What were the best Church Tech Confessionals in 2024? 


Listen to all of 2024's Church Tech Confessionals in a single episode and then hang with us as we give our reactions and crown a winner for the best Church Tech Confessional of the 2024 year. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Blake confesses: Where is the camera card? 
• 4:50 Blake confesses: Vehicular Misplacement 
• 16:50 2024’s Church Tech Confessionals 
• 33:15 What were our hot takes from the Church Tech Confessionals?
• 53:15 What was the top Church Tech Confessional of 2024? 
• 56:30 Chris Tomlin Tour Prank 

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What church production history and wisdom do you pick up when you've been in the game for 45 years? 


Kent Morris joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to discuss the changes he has seen over the years, the lessons he has picked up along the way and he ends on some very encouraging words for those currently in the tech trenches. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Hanging out at Church of the Highlands 
• 5:10 Kent Morris of Sweetwater joins us!
• 16:45 How did Kent get into church production? 
• 20:00 What was church production like 45 years ago? 
• 24:00 How has church production changed over the past 40 years? 
• 27:45 How important have interpersonal skills become in church production? 
• 37:45 What do you think is coming in church production over the next 10 years? 
• 41:30 Disaster story: “There is no logical reason the gear should have worked” 
• 46:45 Tech takeaway: Excellence > Perfect 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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How do you know when it is time to change churches and take a new church production job?


Dennis Choy joins us this week to discuss his new job and the process he went through to make the decision. If you're looking for real life insight into the good and bad reasons to change church production jobs, this is your episode. 


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Toby doesn’t know who Pentatonix is?
• 5:00 Dennis Choy joins us!
• 11:30 Dennis’s background in church production 
• 15:45 Good and bad reasons to change church tech jobs 
• 23:45 Bad reasons to leave your church production job 
• 30:00 How to win the first 90 days of your new church production job 
• 33:00 How can you build and destroy trust in a new church tech job? 
• 44:30 Tech Takeaway

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How do you lead your production team after a devastating hurricane hits?


Tyler Flores is the Central Production Minister of Biltmore Church, and he joins the podcast to discuss how the church is helping the community in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.



In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Funny observations of celebrity golf tournaments 
• 5:30 Tyler Flores, the Central Production Minister of Biltmore Church, joins! 
• 14:00 How did Tyler become the Central Production Minister of Biltmore Church? 
• 16:40 How did Hurricane Helene impact Biltmore Church? 
• 21:15 How did Biltmore Church pivot to help the community in the hurricane Helene aftermath? 
• 24:00 How do you lead your team to care for people during a crisis? 
• 27:00 What production projects does Biltmore Church have coming up? 
• 28:45 How do you launch a church production campus well? 
• 34:15 Disaster story: "Please stay. Maybe we can get it working again." 
• 40:45 Tech Takeaway: Find a place for all of your people 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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How do you recover from Church Hurt?  


Lee Fields joins us this week to discuss Church Hurt. We get into his journey to recover and the reflections he has had now that some time and counseling have happened. 


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Speculating about the Mike Tyson & Jake Paul fight
• 3:15 Lee Fields joins 
• 8:00 Lee’s UFC fight story 
• 10:00 What goes into pulling off production for a UFC fight?
• 13:00 Five Truths and a Lie with Lee Fields 
• 24:00 What's it like Mixing for Hillsong United? 
• 25:00 Is every worship band the same right now? 
• 32:30 How do you handle Church Hurt? 
• 51:00 Can you confess and ask for help at church? 
• 59:00 How do you separate how God sees you from how your church sees you? 
• 1:03:30 Should I take this church production job? Advice. 
• 1:10:00 What’s Lee up to now? 
• 1:16:00 Tech Takeaway: God didn’t call a meeting to decide how he feels about you. 
• 1:17:00 Lee’s hot take on a mic 
• 1:22:00 Church Tech Confessional: It was a freak out. 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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What are Christmas services like in Portland, Oregon?


Peter Zatsepin is a Production Technician at Mannahouse Church and he joins us this week to discuss preparing for Christmas.


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 How much does the weather impact your mood? 
• 4:30 Peter Zatsepin joins us from Mannahouse Church!
• 14:00 How did you get into church production?
• 18:30 What's it like doing church in Portland Oregon?
• 21:50 What is it like prepping Christmas services for Mannahouse church? 
• 24:15 How do you maintain your health during the Christmas Service Season? 
• 27:00 How do you communicate the upcoming church rush well to your spouse?
• 30:00 How do you handle conflict during a Sunday Service? 
• 39:00 Church Production Disaster story: "Then they turned the microwave on" 
• 43:45 Tech Takeaway: Your work and effort matters to your church 
• 48:00 Church Tech Confessional: Trust fall 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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Your church needs you as their church tech to be their integrator. Now what?


Eric Mooney is the Audio Director at Dream City Church and he joins us to tell us his journey of going from youth pastor, to audio director, to integration work for his church. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Toby meeting Blake for the first time
• 3:45 Eric Mooney joins us! 
• 17:00 Eric’s church production background 
• 23:30 Becoming a system integrator on the fly 
• 35:00 Learning to lead in church production 
• 38:00 Learning to become a church tech quickly 
• 43:15 Church Tech Disaster Story 
• 46:20 Tech Takeaway: Production Directors are leading worship 
• 51:15 Church Tech Confessional 

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

 
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What happens when you pit two audio experts against one another in a mixing Battle Royale conversation? 

Drew Hester and Jeff Sandstrom are too polite to fully fight it out in a Battle Royale, but they both join us for our first "fight it out" episode in the church production space. Join us for takes on what matters most in audio, the best consoles for the best situations and the best audio disaster stories. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 People telling Toby to turn it down 
• 4:00 How to know when it’s too loud
• 15:00 What’s more important? FOH or monitors? 
• 20:40 What piece of gear would you use in a fight to the death? 
• 26:00 What console would you not want at a festival? 
• 28:30 What console do you want with 30 seconds to start mixing? 
• 32:00 What console would you recommend if electricity was going to be spotty?
• 33:15 Worst Mixing story (Drew Hester) 
• 37:00 Worst Mixing story (Jeff Sandstrom) 
• 41:50 Disaster story: Don’t trip on the fader 
• 42:50 Disaster story (Jeff Sandstrom) 
• 45:30 Disaster story Drew: Chris Tomlin show 
• 49:00 Disaster story: Head set mic in an arena 

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. 
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How do you respond when you are given 3 months to live?


Armando Fullwood joins us this week to tell us what his health journey taught him about faith, life and mixing.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Mixing behind glass windows 
• 4:45 Armando Fullwood joins us!
• 11:00 How did you get into live production?
• 15:00 What is happening in live production outside of church?
• 19:30 How can you prevent burnout? 
• 22:20 What a health crisis taught Armando about Mixing and Life 
• 27:30 How to stay healthy as you mix 
• 38:00 Disaster story: The console just blew up 
• 41:30 Tech Takeaway: Don’t take it so serious 
• 46:00 Church Tech Confessional: "There was fire" 

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

 
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What's it like running audio for a Vegas residency?


Todd joins the pod to tell us about running sound for Miranda Lambert in Vegas, a disaster story and we wrap with a church tech confessional.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Touring Willow Creek Church
• 5:00 Todd Wines joins us 
• 16:00 How did Todd get into church production? 
• 22:00 Running FOH for Miranda Lambert in Vegas 
• 29:30 Handling a bad source 
• 36:00 Giving advice to your younger self 
• 40:00 Disaster story 
• 46:40 Tech Takeaway 
• 49:40 Church Tech Confessional 

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

 
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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.
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