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What were the biggest takeaways from the Pastors & Production podcast series?


For our final episode in the series we discuss the biggest moments, the stats from the survey and wrap with the best quote from the series.


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 What was Toby like working at churches in his 20s? 
• 5:45 BD joins us to wrap up the Pastors & Production Series 
• 7:15 Stats about Pastors & Production people’s relationship 
• 12:45 Top takeaways from the series 
• 13:00 “It takes reps to build a relationship”
• 15:50 Mistakes are fine as long as they aren’t consistent
• 17:40 Its not a show
• 19:30 Know your city and customize your service to it
• 22:00 Have a personal friendship with your pastor
• 26:45 Understand their role and have them understand yours 
• 31:00 Healthy relationships have conflict 
• 35:45 Who do you pay on Sunday mornings? 
• 38:00 Don’t waste your time on sideways energy
• 42:00 Encouragement for techs with a tough pastor relationship 
• 44:00 Best Quotes from the series 

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.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

How do you fill big shoes together as a team?


Whit George & Johnathan Basquez join us for the "Pastors & Production" Series to discuss filling the shoes of Willie George & Andrews Stone and how they work together as a team to continue leading Church on the Move forward. 


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Visiting states, nations and filling shoes
• 4:30 Whit George & Johnathan Basquez join us for the Pastor & Production Series!
• 10:30 What was it like stepping into the shoes of Andrew Stone & Willie George?
• 19:30 What churches do you look to for inspiration? 
• 22:45 How do you balance your pastor’s vision with production’s constraints? 
• 33:45 How do you handle conflict with your pastor as a church tech?
• 36:00 How involved are church production people in service planning? 
• 37:20 Pastor, how involved should church production be in service planning? 
• 43:00 Does worship and production have equal voice at COTM?
• 48:00 What direction is COTM heading and upcoming trends in the American church?
• 53:50 As a pastor, what do you wish all church techs knew about their pastor?
• 56:45 As a church production person, what do you wish all pastor’s knew about their church techs?

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.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

How do you recruit and train church production volunteers?


Bobby Falconnier is the broadcast manager at First Baptist Orlando church and he joins us for a volunteer deep dive.  


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Impersonations
• 4:30 Bobby Falconnier joins us! 
• 12:45 How do you find church production volunteers? 
• 30:00 Working for a manufacturer vs a church 
• 35:00 Disaster story 
• 37:35 Tech Takeaway on spending the right amount 
• 41:45 Church Tech Confessional: Try what patch?

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.

 
 Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

Can ministry be done in a place that literally goes by the moniker "Sin City"?


Adam Taylor is the production director for Central Church in Las Vegas


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 0:25 Blake confesses to Toby 
• 2:30 MxU tour times, Amplio After Party, Late Night Madness 
• 7:30 Adam Taylor from Central Church in Las Vegas joins! 
• 12:30 Adam meeting Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul!?!?
• 17:00 Toby murders trees
• 21:30 Doing ministry in Sin City, Las Vegas 
• 27:10 Volunteer culture at Central Church
• 32:20 Adam always trying to improve the setup 
• 37:00  People are more important than gear 
• 40:00 Blake Vs. Adam: Artists in residency in Vegas 
• 49:45 Tech Takeaway on importance of relationships

Plugs: Check out Central Church's Worship tour dates!



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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

How do you go from "I will not do this" to "I will work here"?



Zach was at an event for Elevation in one moment and in the next, he ended up working there and attending. He is now serving the church with Skylark Integration.



In this episode you'll hear: 

• 3:35: Toby's trip to Elevation church 
• 6:00 Zach Kimrey joins us
• 16:30 Working at Elevation Church 
• 21:30 Hard conversations and saying “No” 
• 32:30 Producing Elevation Sunday Services 
• 35:30 Audio Competition: Zach vs. Blake
• 43:30 Tech Takeaway on self induced burnout

Plugs: Hangout with him on Instagram!



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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

How does the touring road life compare to the weekly church tech rhythm?



Gene Kim joins us this week to tell us about his time on the road, some disaster stories and a church tech hack that blows Toby away.



In this episode you'll hear: 

• 2:05 Toby gets robbed
• 9:45 We bring in Gene Kim 
• 21:50 Gene’s start in tech 
• 29:00 Disaster story
• 41:20 How much should I spend on church production gear?
• 48:15 Is touring life better than church tech production?
• 52:50 Church tech coffee??? 
• 59:00 Hacking a bad room to sound better 

Plugs

• Reach out to Gene for Coaching  on Instagram 
• Use code ChurchGear for 10% off at Crew Brew coffee 

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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

What do you do when everyone in your field starts confessing their problems to you?


Brian Tabor found this to be his situation a few years ago when he started Worship Leader Probs after being in the worship leader life for 2+ decades.



In this episode you'll hear: 

• 2:30 Toby’s worship leader fails 
• 9:25 We bring in Brian Tabor 
• 16:10 Brian begins to have worship leader problems 
• 25:00 Encouraging Tech Directors BTS work 
• 31:00 Should worship and tech be the same department?
• 32:55 Who dies first? Tech and Worship switch places 
• 35:45 Who has the worst problems? Worship leaders or Tech Directors? 
• 40:55 Church work is isolating 
• 44:50 Tech Takeaway on connecting with all your coworkers and volunteers 

Plugs: Check him out on Instagram and his podcast, Worship Leaders Probs.


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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

How do you go from working in news to becoming the production director at Sun Grove Church?

Sweet Pete joins us to tell us how! He is the Program/Production Director there and has worked in the overall tech universe for many years now!

In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 We play “crazy person” or celebrity sighting 
• 7:45 We have “Sweet Pete!” 
• 18:00 Getting his church tech director start 
• 21:30 Doing the News vs. Church Tech Directing 
• 31:10 Serving church tech volunteers well
• 40:00 Sweet Pete’s Dream jobs 
• 43:00 God won’t let Sweet Pete leave Sacramento CA
• 50:45 Tech Takeaway on done vs. perfect and humility 

Plugs: Hangout with Pete on Instagram or reach out to him directly via email at p.wright@sungrove.org. 

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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

How do you get people to take you seriously as a church tech director when they watched you grow up?


David Mendoza is the director of production at Mount Paran Church in Atlanta.



In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 Toby tours churches in Atlanta
• 6:45 We introduce David Mendoza from Mount Paran church
• 11:00 Challenges of being a young tech director at a megachurch 
• 20:00 Mount Paran’s massive system upgrade 
• 31:00 Sending people off well (To the Braves!) 
• 38:00 Tech Takeaway on having joy outside of the gear 

Plugs: Hangout with David on Instagram and reach out to him by email at: Davidm@mountparan.com


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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

We all know Jeff Sandstrom of MxU and Chris Tomlin fame! But how did Jeff become the Jeff Sandstrom we all know and love?



He joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to tell us! We also play "Guess that Song" and "Would you rather".


In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:40 Toby’s video with Will Smith and MxU 
• 7:00 We introduce Jeff Sandstrom
• 18:50 How did Jeff become Jeff Sandstrom?
• 26:00 What’s the worst gear Jeff could mix on and it still sound great?
• 28:00 "Would you rather" gear edition 
• 38:55 Jeff's work with Summit Integrations 
• 44:00 How do you follow the worship leader’s flow? 
• 51:15 "Name that song" Jeff vs. Blake 

Plugs: 

• Join us at the MxU live tour in Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta 
• Check out our video with them for "Smash or Cash" and "What's in your closet?!" 

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.

Connect with us: 

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

See all the ways HouseRight can help you on your next integration project at their site at HouseRight.com 

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!