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PODCAST

The ChurchGear Podcast

Toby Walters [Church Tech Advocate]

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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51:52

FOH For All the Legends [Doug Kimball]

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2024/10/14

Send us a textHow do you end up mixing for legendary artists like Jay Z and Marilyn Manson? Doug Kimball got into the mixing game early via editorials and he stops by the podcast this week to give us the lessons he learned along the way. We wrap with some wild disaster stories and a church tech confessional that'll have you laughing and cringing. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Meeting celebrities 4:45 Doug Kimball joins us!11:15 How did Doug get into production? 13:15 Mixing for Jay

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Unconventional Service Times [Christ's Church of the...

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2024/10/07

Send us a textHow do you build a volunteer team when your main service is Saturday night? Blair drops by to discuss their unusual service times, recruiting volunteers and wraps with multiple disaster stories. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 What do you do when your production gear gets stolen? 4:50 Blair Drake joins us! 13:00 How did Blair get started in church production? 16:15 How do they pull off their weekly services with their volunteers? 19:30 Where are you recruiting volunteers? 26:00

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63:02

Volume Complaints & Touring Stories [Newsboys's John...

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2024/09/30

Send us a textWhat do you learn touring in production for over two decades? John's been running FOH for Newsboys for over two decades and he joins us this week to discuss his time with them, being out on the road, and how to handle volume complaints intellectually or hilariously. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Accents, Blake’s tech fail, and Charles Manson 5:30 John O' Neal joins us! 12:00 Near Death production story 18:30 How do you get into church production? 26:45 What gets you

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49:58

Getting Volunteers Started Well [Willow Hodge of Hope...

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2024/09/23

Send us a textHow do you take an interested, inexperienced volunteer and turn them into a tech genius? Willow Hodge is the Video Director at Hope Fellowship Church and she joins to give us a masterclass on training new volunteers. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 ChurchGear Fantasy League is here! 3:50 Willow Hodge joins us! 10:20 How did you get your start in church production? 15:20 How do you recruit and develop church production volunteers? 22:40 Volunteers feeling growing pains26:45

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63:06

Prioritizing Life Over Production [Dan McLaughlin]

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2024/09/16

Send us a textHow do you keep production from disrupting your priority list? Dan is a Monitor Engineer and RF Coordinating expert. He joins us to discuss balancing production with your life, vetting production jobs and some RF deep dive discussions! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Our new and first sponsor stops by: 64 Audio!5:45 Kids are great! 10:00 Dan McLaughlin joins us! 19:45 How do you recover from a PreShow emergency? 24:00 How did Dan get into production?29:45 How do you keep your

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42:11

Excellence without Excess [The Church of Eleven 22's...

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2024/09/09

Send us a textHow do you launch churches at an exponential rate? Andrew Hoffstatter is the Technical Director at at The Church of Eleven 22 and he joins us to discuss church launches, stretching a dollar and excellence without excess in church production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Cats vs. Dogs6:41 Andrew Hoffstatter joins us! 13:40 How did Andrew get into church production as a career? 16:00 How do you launch multiple church campuses at once?17:28 How do you have excellence without

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48:40

Best Takeaways [Pastors & Production Series Pt.6]

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2024/09/02

Send us a textWhat were the biggest takeaways from the Pastors & Production podcast series?For our final episode in the series we discuss the biggest moments, the stats from the survey and wrap with the best quote from the series. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 What was Toby like working at churches in his 20s? 5:45 BD joins us to wrap up the Pastors & Production Series 7:15 Stats about Pastors & Production people’s relationship 12:45 Top takeaways from the series 13:00 “It takes

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Whit George & Johnathan Basquez of Church on the Move...

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2024/08/26

Send us a textHow do you fill big shoes together as a team?Whit George & Johnathan Basquez join us for the "Pastors & Production" Series to discuss filling the shoes of Willie George & Andrews Stone and how they work together as a team to continue leading Church on the Move forward. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Visiting states, nations and filling shoes4:30 Whit George & Johnathan Basquez join us for the Pastor & Production Series!10:30 What was it like

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Henry Seeley & Andy Rushing Of Belonging Co [Pastor &...

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2024/08/19

Send us a Text Message.How do you pastor people who tour every weekend and are A level artists/production people? Henry & Andy join us from The Belonging Co Church to discuss pastoring creatives, handling expectations and managing salaries for folks who could earn more at the drop of a hat on the road. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Trading places5:30 Andy Rushing and Henry Seeley join us from Beloning Co Church! 9:45 How did the Belonging Co Church come to be? 13:30 How do you determine

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Jack Graham & Bryan Bailey of Prestonwood [Pastor &...

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2024/08/12

Send us a Text Message.How do you communicate priorities with your pastor? Jack Graham & Bryan Bailey join us for our "Pastor & Production Director Relationship" series to discuss their dynamic, handling production decisions and how to prioritize production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Being the black sheep of the family 3:45 Five Truths and a lie with your Pastor8:00 Relocating the church 18:30 How involved is Pastor Graham in the church production? 25:45 Why is a big

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67:02

Matt Chandler & Wes Ashworth of Village Church...

