Cory Edwards on Elevation, Touring, and Eating Raw Liver [Studio Mixer]

How do you build an AVL system for your church that meets today's needs and the demands of the future? How do you make sure it works for everyone on staff and the volunteer team as a whole?

Luke Hester works with churches to design systems at Houseright and he joins the ChurchGear podcast to discuss how you can make a system that works for the whole rather than just one person.

In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Toby sacks Denver 
• 6:30 Luke Hesher of Houseright Joins us!
• 10:00 “I called my senior pastor a Bastard” 
• 17:00 Luke’s path into Church Production 
• 18:45 How does Houseright serve the church? 
• 20:00 What production problems do all churches face?
• 26:00 Building your system for the “Next Tech” 
• 30:45 What to do when you inherit a bad church production system
• 33:00 How do you prep your executive team for future systems budgets? 
• 35:00 How to lead up to your church’s executive team 
• 39:20 How to use a capital expenditure plan to lead up to your church’s executive team 
• 45:00 “Their Integrator Left” How do you have a good integrator relationship? 
• 48:00 Tech Takeaway: Treating People Well > Tackling Tasks

Plugs: Check out Houseright here!


Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

How do you grow the production team and gear at multiple locations at a sustainable pace?


Shaun Miller is the Central Production Director at Rolling Hills Church and he drops by the pod to discuss baptism, pacing gear growth and more. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 How do Baptisms impact church production? 
• 5:30 Shaun Miller joins us! 
• 11:00 More wireless gear than Garth Brooks 
• 13:45 "Then we got drug searched" 
• 19:45 How did Shawn get into Church Production? 
• 28:00 How do you manage multiple church production locations? 
• 33:30 Toby heckles Shawn 
• 35:00 Shawn’s writing on Church Production Magazine 
• 39:30 The gear that Shawn hates 
• 42:30 How do you progress your church’s production gear over time?
• 48:30 Disaster Story: Dante’s Inferno 
• 57:00 Tech Takeaway on knowing “WHY” your production efforts matter
• 1:01:15 Blake’s Disaster Baptism 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

Your LED screen has fallen, you're in water up to your ankles and thousands of students are about to show up for a night of worship.

Jeff Sandstrom joins us this week to discuss the AVL challenges of the Super Bowl and the most difficult event he has ever been a part of. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Toby isn’t with us this week! 
• 3:20 Jeff Sandstrom joins us! 
• 4:00 Rattlesnakes and how great is our God
• 8:30 Soundcheck & Demolition Derby 
• 11:20 “Five Truths and a Lie” MxU Pop Ups Edition! 
• 16:30 SuperBowl Production 
• 26:30 The Toughest Live Event Jeff Sandstrom’s Done 
• 31:05 LED Wall underwater & Rusty Generators 
• 50:30 Tech Takeaway on focusing on the main thing 
• 57:00 MxU Pop Ups! 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

How do you build a strong production team that furthers the Gospel?


Brandon Conn is the Audio Director at Gateway Church and he joins us this week to discuss all the practical principles Gateway church utilizes to build strong production teams.


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Toby visits Chauvet Lighting in Florida! 
• 6:00 Brandon Conn joins us for “5 Truths & A Lie” 
• 16:30 How did Brandon get into church production? 
• 20:30 How does Gateway Church set up their production team?
• 23:30 How does Gateway Church find and hire tech staff?
• 29:00 How do you launch a new church production set up well?
• 32:30 How do you schedule your church production team well? 
• 34:30 How can production gear further The Gospel? 
• 38:55 Texas Trivia: Blake verse Brandon Conn 
• 42:30 What gear is Gateway Church running? 
• 45:00 If you had 2 million to spend on production what would you buy? 
• 48:00 Disaster story: “Just FYI, there was no PA in the Bible Days” 
• 53:45 Tech Takeaway on Emotional EQ’s value to your ministry 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

 What production tips do you pick up from a lifetime of touring?


Gene Kim had a spare moment where he wasn't mixing for Phil Wickham, so he dropped by the podcast studio to discuss mixing in bad rooms, AVL trends and coffee.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Stage Shenanigans and Forbidden Rocks 
• 6:50 What shows has Gene been working on recently? 
• 11:45 The pressure of subbing in your tech buddy's seat 
• 13:45 Hardest church production event Gene mixes 
• 15:50 AVL Trends Gene is seeing in churches
• 20:10 What is it like jumping into various church FOH booths? 
• 23:45 How do you improve your church tech skills in a new year?
• 28:00 What would your dream production gig be? 
• 30:35 Disaster Story: “My heart dropped”  
• 33:15 How do you improve your audio in a “bad room”?
• 35:34 Improving a bad room with a quieter mix
• 37:15 What upcoming technology trends is Gene enjoying? 
• 41:15 Coffee Trivia: Gene Kim Vs. Toby Walters 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

Leadership is spoken about often but what does it really look like in the church production space?



