Duke and Van talk with Ron Procopio and Stephanie Lippi of Church Facilities Expo & Conference. They discuss the history of CFX and what’s happening at the conference this year. 

The conference is September 21-22, 2021 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, TX.

The Green Room, Tech Hearts, and Church Tech Profiles are all available on iTunes, Spotify, and your favorite podcast app. 

Duke and Van were at the Assemblies of God National Council in Orlando FL where they had the chance to speak with Jay Godwin (Architect, Godwin + Associates), Tanner Goff (President, Goff Co.),  Dirk Dalhausser (Director of Pre-Construction, Goff Co.), Kerry Jones (Director of Client Relations, Goff Co.).

Both companies have designed and built churches all over the U.S. and have an extensive knowledge of what it takes to have a successful partnership between the AVL and Design/Construction of a new building or remodel.  

Godwin + Associates (godwinae.com)

Goff Companies (goffcompanies.com)

Guests: Andy Bentley (Elevation Church), Daniel Page (Fellowship Church), and Daryl Sutton (Chauvet Pro)

Community in the church tech leadership is vitally important. Thought Leader Connect is an online conversation where you can join together with other production designers, directors, programmers, and technicians from within the Worship Tech Community to sharpen your skills as a technician on stage and a leader within your organization.

Like other industries, the AVL industry has been hit hard by the last years crazy of Covid-19. It is getting harder and harder to get equipment and stock continues to run low in the "On Demand Manufacturing" economy we live with. Duke and Van talk to some manufactures to find out what happened, what is happening, and what the future holds for AVL gear purchases and supplies. Joining Duke and Van are Sam Bicak (Shure), Ford Sellers (Chauvet Pro), Lee Stein (Martin Audio), and Rob Read (DataVideo).

Hosts: Duke DeJong & Van Metschke

Guests: Nate Anderson and Daniel Larson

Duke and Van talk to Nate Anderson (Director of Marketing, Resi) and Daniel Larson (Creative Director, Resi) about how to get the best out of your video streaming. 

Duke and Van talk to Tony Staires (Lawo Inc.) and Marc  Breda (Vantage Pro AV) about the convergence of I.T. and AVL.

Duke and Van talk to Jason Waufle, Market Development for Shure’s Pro Audio division about the current and future state of digital wire wireless microphone technology. 

Duke and Van talk to Andrew Male, Creative Arts Director at Veritas Church Cedar Rapids about being a young TD or tech leader with predominately older volunteers. 

Duke and Van talk to Brad Weston (President, Renewed Vision) and Collin Jones (President, Resi) about the state of streaming church and what innovation their companies bring to the table. 

Duke and Van talk to Isaiah Franco (TD Sandals Church- Riverside CA) and Dan Olsen (TD Prairie Lakes Church, Cedar Falls IA) about multi-site and the church as we come out of life during Covid-19.