This week on the show, we are going to be showing you another full, unedited workshop from SALT18, Christine Kreisher’s talk on how to build and sustain a Thriving Volunteer Ministry.

This week and next week, through Christine’s workshop, you’ll learn how to recruit volunteers in a way that almost always guarantees a “yes,” you’ll learn new ways to appreciate your volunteers, you’ll identify the keys to a great volunteer culture, you’ll learn how to get your volunteers to recruit others, and more.

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Over the past two decades, the church has sought to incorporate technology into its worship services in ways that mimic modern society; professional audio consoles, stage lighting, projection screens, and theatrical sets are now customary. Because how people experience sacred space forms their views about it, what technical artists do in practice also shapes the congregation’s beliefs about God.

This week, we continue our conversation with Dr. Josiah Way. Dr. Way shares the theology behind why we do church the way we do church. From worship to audio, lighting, video – the history behind creative arts.

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What if every weekend, you had a road map to help get more out of your service programming? North Point Community Church has designed “the funnel” programming method to make sure that every element works to drive home the main message.

You are about to learn all about that process from their Director of Experience – Mitchell McGhee. In this episode, we share Mitchell’s full unedited workshop from SALT18 about “The Funnel“ – Programming Sunday with a Purpose. 

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This week we welcome Rob Thomas from Igniter Media. We’ll be talking a little with Rob and also sharing his entire talk from the SALT18 conference about Laughing on Sunday.

Attention spans are shorter than ever and audiences do not tolerate boredom like they use to. In fact, it’s showing up in church attendance stats. In this episode, we share the full, unedited workshop “Laughing on Sunday“ that Rob presented at SALT18. In the workshop, Rob explores why church engagement is more important than ever and how to practically use humor as a vital tool towards increasing it.

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First off this week, we are making a pretty big change with our podcast starting this week if you haven’t noticed already.

We are renaming the podcast to “Making Sunday Happen.”

Let us give you some reasons why:

When we started the podcast several years ago, we were directly targeting Church Media and Production folks, but as our ministry has grown and as our podcast audience has grown, the show has really morphed into talking to everyone involved in planning and executing the Weekend Worship Experience.

We are talking to those who make Sunday Happen. That’s production people yes, but also Worship Leaders, Communications folks, Pastors, First Impressions  and Guest Services teams and more.

So we wanted the name to reflect the fact that we are talking to everyone who makes the Worship Experience happen.

“But my church has a Saturday night Worship Experience. Why just Sunday?”

Well, the content will apply to any Worship Experience – whether that is on Saturday, or you’re doing a special camp, conference, concert or event. But we all know that Sunday is the major game day for the church. Sunday is when most of church services happen. So, we’re calling it Making Sunday Happen and letting the content apply to all Worship Experiences.

So, that’s all we are changing. Same format, same type of guests, just changing the name. That’s it.

This will be the definitive podcast for those who plan and execute Worship Experiences.

We hope you continue to join us the next 200 episodes of the podcast.

This week we welcome back Drake De Long Farmer to the show. Drake and Carl chat about How to Help your Senior Pastor Succeed.

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We cannot believe it has been 200 episodes of our show. Amazing!

We are going to take a big trip down memory lane this week, so hang tight!

We also have a very special guest later in the show – we welcome Steven Curtis Chapman to the show. Steven was on the SCC Solo Tour earlier this year and we talked about the tour, his incredible career and some tips for worship leaders.

We first take a little trip down memory lane of the past 25 episodes of our show.

You’re going to hear clips of my interviews with

Meredith Andrews, Will Doggett, Bill Swaringim, Greg Long from Avalon, Rebecca St. James and others.

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So, a few years ago, we started doing some custom media work for Seeds Family Worship – a great ministry that produces word for word scripture songs and resources for family worship. Through those guys, and some other connections we have really become a go to for Kids Ministry content. Just several years later, we’ve produced over 200 lyric videos, hundreds of promotional graphics and other video content for Seeds, Answers in Genesis, Brad G Music, Doorpost Songs, Yancy and others.

We have had the great privilege of producing song videos to some of Yancy’s best selling songs. We’ve also helped her produce countdowns and content for her new Heartbeat Curriculum which teaches kids and Worship Leaders the heartbeat behind worship.

You can find out more about Yancy by visiting yancyministries.com

Yancy has been a worship leader for a long time and has written hit songs like “I Don’t Want to Go” which was recorded by Avalon. She has been in the worship space nearly all her life as her Dad is a known name in Children’s Ministry. This week we wrap up our conversation with Yancy on the topic of creating a culture of worship for every generation.

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So, a few years ago, we started doing some custom media work for Seeds Family Worship – a great ministry that produces word for word scripture songs and resources for family worship. Through those guys, and some other connections we have really become a go to for Kids Ministry content. Just several years later, we’ve produced over 200 lyric videos, hundreds of promotional graphics and other video content for Seeds, Answers in Genesis, Brad G Music, Doorpost Songs, Yancy and others.

We have had the great privilege of producing song videos to some of Yancy’s best selling songs. We’ve also helped her produce countdowns and content for her new Heartbeat Curriculum which teaches kids and Worship Leaders the heartbeat behind worship.

You can find out more about Yancy by visiting yancyministries.com

Today, I’ll chat with Yancy about creating a culture of worship for every generation.

She has been a worship leader for a long time and has written hit songs like “I Don’t Want to Go” which was recorded by Avalon. She has been in the worship space nearly all her life as her Dad is a known name in Children’s Ministry.

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