What factors should you consider when deciding whether to stay or leave a church tech job?

Slingshot helps churches with their talent searches. They joined us on the podcast to give their advice on the nuances of staying or leaving a church production job and the factors influencing that decision.

We discuss self-awareness, effective resume building, hiring dynamics, and important salary negotiations, ultimately encouraging listeners to focus on personal growth and meaningful ministry.

In this episode you'll hear:

• 0:00 Two Idiots Make a Podcast
• 13:17 Navigating Career Transitions and Interviews
• 17:45 How do you know when it's time to leave?
• 22:08 Interview Preparation and Resume Tips
• 25:49 Navigating Salary Discussions in Interviews
• 30:30 How to discuss salary during the interview process
• 37:16 Trusting God and Stewarding Talents
• 39:40 Tech Takeaway
• 43:38 Deciding Between Job Opportunities

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 shop our gear store here.

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How will AI change church production jobs?


Kenny Jahng joins us to discuss how AI will help, change and shape church production.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Podcast editing failure & Toby cheats on Blake
• 3:00 Kenny Jahng joins us from SALT Conference
• 8:30 How can AI help church production people do work easier?
• 16:30 What church production jobs will AI replace?
• 18:30 Will AI impact every church tech job?
• 26:25 Tech Takeaway: How to introduce AI to your Tech Team
• 29:16 Church Tech Confessional: I started delaying the worship leader click track

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 shop our gear store here.

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What were the best Church Tech Confessionals in 2024?


Listen to all of 2024's Church Tech Confessionals in a single episode and then hang with us as we give our reactions and crown a winner for the best Church Tech Confessional of the 2024 year.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Blake confesses: Where is the camera card?
• 4:50 Blake confesses: Vehicular Misplacement
• 16:50 2024’s Church Tech Confessionals
• 33:15 What were our hot takes from the Church Tech Confessionals?
• 53:15 What was the top Church Tech Confessional of 2024?
• 56:30 Chris Tomlin Tour Prank

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 shop our gear store here.

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What church production history and wisdom do you pick up when you've been in the game for 45 years?


Kent Morris joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to discuss the changes he has seen over the years, the lessons he has picked up along the way and he ends on some very encouraging words for those currently in the tech trenches.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Hanging out at Church of the Highlands
• 5:10 Kent Morris of Sweetwater joins us!
• 16:45 How did Kent get into church production?
• 20:00 What was church production like 45 years ago?
• 24:00 How has church production changed over the past 40 years?
• 27:45 How important have interpersonal skills become in church production?
• 37:45 What do you think is coming in church production over the next 10 years?
• 41:30 Disaster story: “There is no logical reason the gear should have worked”
• 46:45 Tech takeaway: Excellence > Perfect

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 shop our gear store here.

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• Follow us on Facebook
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• 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

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 shop our gear store here.

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• 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

How do you know when it is time to change churches and take a new church production job?


Dennis Choy joins us this week to discuss his new job and the process he went through to make the decision. If you're looking for real life insight into the good and bad reasons to change church production jobs, this is your episode.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Toby doesn’t know who Pentatonix is?
• 5:00 Dennis Choy joins us!
• 11:30 Dennis’s background in church production
• 15:45 Good and bad reasons to change church tech jobs
• 23:45 Bad reasons to leave your church production job
• 30:00 How to win the first 90 days of your new church production job
• 33:00 How can you build and destroy trust in a new church tech job?
• 44:30 Tech Takeaway

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 shop our gear store 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

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 shop our gear store here.

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• Follow us on Facebook
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• 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

How do you lead your production team after a devastating hurricane hits?


Tyler Flores is the Central Production Minister of Biltmore Church, and he joins the podcast to discuss how the church is helping the community in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.



In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Funny observations of celebrity golf tournaments
• 5:30 Tyler Flores, the Central Production Minister of Biltmore Church, joins!
• 14:00 How did Tyler become the Central Production Minister of Biltmore Church?
• 16:40 How did Hurricane Helene impact Biltmore Church?
• 21:15 How did Biltmore Church pivot to help the community in the hurricane Helene aftermath?
• 24:00 How do you lead your team to care for people during a crisis?
• 27:00 What production projects does Biltmore Church have coming up?
• 28:45 How do you launch a church production campus well?
• 34:15 Disaster story: "Please stay. Maybe we can get it working again."
• 40:45 Tech Takeaway: Find a place for all of your people

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 shop our gear store 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

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 shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

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• 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

How do you recover from Church Hurt?


Lee Fields joins us this week to discuss Church Hurt. We get into his journey to recover and the reflections he has had now that some time and counseling have happened.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Speculating about the Mike Tyson & Jake Paul fight
• 3:15 Lee Fields joins
• 8:00 Lee’s UFC fight story
• 10:00 What goes into pulling off production for a UFC fight?
• 13:00 Five Truths and a Lie with Lee Fields
• 24:00 What's it like Mixing for Hillsong United?
• 25:00 Is every worship band the same right now?
• 32:30 How do you handle Church Hurt?
• 51:00 Can you confess and ask for help at church?
• 59:00 How do you separate how God sees you from how your church sees you?
• 1:03:30 Should I take this church production job? Advice.
• 1:10:00 What’s Lee up to now?
• 1:16:00 Tech Takeaway: God didn’t call a meeting to decide how he feels about you.
• 1:17:00 Lee’s hot take on a mic
• 1:22:00 Church Tech Confessional: It was a freak out.

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 shop our gear store 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

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 shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Follow us on Facebook
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• 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

What are Christmas services like in Portland, Oregon?


Peter Zatsepin is a Production Technician at Mannahouse Church and he joins us this week to discuss preparing for Christmas.


In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 How much does the weather impact your mood?
• 4:30 Peter Zatsepin joins us from Mannahouse Church!
• 14:00 How did you get into church production?
• 18:30 What's it like doing church in Portland Oregon?
• 21:50 What is it like prepping Christmas services for Mannahouse church?
• 24:15 How do you maintain your health during the Christmas Service Season?
• 27:00 How do you communicate the upcoming church rush well to your spouse?
• 30:00 How do you handle conflict during a Sunday Service?
• 39:00 Church Production Disaster story: "Then they turned the microwave on"
• 43:45 Tech Takeaway: Your work and effort matters to your church
• 48:00 Church Tech Confessional: Trust fall

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 shop our gear store 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

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 shop our gear store 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