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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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60:56

7 Tips To Choose The Right Integrator [Luke Hesher]

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2025/12/01

We've seen the disastrous effects of picking the wrong integrator for your church: over budget projects, late projects and even firings. How do you pick the right integrator for your church so your church body is served well? Luke Hesher joins us with 7 Tips to pick the right integrator for your church. Follow this playbook and you'll be setup for success when you start interviewing integrators. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Inside Toby’s Life.Church Production Tour5:45 Luke

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56:59

Red Rocks Production Playbook [Jesse O' Brien]

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2025/11/24

If you increase your skills, can you get by with lower quality gear?Jesse O’Brien joins us this week to reveal the Red Rocks playbook for stretching a gear budget and still delivering excellent production quality.In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – Toby crawls under the stage to fix church AVL integration issues7:30 – Jesse O’Brien from Red Rocks Church joins the podcast9:00 – How Jesse got into church production at Red Rocks Church12:15 – The production gear Red Rocks Worship brings on

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53:05

Why You Need Production Pals [Justin Firesheets]

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2025/11/17

How important is it to have fellow church tech friends? Justin Firesheets joins us to discuss how production friends can help improve your church's production, your morale and keep you sane! In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 – Intro: Why church techs need church production friends and community1:00 – How many friends do you actually need in church production?5:36 – How Toby’s church tech connections saved the day7:00 – Justin Firesheets on building relationships in the church tech

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68:21

Producing the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service [Mosaic's...

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2025/11/10

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

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50:34

Saving Your Church Production Budget [Jerod Togger]

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2025/11/03

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

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58:38

Are Church Techs Valued? [Todd Elliott]

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2025/10/27

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

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64:12

Recruiting Volunteers Beyond A Preservice Slide...

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2025/10/20

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

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65:22

How Flying Drummer Boys Save Souls [Prestonwood's...

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2025/10/13

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

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51:23

History of Church Production [Sweetwater's Kent Morris]

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2025/10/06

Did church production only start in the past few decades during the worship wars? Or did church production start centuries ago instead of decades? Kent Morris of Sweetwater joins us this week to school us in the history of church production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – Toby’s new church production book release6:20 – History of church production and how it evolved26:00 – Theology behind church production and worship tech29:20 – Why church production is essential ministry35:00 – Future

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52:37

Passion Conference Principles & Stories [Makenzie...

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2025/09/29

How do you pull off a massive event like the Passion Conference? Makenzie Collins has worked on the Passion Conference multiple years and joins us this week for the principles it takes to execute a big event well. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 – How Toby and Blake landed their wives (Church Meet Cutes) 5:45 – Interview with Makenzie Collins (church tech & AVL insights)10:00 – What AVL gear and production does it take to run Passion Conference?15:15 – Principles for pulling off massive

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53:01

Should Every Church Live Stream? [Resi's Steve Kaminsky]

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2025/09/22

How much should you prioritize live streaming? Resi's Steve Kaminsky joins us to discuss live streaming, multisite streaming and the pro/cons of 4k. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby’s “friendly gesture” gone wrong 7:15 Steve’s journey into church production10:30 Does church need to be in person vs. livestream church services?22:00 Should a new church livestream at launch?26:45 How Resi helps churches stream to multisite campuses29:30 What’s new and upcoming with Resi church

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46:34

10 Takeaways [XP & Church Tech Series]

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2025/09/15

What were the key takeaways for the XP and Church Tech relationship series? We give our top 10 takeaways for the series here!In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Toby’s Hot Water Moment on a Podcast9:15 Takeaway #1: Building Trust in Church Production12:50 Takeaway #2: Shorter Presentations for Pastors16:15 Takeaway #3: Avoiding “No” in Tech Conversations18:30 Takeaway #4: Why 90% Is Enough in Church Production22:00 Takeaway #5: Presenting Options to Leadership25:30 Takeaway #6: Why New Gear Won’t

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72:58

Executive Pastor & Tech Series: Getting Approvals ...

