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Event Overload, Flex Days, & Calling [Pay Series Pt.6 with Slingshot's Caleb Loeppky] Sep 18, 2023

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What if the grass isn't greener in the secular production world?
Caleb joins us again to discuss event overload, secular vs church environments, and salary ranges.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 The NF and Greta Van Fleet concerts at Bridgestone
5:10 Salary ranges and negotiating offers
10:25 What does Billy the Tech making 75K look like?
16:30 Secular Production Salaries
18:30 The Tech Director reports to…everyone??
22:15 Should church techs be required to do every single event?
30:00 What if church is better than a secular job?
35:45 Flex days as a benefit package feature?
39:50 Will anyone ever feel like they are paid fairly?
44:00 What should the average Church Tech Salary BE?
48:00 Tech Takeaway on church calling

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Competing Job Offers & Big Raise Year [Pay Series Pt.5 with Slingshot's Caleb Loeppky] Sep 11, 2023

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You just got a job offer for 25k more to leave your church tech job. But you want to stay. What do you do now?
Caleb Loeppky worked in multiple church tech positions before taking a role at Amplio. He also works with Slingshot to place church production people all across America. He joins us to discuss competing job offers, Pastor's housing allowances, and how to talk about your salary with your Executive Pastor well.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby’s past church jobs
8:15 Caleb Loeppky joins us!
13:45 How Caleb found his Church Tech Jobs
19:00 What are the current church tech jobs out there right now?
24:30 Getting underpaid for being a volunteer to staff person
28:00 How many years as a TD does it take for a big raise?
34:30 Taking a competing job offer to your Exec Pastor
38:50 Pastor’s Housing Allowance
42:00 Leaving your church
44:30 How do you figure out your salary range?
47:20 Should all new techs start at 35-50k at least?
51:20 Can you bring your boss a competing job offer?

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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Scott Ragsdale on Why TD’s Leave Church [Pay Series Pt.4] Sep 04, 2023

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How can church techs show the wider tech pay landscape to their church leadership?
Scott Ragsdale is a church production legend and is returning to the ChurchGear podcast for the church tech pay series to discuss the current state of live production, an easy method to illustrate low tech salaries and why church techs are leaving the church.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Budget pains
5:30 Scott Ragsdale comes back to the podcast!
7:15 One Crazy Quote and Two Lies from the TD Pay Survey
11:45 Open Tech Director Roles at the Crossing
14:00 Effects of the Vid on live production
20:00 Are churches willing to pay a TD accurately?
22:00 Why do church techs leave the church?
26:00 Average Church Tech Salaries
32:00 How to talk to your leadership about your salary
34:15 The Crossings struggle to hire new tech roles
43:30 The cost of the road
49:00 Freelancing: Away from church and at church
53:15 Church Tech Salary Ranges across America
56:40 Different Tech Salary Ranges by Role
1:00:31 The various hats a church tech wears
1:03:45 Tech Takeaway on life’s journey

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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Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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Exec Pastor's Ideal Church Tech Traits [Pay Series with Matt Wright PT.3] Aug 28, 2023

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What salary/career questions have you always wanted to ask your Executive Pastor?
We spoke with Matt Wright from Slingshot Group about the title of "Pastor", Housing Allowances, and the Top 4 Qualities every Executive Pastor wants in their Tech Director.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Church interview HORROR story
8:00 Matt Wright joins us from Slingshot!
15:00 Matt’s past jobs
18:45 The 6 parts of an Executive Pastor’s Job
23:30 Why are church techs not given the “Pastor” title?
28:30 What is a minister’s housing allowance?
31:36 Get your social security money now?
32:45 Opting out of social security
41:20 Church Benefits. Some have them. Some don’t.
49:30 The 4 Qualities an Exec Pastor wants in a Tech Director
59:30 How do we approach the Exec Pastor for a raise
1:11:30 Tech Takeaway on loving one another

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:

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Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

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Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear here.

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.

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Salary TD Ranges, Benefits and Raise Tips [Pay Series with Tim Foot Pt2] Aug 21, 2023

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What expectations should churches and church techs have for salary ranges, raises and benefits packages?
Tim Foot joins us this week to kick off our Church Tech Pay Series! In the second of his two episodes with us we discuss benefits packages, salary ranges, and expectations for the TD and church.
In this episode you’ll hear:

1:00 Toby firing the Finance Director to save lunch
3:00 Coaching Churches on raising Tech Salaries
5:30 Expectations of a $75,000 salary Church Tech
6:15 Expectations of a $45,000 salary Church Tech
9:00 How to talk to your executive pastor about pay
14:00 Benefits packages convey culture
22:45 How many years does it take for a raise?
27:45 Skills that bring in raises
29:30 $80,000+ Tech Jobs
35:30 The importance of EQ (Soft skills)
42:30 Can the church pay equal to the secular market?
45:30 Tech Takeaway on “Taking Care of Things”

Plugs: Connect with Tim at Slingshot group!
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:

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Check out HouseRight here for all the reasons we love them.

