabana

Most annoying habit: people chewing their food with their mouths open. The habit that annoys my family the most that i do is bite my finger nails.

What was in your box the last time you ordered from Amazon? AA batteries

Last order at Starbucks: white tea

What product would you definitely endorse if asked? SSL

First car: Chevy Citation
Food you refuse to eat: Liver is probably the only food i wont eat

A movie that makes you cry: Act of Valor

The worship song I could lead 1,000 times: I exalt thee - but you would soon find out why I am behind the scenes and not a singer on the stage.

Best dish you can prepare: Cheesecake

Thing I have an unreasonable love for: Corgis

Concert memory: Best concert Memory was my daughter took me to see Bowling for Soup for my birthday My first Concert was great Night Ranger at the Air Force Academy.

Favorite movie quote: My whole vocabulary revolves around movie quotes, so the first one that came to mind was “i weep for the future.” There is also, “why is the carpet wet Todd?”And another I use frequently: “if this is their idea of Christmas, i gotta be here for new years. “