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2025/09/08

How do you get your executive pastor to give a "yes" to all your requests?We're joined by our Southeast Church friends today to continue our Executive Pastor and Tech podcast series. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Blake’s hilarious church tech mic moment4:55 Southeast Christian Church team joins the podcast6:50 Five Truths and a Lie: church production edition16:00 What an executive pastor really does in church leadership18:30 How church techs can build trust with their

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52:50

Executive Pastor & Tech Series: Budget [Covenant...

The ChurchGear Podcast ·

2025/09/01

How do you request budget the right way from your Executive Pastor? Our Covenant friends join us to discuss the right and wrong ways to ask for a production budget from your XP. In this episode: 1:00 Why the Global Church Production Community Feels Small4:45 Covenant Church Production Team Joins the Podcast12:45 Inside the Role of an Executive Pastor in Church Production14:45 How Senior Pastors Shape the Vision for Production18:30 How to Request Production Budget from Your Senior Pastor24:45 The

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54:06

Executive Pastor & Tech Series: Trust [Crossroads...

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2025/08/25

How do you build trust with your executive pastor? Our friends from Crossroads Church join us for part 1 of our executive pastor series. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Toby’s Church Tour & Travels5:00 Crossroads Church Production Team Joins6:00 Ideal Church Auditorium Size12:30 Church Production Budget: How Much to Spend20:00 Building Trust with Your Executive Pastor24:45 Explaining Tech Value to Your Pastor28:15 Tech Questions That Annoy Pastors31:15 How Pastors Should Share Big Vision

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50:56

Live-streaming Expert! [Josh Nassar]

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2025/08/18

Should your church livestream? Josh Nassar joins us on the ChurchGear podcast this week to discuss livestreaming, budgeting for livestreaming and Toby gives a conversion story you can't miss! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – How to Meet Your Spouse While Serving in Church Production5:00 – Church Production Pro Josh Nassar Joins the Podcast7:45 – Josh Nassar’s Journey Into Church AVL & Tech Ministry11:15 – Getting Started in Church Live Streaming: Tips for Beginners20:45 – The

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48:32

Prioritizing The Right Parts [Lakepointe Church's...

The ChurchGear Podcast ·

2025/08/11

How do you stay grounded in church production to prevent burnout, death by comparison and connected to your spouse well? Blaine Johnston joins us to discuss all of this and more on the ChurchGear podcast this week! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – Wild Podcast Opening & When Pastors Cross the Line4:30 – Guest Introduction: Blaine Johnston (Verify Name)7:30 – What Does a Church Campus Producer Actually Do?8:45 – The AVL Gear Setup at Lake Point Church18:25 – Preventing Burnout in Church

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55:29

Avoiding Church Lighting Mistakes [Drew Middlebrooks]

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2025/08/04

How do you have the best church lighting possible?Drew Middlebrooks joins us this week to discus common church lighting mistakes to avoid, if your church should be a "blackbox" and the right movement to give your lighting. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 The Legendary lake day 4:30 Drew Middlebrooks joins us from Auburn Community church 6:00 how did Drew get into Church production?11:00 How do you keep your church lighting consistent and clean? 16:55 What are common church lighting

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51:52

Calm Always [Vive Church's Danielle Iselin]

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2025/07/28

How do you stay calm, cool and collected when things go wrong during church? Danielle Iselin went from working on aviation safety to church production, so she joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to tell us how she cross applies those lessons to her job now at Vive Church. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – Kicking Off the Church Production Podcast4:30 – Meet Danielle from Vive Church12:00 – Behind the Scenes: Vive Church Production Setup13:50 – Recruiting & Training Church Production

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46:01

BK BEARD [Crowder/Lakewood Church]

The ChurchGear Podcast ·

2025/07/21

How do you do production in the biggest areas like Lakewood church?BK Beard joins us the week to tell us about his time at Lakewood church. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Episode Kickoff: Church Tech Talk Begins5:00 Meet BK Beard from Lakewood Church12:00 Inside Lakewood’s AVL Gear Setup18:00 How Fast Pastors Notice Production Changes29:45 Gear Maintenance Tips to Avoid Sunday Fails32:45 Baffle Blake: Lighting Logic by HouseRight38:30 Disaster Story: Total Blackout Moment41:15 Tech Takeaway:

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