This week Van & Mike are joined by Karl Peterson in Atlanta. The trio talk about prioritizing projects for upgrade, what things are non-negotiable in a build or upgrade and discover a very clever way to build a matrix video wall out of unusual parts.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Karl Peterson

Picks of the Week:

Ikea Jansö (LED desk lamp) $9.95

The Buttkicker (Low End Enhancer) under $500

Fleenor DMX24DM (24 channel rack mount dimmer) $1500

Softron Movie Recorder (Pro level video recording for Mac) $varies

ZTS Mini Multi Battery Tester (load-based battery tester) $3

In a rather fun & lively episode, Mike and Van are joined by Duke Dejong and Kevin Sanchez right after a SoCal Area CTDRT meet up. The group has great fun talking about new projector technology, the importance of mentoring and of course, have some great picks of the week.

Sit down, strap in and relax! Mike and Van go all out to give you comprehensive coverage of Winter NAMM 2011. This is a long episode, but be sure to listen all the way to the end for plenty of new tech that will have an impact on you as a church tech. From new wireless to new cymbals, we cover it all!

On this week's episode, Mike and Van talk budgets. Some thoughts on how to create a budget, what to do when you start going over budget and how to handle large-scale capital expenses. If you are new to your church, or new to making budgets, this will give you some ideas on getting started. If you've been doing this a while, you may learn a few things on how to get larger projects approved.

Mike is joined by Van Metschke, Dave Friss and Jason Cole. The subject of the day is portable church. The group talks about best practices for setting up tech for a portable church situation and again concludes that it's a lot more about people than tech.

In this episode, Mike and Van talk about strategies for recovering from the month of Christmas as well as how to develop a "hit by a bus" list. Putting together processes, procedures and manuals may seem boring, but it saves a ton of time down the road, and ultimately makes you a more valuable TD. Plus picks of the week.

Mike & Van are joined by Bruce Coffy and Steve Moore of Parkside Church in Ohio. The group talks about environmental projection and how to leverage special events to garner new technology for your tech department.

Mike and Van talk about how cool the job of the TD is. We get to tell the story of Jesus and see life change every week, and even more during Christmas. Still, it's easy to miss that in the middle of the business. [sorry about the cyloning]

Mike and Van talk about how cool the job of the TD is. We get to tell the story of Jesus and see life change every week, and even more during Christmas. Still, its easy to miss that in the middle of the business. [sorry about the cyloning]