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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.

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Starting TD Salaries & Trends [Pay Series with Tim Foot Pt1] Aug 14, 2023

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What should a church tech's starting salary be?
Tim Foot joins us this week to kick off our Church Tech Pay Series! In the first of his two episodes with us we discuss church tech starting salaries, current tech hiring trends and which tech role is the hardest to hire right now.
In this episode you’ll hear:

1:00 How we Hire at ChurchGear
6:46 Tim Foot from Slingshot joins us!
13:00 Two Truths and a Lie “Church Tech Pay” edition
19:45 Slingshot’s mission
21:20 When more candidates come to Slingshot during the year
24:20 Church Tech hiring trends
27:00 Hardest Tech role to hire right now
30:00 Could you hire a Video Director at $50K?
32:45 Showing churches your candidate is already on staff
37:45 Starting Salary needed for a church tech hire
42:30 Is it time to pay techs like software people?

Plugs: Connect with Tim at Slingshot group!
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:

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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.

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MxU’s Jeff & Jay on Bad Rooms & Burgers Aug 07, 2023

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What have our friends at MxU been up to?
We chatted with Jeff and Jay on how much a room can excuse a bad mix, MxU's upcoming events and which fast food burger is the best.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 CA Mega Church Visits, Floor Buying & In and Out
7:20 MxU’s Jeff & Jay join us!
8:30 Burger Battle: McDonalds, WhatABurger, In and Out
14:30 Two Truths & a Lie “Church Tech Pay” edition
19:35 Jeff & Jay’s recent touring travels
25:45 How much does a “bad room” damage a concert?
38:25 Concert etiquette on singing loudly
44:00 Gene Kim & Jay death match
48:45 Big announcement tease
50:00 Tech Takeaway on Sunday Farts & Caring for our Teams

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

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.

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Building Flatirons Production Team [Flatirons & Bayside's Tyler Kaneshiro] Jul 31, 2023

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How do you build a big production team in a healthy way? What is the ethicality of hiring techs from other churches?
Tyler came up at Bayside church and now he is leading the production team at Flatirons church.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Company culture, hiring patterns
6:15 Tyler Kaneshiro joins us!
9:30 Disney Princesses & Tyler’s implants
12:00 From Bayside to Flatirons church
15:30 Beginning to build the Flatirons production team
20:00 How did Tyler recruit his recent production hires?
29:00 Is it ethical to “steal” techs from another church?
33:45 Moments you knew a hire was or wasn’t right
35:00 Flatiron’s campuses and staff
37:15 Building the Flatirons production team
41:00 Disaster Story on Dante Cards
44:20 Tech Takeaway on Perspective

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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Check out HouseRight here for all the reasons we love them.

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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.

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Toby Reveals All [ChurchGear’s History] Jul 24, 2023

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How did Toby create ChurchGear?
We are covering the failures, successes and surprises that culminated into ChurchGear's creation and success this week!
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby’s horrible poison ivy and meth house
7:00 Toby’s first recording studio
13:50 Toby’s first business betrayal
18:00 Toby’s many new ventures and worship ministry run
21:55 Toby’s first gear flip
23:55 Toby gets his dream job! (It’s a nightmare)
29:25 Gear flipping full time
37:00 ChurchGear’s concept is proven
41:50 Toby hires Blake so he can start firing him
47:15 From Toby’s basement to a horror barn
54:00 Elevation and Central start calling
55:00 ChurchGear Culture’s First Stress Test
1:00:55 ChurchGear moves AGAIN!
1:07:30 ChurchGear predictions

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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Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear here.

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:

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Producing in the Largest Church in America [Lakewood w/ Matt Walden] Jul 17, 2023

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What's it like producing services in the largest church in America?
Matt Walden gives us the details on Lakewood's services, a fantastic tech takeaway and some spectacular disaster stories.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Fast cars and Toby’s Lakewood Experience
6:20 Matt Walden joins us!
7:50 Outer Space, the Pope and Audio around the Globe
18:00 How Matt Walden got into Video Production
23:00 What elements does Matt use to tell stories
29:15 What is Video Dust and why do the big names use it?
39:40 Disaster story: Kari Jobe’s most embarrassing moment
45:30 Disaster story: Backups
47:45 Tech Takeaway on Family over Work

Plugs: Hangout with Matt 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:

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Check out HouseRight here for all the reasons we love them.

Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear here.

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.
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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!

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