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 Podcast
• 16:15 – Spencer’s Path to Leading MxU
• 26:00 – How MxU Creates Church Tech Training Videos
• 33:15 – Baffle Blake (Presented by HouseRight)
• 38:30 – Church Tech Leadership Lessons with Spencer
• 46:30 – Real-Life Church Production Fail Story
• 49:45 – Tech Takeaway: Why You Need a Church Tech Mentor

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• 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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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/

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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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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 budgets

You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/

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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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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 culture

In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 – Super Bowl Halftime Show: Production & AVL Breakdown
5:15 – Jared Olson (Elevation Church) Talks Church Production
20:30 – Keeping Your Church Tech Team Focused & Healthy
28:00 – Super Bowl Audio: Different Broadcast Mixes for Each Network?
31:30 – Church Production Disaster Story
33:55 – Balancing Grace & Excellence in Church Tech
37:15 – Tech Takeaway: Reducing Stress in Church Production

You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/

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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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How can you care for your volunteers well?

Ryan Wenzel joins us this week to tell us how they honor their volunteers at Christ Church of the Valley.

In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 Church Tech Fail: The “Butt Smack” Incident
4:15 Ryan Wenzel (Christ’s Church of the Valley) Joins the Show
13:20 Ryan’s Journey into Church Production
25:00 First Steps for Training Church Production Volunteers
29:00 Honoring & Valuing Your Church Tech Volunteers
32:15 Prioritizing Sabbath as a Church Production Leader
40:00 How to Lead Your Church Production Team Effectively
45:45 Church Production Disaster Story
51:30 Tech Takeaway: Key Lesson for Church Techs

You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/

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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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How do you build a strong production team?

Christina Pendleton joins us to discuss how we can build strong production teams by focusing on the community we are building in our teams.

In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 – Nonsense Opening

5:45 – Meet Christina Pendleton from Grove Church

15:45 – Christina’s Journey into Church Production

19:00 – Finding Community in Church Production

22:45 – Getting More Women Involved in Church Production

25:15 – Why Building a Strong Production Team Matters

25:55 – How to Recruit More Women for Your Tech Team

30:00 – Volunteer Training: Building a Skilled Tech Crew

32:00 – Can Non-Christians Serve on the Production Team?

38:00 – How to Let a Production Volunteer Go (the Right Way)

39:00 – Tech Fail Story: Confetti Disaster & Timing Gone Wrong

43:30 – Tech Takeaway: Don’t break your neck!

You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/

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Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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• 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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After more than 150+ episodes, the ChurchGear podcast finally landed a pod with the most elusive guest we've ever had: DiGiCo's Ryan Shelton!

Come for the heck the hosts give him for finally recording with them. Stay for the expertise Ryan shares on essential soft skills, top AVL mistakes he is seeing and a fun update on all things DiGiCo.

In this episode you'll hear

1:00 🎤 Inside the “Exclusive” DiGiCo Lounge at FILO Conference

4:25 🎧 Ryan Shelton from DiGiCo Joins the Podcast!

13:30 🔧 Breaking Into Church Production: How to Get Started

16:30 🎚 Training New Church Production Volunteers: Best Practices

21:15 🛠 Essential Soft Skills for Church Production Volunteers

25:30 ⚠️ Top Church AVL Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

33:40 🎛 What’s Next for DiGiCo? Inside Their Latest Church AVL Innovations

45:30 🎶 Tech Takeaway: Why You Should Invite Secular Touring Artists to Church

You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/

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Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

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Is live streaming still a must for churches in 2025?

In this episode, we sit down with AVL pro Tyler Kerpsack to tackle the big questions. Who should stream their services? How can your church stream on a budget? Could remote mixing be in the future church tech toolbox?

In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Crazy ChurchGear driving adventures
• 5:00 Meet Tyler Kerpsack – Church AVL Pro
• 14:00 Tyler’s Journey into AVL Production
• 19:00 How to Tell If Your Church Mix Is Good
• 21:00 Pro Tips for Better Live Audio Mixing
• 23:15 Perfecting Your Mix With Time Limits
• 24:10 The Worst Audio Mixing Mistakes to Avoid
• 26:30 Can FOH Audio Work for Broadcast?
• 34:00 How to Stream Your Church Service on a Budget
• 40:00 Remote Mixing for Church Services – Is It Wise?
• 45:30 Church Production Nightmares & Lessons Learned
• 50:45 Tech Takeaway: Stay Passionate, Not Jaded

You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/

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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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