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Battling Assumptions and Setting Expectations with Jerod Togger [Tech Consultant] Dec 12, 2022

Show notes

How do we communicate in such a way that we know the pastor and worship leader are on the same page as us?
Jerod Togger came up at Real Life church in Flordia and now works full time as a Tech consultant to churches across America to help them with their production equipment, internal communication, Sunday services and more!
In this episode you'll hear:

1:40 Things go badly for Blake in Orlando
5:45 Jerod Togger joins us!
15:20 Being a Tech Director at Real Life Church
22:00 Consulting churches on assumptions, set designs and expectations
27:30 The first thing Jerod asks church techs he is consulting for
30:50 Biggest “bang for your buck” piece of gear for your setup
37:15 Funniest thing Jerod has been asked by a church
41:00 Jerod’s consulting method to improve Sunday services
44:30 Tech Takeaway on checking microphones

Plugs:

Connect with him at Togger Consulting and 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.

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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.

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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!

North Point's Technical Director on Longevity in Tech [Brendon Petty] Dec 05, 2022

Show notes

How do you go from swearing you'll never work in a church to being a church tech for over 15 years?
Brendon Petty is the Technical Director at North Point Church in Atlanta.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby does something unspeakable on stage
7:45 North Point Ministries Technical Director Brendon Petty joins us!
14:45 Brendon’s journey to North Point Church
18:20 Live Streaming at North Point during Covid
23:30 Working with Pastor Andy
26:00 Longevity in the Church Tech life
33:40 Christmas at North Point
37:00 Surviving Christmas as a tech director
38:25 Church Tech Disaster Story
40:15 Tech Takeaway on improving your live stream with lighting

Join North Point's "Be Rich" campaign.
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

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Gateway Church's Lighting Designer [Tim Logsdon] Nov 28, 2022

Show notes

Tim Logsdon is the Lighting Designer at Gateway Church in Texas.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Two Near Disaster Story from ChurchGear
5:20 Tim Logsdon joins us!
16:20 Tim’s Church Tech origin story
27:15 Why does Gateway church have so much gear?!
35:15 Disaster story on cues
39:00 Tech Takeaway on asking for help

Hangout with Tim 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

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Jay Desai on Passion Church, De-escalating Conflicts and MxU Nov 21, 2022

Show notes

Jay Desai is the Master of Ceremonies with MxU, works with Passion Church regularly and is an overall production management legend.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby upgrades his church’s production gear for free
6:30 Jay Desai of MxU joins us!
28:30 Jay’s involvement with Passion
38:00 Jay’s method to de-escalate conflict
44:55 What MxU person would win the AnchorMan brawl?
47:00 Jay vs. Blake Christmas Movie Trivia
52:45 Jay’s Christmas tours
53:45 Disaster story
56:45 Tech Takeaway on self care

Hangout with Jay 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

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Bayside Church to Audio Gun for Hire [Aaron Padilla] Nov 14, 2022

Show notes

Aaron Padilla has worked in production at Bayside church and is now a full time freelance audio gun for hire!
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby becomes “The Pirate Guy”
5:00 Aaron Padilla joins us!
8:50 Aaron tours with Barlow Girl!
18:00 How Aaron got into Church Production at Bayside Church
31:00 Building a great church production culture
33:00 Aaron vs. Blake “Audio Quiz”
36:45 Disaster Story: Christmas load in
43:00 Tech Takeaway on an easy morale boost

Plugs: Hangout with Aaron 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

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Mariners Church's Production Systems Manager [Evan Woertz] Nov 07, 2022

Show notes

Many church techs leave church production to work with an integrator. Evan made this move and then returned to the church tech life!
Evan Woertz is the production systems manager at Mariners Church. He previously worked with Summit Integration.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Inlaws and a bait and switch show disaster
6:00 Five Truths and a lie with Evan Woertz
14:50 How he got into church tech production
18:15 His time working as an integrator
35:00 Stewarding Mariners gear and budget
40:40 Tech Takeaway on working with the people you have

Plugs: Hangout with Evan 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

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Video Directing for Passion Conference, Chris Tomlin and MxU [Rusty Anderson] Oct 31, 2022

Show notes

How many church tech directors ended up in that lane because others just poured into them in their youth?
In our experience, its alot. Rusty Anderson continues to prove this trend this week as he tells us his story of becoming a video director that has worked on some big projects like Passion Conference, Chris Tomlin and MxU just to name a few.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby and Blake pretend to be video directors
4:25 Five Truths and a Lie with Rusty Anderson
13:15 Rusty’s start in church production
21:15 Working with Chris Tomlin
25:25 Bringing tour effects to your Sunday mornings
31:05 Live streaming at church
35:10 Working with Dude Perfect
41:00 What should be on screen during worship?
43:30 Movie Trivia: Blake vs. Rusty
47:45 Tech Takeaway

Plugs: Hangout with Rusty on Instagram.

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Bayside’s Creative Director and Cargo Drop Founder [Dan Jarrett] Oct 24, 2022

Show notes

Dan Jarrett is the creative director at Bayside church and founder of Cargo Drop. He joins us to discuss spiritual warfare in tech, production schools, and engaging the youth for tech volunteers.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Toby’s flying fears and stories
7:15 Dan Jarret joins the show!
17:20 Bayside’s recent production work (Star Wars!)
19:45 Recruiting and onboarding church tech volunteers
24:45 Picking a Production School
32:15 Dan’s new company Cargo Drop
39:45 Disaster story on cues
45:15 Tech Takeaway on involving the youth as volunteers

Plugs: Hangout with Dan on Instagram(dpjarrett) and reach out to him about Cargo Drop!

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Worship Leader Wife and Father in Law Pastor [Jeff Watkins] Oct 17, 2022

Show notes

Would your church tech job be easier or harder if your wife and father in law were your bosses?
Jeff Watkins is the Production Director for Without Walls Church.
In this episode you'll hear:

1:10 Toby’s jobs growing up
6:30 Jeff Watkins joins us!
20:00 Learning curve for the first year as a Church Tech
25:30 Executing the pastor’s vision
27:45 Without Walls Church’s Gear setup
34:45 Building a team
41:40 New gear at Without Walls Church
46:00 When your wife’s the worship pastor?!
47:50 Tech Takeaway on the importance of a com system

Plugs: Hangout with Jeff on Instagram!

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

Helping Churches Upgrade their Production Gear [Drew Hester] Oct 10, 2022

Show notes

How do you help churches across America get the exact gear they need to improve their production setup?
Drew was the production lead for Liberty University's production team before becoming the Church Sales Director at ChurchGear.
In this episode you'll hear:

0:38 Recruiting vs. Auditioning Tech volunteers
9:30 Drew Hester joins us!
15:00 Mixing at Church of the City in Franklin TN
17:25 Doing Production at Liberty University
20:00 Serving churches as ChurchGear’s Church Sales Director
23:30 How does Drew help smaller church’s pick the right gear?
25:50 First step to level up your production setup
30:50 Toby Trivia: Blake vs. Drew
39:15 Tech Takeaway on Community with your fellow production and worship people

Plugs: Hangout with Drew 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

Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th!

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.
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!

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