Warren Davis is the Central Team Leader of Broadcast support for Life Church and he joins us to discuss leading teams well.



In this episode you'll hear 

• 1:00 Rockstars breaking the law & tossing TVs
• 6:00 Warren Davis joins the podcast!
• 11:30 Moving Gear Horror Story 
• 16:45 Warren Davis’s journey into tech 
• 20:00 How are Life Church's campuses structured? 
• 27:00 Leading Tech Teams at Scale 
• 33:20 Leading & Developing church tech volunteer teams 
• 36:00 How to lead as a young church production leader
• 43:15 Do church techs have to be “pastors” in production? 
• 45:00 Creating Church Tech Culture via Time Together 
• 51:15 Van Halen Trivia 
• 58:00 Tech Takeaway on positioning your mix well & clean stages 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

How do we unify the church production team and the worship team?


Brenton Miles is the Production Manager for Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, and he joins us this week on the podcast to discuss the unique dynamic between worship and production.


In this episode

• 1:00 Does volume or the mix matter  most?   
• 5:15 Brenton Miles joins! 
• 11:00 Five Truths & a Lie: Helicopters & Monday Night Football
• 19:00 Brenton’s Tech Background 
• 24:15 Should worship and tech be one department at church?
• 28:00 Does a worship leader background help you lead church production? 
• 32:45 What  causes distractions in your church production?
• 35:15 What does the worship team do that bothers the production team?
• 38:15 What does production do that worship dislikes? 
• 39:20 How should a production & worship team bond?
• 50:15 Disaster Story 
• 54:50 Tech Takeaway on Respect 
• 57:00 Brenton’s production courses 

Plugs

• Check out Brenton Miles training courses here! 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

What are the quickest ways to improve our church's mix?


Johnny Ragin drops by the pod to talk awesome mixing tips,  hilarious disaster stories and more hot takes than we've ever had in a single episode.


In this episode:

• 1:00 Toby taught production in college?!
• 5:00 Johnny Ragin from Worship Sound Guy joins us! 
• 12:00 Johnny’s tech background 
• 20:00 How do you find church production educational resources? 
• 24:00 Learning by Mentor vs. Self Education 
• 27:00 Mixing with your “ears” not “eyes”
• 32:30 2 Quick Wins to improve your church’s audio mix 
• 35:00 Improving the mix via collaboration with the Worship Team 
• 40:00 How do you maximize your church’s production gear? 
• 42:45 Disaster Stories: weak floors & confetti cannons 
• 47:50 Tech Takeaway on having a “Mix Journal” 

Plugs

• Check out the Worship Sound Guy training resources and community forums here! 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

When you've worked with Louie Giglio at Passion and built Chris Tomlin's Track Rig, what can you not do?  


Stephen Bailey joins us on the ChurchGear podcast this week to discuss his production time at Passion, the advice he'd give his younger self and who would win in a fight between a bus or Jay Desai. 

In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Toby’s Fellowship Church Visit in Dallas
• 6:00 Stephen Bailey joins us! 
• 6:30 Jay Desai Vs. Buses 
• 8:30 Five Truths and a Lie 
• 16:00 Stephen’s tech journey: Elevation Band & Audio Freelancing
• 18:55 Working with Louie Giglio at Passion 
• 24:40 Live Stream Sync between Multiple States 
• 29:30 Building Tomlin’s Track Rig 
• 37:00 What would you tell your younger self? 
• 40:00 Don’t burn the bridges
• 40:45 Disaster Story: “Blue screen of death” 
• 44:55 Tech Takeaway on balancing what matters with what’s urgent 

Plugs

• Check out Stephen's project prodcom.io!

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!

How do you lead your church production team when you're one of the youngest people on staff?


Johnathan Basquez is the Production Director at Church on the Move and he joins the podcast this week to tell us about leading upward, Andrew Stone's advice to him and how he navigated production during a tough season. 

Johnathan gave us one of the best episodes we've ever had! 


In this episode you'll hear

• 1:00 Acting our age and church visits 
• 7:00 Johnathan Basquez from Church on the Move joins us! 
• 14:30 Johnathan’s journey to Church on the Move 
• 18:30 Learning from Andrew Stone 
• 21:40 Leading those who led you 
• 25:30 Andrew Stone’s 3 Church Production Mindsets 
• 31:30 How do you succeed as a young church tech? 
• 34:00 How do you systematize your church’s production systems?
• 36:45 Crushing the little details in church production 
• 39:30 Disaster story!
• 42:00 Tech Takeaway on community & kindness to yourself 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. 
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

We are looking for highly relational people to be ChurchGear ambassadors across the nation to help us meet unmet needs in church production. We want experienced church production enthusiasts to help us provide solutions for selling and buying used gear directly to and from the doorsteps of the local church.

Check out the full job description and Apply Here!