Is immersive audio helpful for churches or just needless hype? Caleb Loeppky joins us for our final Five Year Anniversary Celebration episode and we discuss our first, big gear pickup ever, immersive audio, and the reason to have two mics for your pastor. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 – Almost Died Waiting for the Train (Church Tech Confessions)6:25 – Meet Caleb Loeppky from Amplio Systems (Church AVL Expert Joins)20:00 – ChurchGear’s First Big Gear Haul (Behind-the-Scenes Church Tech)24:45 – Are SSL 550 Consoles Church-Worthy? (Christ Community Church Setup)32:06 – Baffle Blake! Sponsored by HouseRight (Church Tech Trivia Time)38:45 – Amplio’s Latest Church Tech Installs (Production Upgrades You’ll Love)43:20 – Is Immersive Sound Worth It for Churches? (Hype vs. Help)45:30 – Will Immersive Sound Confuse New Mixers? (Real Talk for Techs)50:00 – Church Production Fail Story (What NOT to Do)54:45 – Tech Takeaway: Always Double Mic Your Pastor (Pro Tip)You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.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!
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Find A Leader You Can Follow [MxU's Spencer De Young]
How can you fast track your development as church production leader? Spencer De Young, CEO of MxU, joins us to talk about leadership, the value of mentorship, and how MxU is equipping church tech leaders through intentional training.In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – ChurchGear’s Worst Church Visit 6:00 – MxU's CEO Spencer Visits the Podcast16:15 – Spencer’s Path to Leading MxU 26:00 – How MxU Creates Church Tech Training Videos33:15 – Baffle Blake (Presented by HouseRight)38:30 – Church Tech Leadership Lessons with Spencer46:30 – Real-Life Church Production Fail Story49:45 – Tech Takeaway: Why You Need a Church Tech MentorYou can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.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!
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Keep it Simple [ChurchFront's Jake Gosselin]
Gear vs. Talent. Simple Tech vs. Fancy Tech. Murder Mountain vs. a Warehouse.Jake Gosselin joins us for our second 5 Year Anniversary episode to discuss all of this and more!In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Murder Mountain aka “The ChurchGear Barn” 5:15 ChurchFront’s Jake Gosselin joins us! 11:15 How did Jake get into church production? 26:15 Church production disaster story 36:30 Church Production Hot Takes: Keep it simple as possible for as long as possible 42:15 Is it better to pay for skilled church techs or fancy church production gear? 45:00 “We’re creating solutions to problems that shouldn’t exist”47:15 Tech Takeaway: Bring it back to the first principles You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.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!
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7 Wildest Moments in CG History [5 Yr Anniversary Celebration]
We’re celebrating our 5 year anniversary with a crazy story round up!2 Gas mishaps. 2 Lighting strikes. And our favorite pastor knows who we are?!Join us on the ChurchGear podcast to hear the 7 wildest moments that have happened over the past 5 years. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Can we fix Blake? 6:45 “Five Truths and a Lie” about ChurchGear history 16:45 Story 1: “They see me rolling!” 20:45 Story 2: “Lighting Strikes” 23:40 Story 3: “Evacuate the Warehouse” 26:00 Story 4: “I hear a nuclear bomb” 33:30 Story 5: “I want to introduce you to my dad!” 36:00 Story 6: “The battery was dead” 40:45 Story 7: “Lighting killed our console on Thursday” 47:00 Tech Takeaway: The amount of money we’ve put back into church budgetsYou can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.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!
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Healthy, Responsible Teams [Elevation’s Jared Olson]
How do you keep services on schedule while still keeping your team healthy and energized? Jared Olson, Production Director at Elevation Church, joins the ChurchGear podcast to share how Elevation Church upholds both a high standard of excellence and a healthy team cultureIn this episode you'll hear: 1:00 – Super Bowl Halftime Show: Production & AVL Breakdown5:15 – Jared Olson (Elevation Church) Talks Church Production20:30 – Keeping Your Church Tech Team Focused & Healthy28:00 – Super Bowl Audio: Different Broadcast Mixes for Each Network?31:30 – Church Production Disaster Story33:55 – Balancing Grace & Excellence in Church Tech37:15 – Tech Takeaway: Reducing Stress in Church ProductionYou can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.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!
Are you a church tech director? If so, this podcast exists to serve you specifically. Each week we pull the tech director out of the booth and place them onto the stage to share their most outlandish stories and hidden wisdom from the tech trenches. Hosted by Toby Walters and Blake Hodges.
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