Producing the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service [Mosaic's Brad McCraw]
How do you produce the largest Gospel presentation in history with less than 10 days?Brad McCraw joins us to discuss how his team produced the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service with no time and the highest of stakes. In this episode:1:00 — Moments When Time Stood Still in American History5:45 — How Brad McCraw Became the Production Lead for Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service11:00 — How Secret Service Affected the Production and AVL Setup12:00 — How Mosaic Pulled Off the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service in Record Time23:00 — Balancing Production Excellence While Grieving a Loss26:00 — The Technical Workload Behind Producing the Charlie Kirk Memorial on Short Notice27:30 — Behind the Scenes: Production Days Leading Up to the Memorial Service34:45 — What Gear, Lighting, and Audio Equipment Were Used for the Memorial Service38:45 — How Secret Service Protocols effect on the AVL and Broadcast Production46:25 — When the Emotional Weight of the Event Finally Hit1:05:00 — Finding Purpose: How Every Church Tech Role Can Serve the GospelCheckout HouseRight's solutions for your church and open jobs here. Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!
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Saving Your Church Production Budget [Jerod Togger]
Are churches allocating their church production budget in the right places?Church Tech Consultant, Jerod Togger, joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to discuss In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby’s thrifty upbringing shaped his gear buying habits 6:00 Jerrod Togger joins us!10:10 What’s the first place to start in church production in AVL20:00 Where should you spend and save money on church production lighting? 32:30 Does anyone watch the church broadcast? 33:30 Should churches only broadcast the message? 36:00 Do you know your church's broadcast purpose? 44:00 Church production disaster story 45: Tech Takeaway: Think about your stage first47:15 Church Tech ConfessionalCheckout HouseRight's solutions for your church and open jobs here. Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!
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Are Church Techs Valued? [Todd Elliott]
How can churches retain church tech talent when the secular world can offer them so much more financial compensation? Todd Elliott joins us to discuss the importance of valuing your church tech, finding your calling as a church tech and the theology of church production. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 — Are church tech directors still treated poorly? 4:45 — Todd Elliott on leadership and church production11:00 — Finding your calling as a church tech18:00 — The theology behind church production24:30 — When church techs feel valued by their pastors36:50 — How churches can retain church tech talent48:40 — Church production disaster story: Portable church gone wrong51:00 — Why every church tech should attend the FILO ConferenceCheckout HouseRight's solutions for your church and open jobs here. Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!
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Recruiting Volunteers Beyond A Preservice Slide [Fellowship's Alexa Page]
How can we recruit church tech volunteers beyond a preservice slide?Alexa has recruited a full army of volunteers and joins us this week to discuss how your team can finally recruit the church tech volunteers you need. (And even more importantly, how to train them up!)In this episode you'll hear:1:00 – Challenges of Recruiting Church Tech Volunteers6:30 – Guest Interview: Alexa Paige on Church Volunteer Culture12:00 – How to Recruit and Keep Church Tech Volunteers19:25 – The First Role to Place a New Church Tech Volunteer In25:25 – How to Show Church Volunteers They Matter37:30 – Developing the Skills of Your Church Tech Volunteers49:10 – Church Production Disaster Story1:00:30 – Church Tech ConfessionalCheckout HouseRight's solutions for your church and open jobs here. Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!
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How Flying Drummer Boys Save Souls [Prestonwood's Bryan Bailey]
How does production bring souls to Christ?Bryan Bailey joins us from Prestonwood Baptist Church to tell us how excellence in production brings people closer to the Kingdom. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Did ChatGPT Write Toby’s Church Production Book?4:00 The Most Overlooked Element of a Successful Church Production7:25 Creative Church Outreach Idea: Build a Fence for Your Community15:45 How to Cast Vision That Inspires Your Church Production Team24:00 Maintaining Excellence with a Large Volunteer Production Team52:00 Counting the Cost: Balancing Budget and the Gospel in Production56:00 Tech Takeaway: Learn from Other Churches, Don’t Copy Them1:01:40 Church Tech Confessional Checkout HouseRight's solutions for your church and open jobs here. Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!
Are you a church tech director? If so, this podcast exists to serve you specifically. Each week we pull the tech director out of the booth and place them onto the stage to share their most outlandish stories and hidden wisdom from the tech trenches. Hosted by Toby Walters and Blake Hodges.
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