tech director

November 25 2022 - Episode 112

The Ignite EdTech Podcast with @mrkempnz

1. Introduction
2. Question for you - What SIS do you use in your school? What are the Pros/Cons?
3. EdTech Tool of the Week - Screencast-O-Matic
4. EdTech Tip of the Week - Straight into the interviews ... See below!
5. Interview with Mike Peck and Brian Lockwood
6. Win a prize by going to bit.ly/edtechwin and completing the short form
7. Subscribe, Rate and Share

If you have a question that you want answered on the podcast please email
info@igniteedtech.com

Connect with Mark Quinn here or via email markquinn9129@gmail.com 

Links from Podcast

• Mike Peck on Linkedin
• Brian Lockwood on Linkedin
• Ed3Dao website and on Twitter
• Discord as mentioned by Mike Peck
• Getting Smart
• Disruptive Innovation Book
• Calendly
• Reddit for Education
• Keynote on Mac - How to make a GIF
• Tech Director Website as mentioned by Brian Lockwood
• Ignite EdTech on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram

How do you keep church tech directors from burning out in ministry before age 30? 


Caleb Loeppky consistently counsels church techs on how to have hard conversations, how to change jobs, and how to stick it out in a tough season.

Caleb is the Tech Director for Christ Community Church and he also works with Slingshot Group to help churches find church tech director talent.


You'll hear: 

• 1:05 A missed train stop nearly kills the ChurchGear crew in Chicago. 
• 7:13 We introduce Caleb Loeppky (Technical Director at Christ Community Church) 
• 8:58 Caleb lies to us (chest tattoos, being stalked, & 21 Pilots) 
• 13:15 Missing the Mix: Caleb could have mixed for 21 Pilots 
• 16:19 Caleb’s rapid climb in his Church Tech career
• 20:04 How young church tech directors can prevent burnout in ministry 
• 26:06 Counseling Church Tech directors through tough ministry moments(Slingshot)
• 27:59 Amplio systems gives Christ Community Church an upgrade
• 31:00 Why you need a tent over your monitors. (Oh Crap moment)
• 36:10 Worst Sunday Service moment Caleb’s ever experienced 
• 41:58 How Caleb counsels church techs experiencing burnout 
• 44:20 Hard conversations with your pastor (Death by meetings)
• 49:00 Scratching your creative itch & making more money with contract work 
• 50:45 Tech Takeaway on finding professional and personal satisfaction outside of work

Links for the Guest

• Slingshot(56:20) Reach out to Caleb at cloeppky@slingshotgroup.org to talk about how he can help your church find a tech director for you. 

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 brand new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.

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• 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!

In this episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by EY alumni and CEO and Founder of XVenture Mike Conway, who shares his expertise around emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership, and offers an insight into his ten-year tenure at The Wiggles.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Mike Conway - CEO/ Founder XVenture, Tech Director UOW/Tottenham Hotspur Global Football Program  and, Emotional Agility & Mental Coach - Socceroos

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

After a series of seemingly harmless mishaps involving production rigging, Church of the Highlands decided to get formal training for their staff and a professional evaluation of their rigging equipment. Join Church of the Highlands' Dennis Parker, Eric Rouse from EPS (Entertainment Project Services) and Church Production's Brian Blackmore for a discussion on the before and after effects on rigging safety at the church.

PTZ Optics and StreamGeeks are partnering, for the third time, to produce Worship Summit Live on July 29, 2020.  It's a full-day virtual event with a wide range technology related topics, a time of worship and even a professional development track. Learn more at worshipsummit.live. 

• When tech should be involved in the creative process
• Tips for aspiring tech leaders
• How AI will impact the field
• Why the best engineers are lazy
• How to stay on top of all of the new tech 
• Working with and tips for in-house tech teams
• The importance of culture for technologists
• How many f bombs he can drop in an episode 

Lawrence has over 20 years in technology working with Fortune 500 clients and agencies such as AKQA, JWT, Huge, R/GA and of course VaynerMedia to name just a few.  

In addition to his agency experience Lawrence has also been a strategic advisor wearing multiple hats for Opus AI which is an AI bias free screening solution for HR and recruiting.