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 t...
Honoring Volunteers & the Sabbath [Ryan Wenzel CCV]
How can you care for your volunteers well? Ryan Wenzel joins us this week to tell us how they honor their volunteers at Christ Church of the Valley. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Church Tech Fail: The “Butt Smack” Incident4:15 Ryan Wenzel (Christ’s Church of the Valley) Joins the Show13:20 Ryan’s Journey into Church Production25:00 First Steps for Training Church Production Volunteers29:00 Honoring & Valuing Your Church Tech Volunteers32:15 Prioritizing Sabbath as a Church Production Leader40:00 How to Lead Your Church Production Team Effectively45:45 Church Production Disaster Story51:30 Tech Takeaway: Key Lesson for Church TechsYou can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/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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Community Builds Production [Grove Church’s Christina Pendleton]
How do you build a strong production team?Christina Pendleton joins us to discuss how we can build strong production teams by focusing on the community we are building in our teams. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – Nonsense Opening 5:45 – Meet Christina Pendleton from Grove Church15:45 – Christina’s Journey into Church Production19:00 – Finding Community in Church Production22:45 – Getting More Women Involved in Church Production 25:15 – Why Building a Strong Production Team Matters25:55 – How to Recruit More Women for Your Tech Team30:00 – Volunteer Training: Building a Skilled Tech Crew32:00 – Can Non-Christians Serve on the Production Team?38:00 – How to Let a Production Volunteer Go (the Right Way)39:00 – Tech Fail Story: Confetti Disaster & Timing Gone Wrong43:30 – Tech Takeaway: Don’t break your neck!You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/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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DiGiCo Download: Coming Gear & Best Soft Skills [Ryan Shelton]
After more than 150+ episodes, the ChurchGear podcast finally landed a pod with the most elusive guest we've ever had: DiGiCo's Ryan Shelton! Come for the heck the hosts give him for finally recording with them. Stay for the expertise Ryan shares on essential soft skills, top AVL mistakes he is seeing and a fun update on all things DiGiCo. In this episode you'll hear1:00 🎤 Inside the “Exclusive” DiGiCo Lounge at FILO Conference 4:25 🎧 Ryan Shelton from DiGiCo Joins the Podcast! 13:30 🔧 Breaking Into Church Production: How to Get Started 16:30 🎚 Training New Church Production Volunteers: Best Practices 21:15 🛠 Essential Soft Skills for Church Production Volunteers 25:30 ⚠️ Top Church AVL Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) 33:40 🎛 What’s Next for DiGiCo? Inside Their Latest Church AVL Innovations 45:30 🎶 Tech Takeaway: Why You Should Invite Secular Touring Artists to Church You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/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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Is Live Streaming Essential for Church Services in 2025? [Tyler Kerpsack]
Is live streaming still a must for churches in 2025? In this episode, we sit down with AVL pro Tyler Kerpsack to tackle the big questions. Who should stream their services? How can your church stream on a budget? Could remote mixing be in the future church tech toolbox? In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Crazy ChurchGear driving adventures 5:00 Meet Tyler Kerpsack – Church AVL Pro14:00 Tyler’s Journey into AVL Production19:00 How to Tell If Your Church Mix Is Good21:00 Pro Tips for Better Live Audio Mixing23:15 Perfecting Your Mix With Time Limits24:10 The Worst Audio Mixing Mistakes to Avoid26:30 Can FOH Audio Work for Broadcast?34:00 How to Stream Your Church Service on a Budget40:00 Remote Mixing for Church Services – Is It Wise?45:30 Church Production Nightmares & Lessons Learned50:45 Tech Takeaway: Stay Passionate, Not JadedYou can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/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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From Willow Creek to CCV: A Church Production Veteran’s Insights
Touring Life + Willow Creek Production + Christ's Church of the Valley = A Production Pro. Ivan Talamantes (Christ’s Church of the Valley, Willow Creek) shares his journey from touring pro to church tech leader. He gives us insights on volunteers, gear, and the best (and worst) audio consoles in church production!In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 🎙️ Toby never set a lineup in the CG Fantasy Football League4:45 🎛️ Special Guest: Ivan Talamantes from Christ’s Church of the Valley10:00 🎚️ How Ivan got started in church production12:00 🎤 Behind the scenes of Willow Creek Church’s production team18:00 🎟️ Ivan’s journey from touring production to church production25:00 🏛️ How Christ’s Church of the Valley keeps its production spaces clean and organized28:45 🙌 Best practices for caring for and retaining church tech volunteers32:00 🎛️ What’s the go-to audio console for church production?33:00 🎧 Live sound vs. studio: Which does Ivan prefer?34:00 ❌ The worst audio console Ivan has ever mixed on35:00 🎛️ Favorite outboard gear for church production36:00 🔌 Must-have plug-ins for church audio engineers43:15 🎯 Tech Takeaway: Always leave the space better than you found it🔥 Whether you’re a church production director, worship pastor, or audio engineer, this episode is packed with insights to level up your church AVL game! 🎚️🎛️🎤 #ChurchProduction #WorshipTech #ChurchAudioYou can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/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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