The Independent Advocate Your Ministry Deserves
The Independent Advocate Your Ministry Deserves
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Major AVL projects are expensive, technical, and difficult for church leaders to evaluate from the outside. Integrators often bring valuable expertise, but their recommendations may also reflect preferred product lines, standard design habits, sales structures, or assumptions that don’t fully match your budget, room, ministry goals, or volunteer team.
Fidelity AVL does not sell equipment, and we take zero manufacturer kickbacks. We work exclusively for your church— auditing quotes, defining clear scopes of work, and designing volunteer-friendly systems that serve the ministry without wasting the budget. Our role is simple: helping you make wise AVL decisions before donor dollars are spent.
Quote Audit
Quote Audit
Send us your integrator bids, equipment lists, or project proposals before you sign. We reverse-engineer the quote, auditing the hardware list against your actual room requirements. If the quote is fair, we’ll tell you. If the system is appropriately designed, we’ll say so. Our goal is not to force a cheaper solution — it is to help your church make a wise, informed decision.
Project Scope Development
Project Scope Development
Before you even invite integrators to bid on your project, we sit down with your leadership team remotely to define your true technical needs. We write a crystal-clear, objective "Scope of Work" document. You hand this to the integration firms so they are forced to bid on your parameters, giving your church a clear, objective scope so every integrator is bidding against the same ministry goals, room requirements, and operational realities.
Volunteer Workflow Design
Volunteer Workflow Design
A system worth over six-figures is a liability if a rotating team of volunteers can't run it. We audit your current technical workflows via video consultation and design simplified, foolproof operational blueprints. As a university instructor, Eric specializes in translating complex technical concepts into clear, step-by-step training systems your team can reliably execute.
Real Stewardship
Real Stewardship
The $53,000 Victory
The $53,000 Victory
Sometimes the best outcome is finding thousands in unnecessary cost. Sometimes it is confirming that a quote is fair. Either way, your church receives independent clarity before donor dollars are committed.
In a recent sanctuary AVL upgrade, a church was quoted approximately $140,000 for a system that exceeded the room’s actual operational needs. After reviewing the design requirements and adjusting component specifications, the same ministry outcome was achieved for approximately $87,000 — a 37% reduction and $53,000 preserved for ministry.
Who this is for...
Who this is for...
Fidelity AVL is for churches that are:
Reviewing a $10,000–$150,000 AVL quote
Unsure whether a proposal is appropriately scoped
Comparing multiple integrator bids
Worried about buying equipment volunteers cannot operate
Preparing for a sanctuary, youth room, livestream, lighting, or audio upgrade
Trying to be faithful stewards of donor dollars
What Your Church Recieves
What Your Church Recieves
Every Fidelity AVL audit includes:
Every Fidelity AVL audit includes:
Independent quote review
Line-item equipment and labor analysis
Scope-of-work red flags
Volunteer usability assessment
Vendor follow-up questions
Comparable alternatives when appropriate
Plain-language summary for church leadership
Polished PDF report suitable for committees, elders, boards, or finance teams
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Quote Check — starts at $350*
For smaller projects or one vendor quote.
Quote Check — starts at $350*
For smaller projects or one vendor quote.
Standard Audit — starts at $750*
For most church AVL upgrades and multi-line proposals.
Standard Audit — starts at $750*
For most church AVL upgrades and multi-line proposals.
Major Project Audit — starts at $1,250*
For larger projects, multiple quotes, or committee-level decisions.
Major Project Audit — starts at $1,250*
For larger projects, multiple quotes, or committee-level decisions.
*For larger projects, Fidelity AVL may include a modest success fee based on verified savings identified through the audit.
Pilot pricing may be available for a limited number of early partner churches.
Meet Your Advocate
Meet Your Advocate
The Heart of a Minister. The Mind of an Engineer.
The Heart of a Minister. The Mind of an Engineer.
Fidelity AVL was founded by Eric Pardoe to solve a systemic problem in the modern church: the gap between complex commercial technology and the volunteer-driven reality of Sunday morning.
With years of hands-on experience in worship ministry and live production, he understands the unique pressure points of leading a tech team, managing a stage, and chasing a mix that serves the congregation without distracting them.
To bridge the gap between ministry vision and technical execution, Eric brings elite industry credentials to your project:
The Integrator Insider: Eric understands how AVL systems are designed, how quotes are structured, where costs commonly accumulate, and which recommendations may or may not serve the actual needs of the room, budget, and volunteer team.
The Academic Pedigree: As a university audio instructor, Eric specializes in breaking down advanced acoustic and engineering concepts into simple, highly accessible workflows. He designs systems that aren’t just powerful on paper, but easy for a rotating volunteer team to master.
Certified Technical Oversight: Eric brings hands-on AVL experience, formal technical training, and ongoing professional development toward recognized industry credentials such as CTS..
Eric doesn't sell gear, and he doesn't take manufacturer kickbacks. He built Fidelity AVL to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with church leaders, ensuring your stewardship matches your vision.
Get an Independent Review Before You Sign.
Get an Independent Review Before You Sign.
Send us your quote, proposal, or project plan.
Send us your quote, proposal, or project plan.
We’ll help you understand what’s fair, what’s missing, what may be unnecessary, and whether your volunteers can realistically operate the system being proposed.
We’ll help you understand what’s fair, what’s missing, what may be unnecessary, and whether your volunteers can realistically operate the system being proposed.
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