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2024/08/05

Send us a Text Message.How do you have the best possible relationship with your pastor? Matt Chandler & Wes Ashworth join us this week for Pt.2 of our Pastor & Production series. We discuss what each role wishes the other knew about their role, handling errors and requesting new gear. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Meeting your heroes 4:16 Wes Ashworth and Matt Chandler join us!11:15 Five Truths and a lie with Matt Chandler 16:00 What gear is the village church running? 18:45

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Darren Whitehead & Sarah Bible [Pastor & Production...

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2024/07/29

Send us a Text Message.How can church production directors communicate and work best with their pastor's? In week one of our Pastor & Production Series, we interview Darren Whitehead and Sarah Bible from Church of the City in Franklin. We discuss the pressures of production keeping up with vision and what each role wishes the other knew about their daily struggles. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Who was Todd Elliott’s boss? 5:00 Darren & Sarah join us for 5 Truths & a lie

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53:33

Church Production at Elevation [Andy Bentley]

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2024/07/22

Send us a Text Message.What was it like doing church production at Elevation in the early days? Andy Bentley joins us to discuss his church tech times at Elevation, pacing production stress, and creating a creative process that works. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Inside baseball: ChurchGear Leadership Quarterly 5:00 Andy Bentley joins us! (Elevation & Skylark) 11:50 Staying up 60 hours straight for production 17:00 Andy’s church tech background 23:30 What was it like doing church

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48:52

Weighing the Decision to Leave Ministry [Yoshi Haddad...

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2024/07/15

Send us a Text Message.How do you weigh the decision to stay or leave church tech ministry? Yoshi Haddad has transitioned out from his post as the Director of Production at Houston's First Baptist Church to become a Sales Engineer at LD Systems. He joins us this week to discuss his thoughts on the transition and we have some laughs along the way with a disaster story, tech takeaway and an ATM moment you can't miss. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Moral failures at church 6:00 Yoshi

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From Youth Minister to Production Director [Journey...

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2024/07/08

Send us a Text Message.You've been hired to be the youth minister and now you're told you're doing church production. What? Kyle Bowman is the Production Director at Journey Church and he joins us to discuss transitions, volunteer recruitment and more! In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Toby and Blake have been responsible for the youths of America 5:45 Kyle Bowman joins us! 15:00 What is production at Journey Church like? 19:45 From Youth Ministry to Production in 5 seconds

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Mixing Red Rocks Church [Jesse O'Brien]

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2024/07/01

Send us a Text Message.What's it like mixing for Red Rocks services and concerts?Jesse O'Brien is the Broadcast and FOH engineer at Red Rocks Church and he joins us to discuss all things Red Rocks production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 We have our first podcast sponsor! 4:45 Andy Bentley joins us! 7:30 Five Truths and a Lie: “And they asked can we bring our guns in?”17:00 Production at Red Rocks Church 25:30 Mixing live vs. studio 30:00 Red Rocks broadcast set up & line

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44:18

Volunteer Recruiting & Training [1st Baptist...

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2024/06/24

Send us a Text Message.How do you recruit and train church production volunteers?Bobby Falconnier is the broadcast manager at First Baptist Orlando church and he joins us for a volunteer deep dive. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Impersonations4:30 Bobby Falconnier joins us! 12:45 How do you find church production volunteers? 30:00 Working for a manufacturer vs a church 35:00 Disaster story 37:35 Tech Takeaway on spending the right amount 41:45 Church Tech Confessional: Try what

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48:19

Production Promotions & EAW Line Arrays [Long...

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2024/06/17

Send us a Text Message.How do you transition from being an individual AVL lead to becoming the leader for the entire church production team? Tim Wagoner joins us from Long Hollow church to talk about his recent promotion, their decision to buy EAW line arrays and more! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Best Beaches in America 5:30 Tim Wagoner joins us! 18:00 How did Tim become a church tech professional? 22:00 Moving from Audio Lead to Leading Church Production 32:30 Is EAW a good church line

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Mixing for Hillsong & Live Album Recordings [James...

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2024/06/10

Send us a Text Message.What were the early days of mixing for Hillsong like?James Hurley is a mix engineer who has worked with Hillsong, Kari & Cody, Mosaic and more. He joins us to discuss his early days with Hillson, live production albums and more this week on the ChurchGear Podcast In this episode you'll hear:1:00 The Guys Get Gue in their ears for InEars 5:45 James Hurley joins! [5 Truths & a Lie] 15:00 James’s journey into church production 19:00 What was it like doing production

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Balancing Work & Drinks on Consoles [Summit Church's...

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2024/06/03

Send us a Text Message.How do we balance our work life well? Conor Hale is a church tech at The Summit Church and he joins us to discuss work life balance. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Disrespecting Consoles, Studios and Pappy Van Winkle 5:30 Conor Hale joins us! 13:00 Conor’s journey to being a Summit Church Tech 16:00 Summit Church’s system setup 22:00 Finding a healthy rhythm of work 27:15 Production hacks used at Summit Church: PCs 32:00 Disaster Story35:45 A legendary Production

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