The ChurchGear Podcast

Toby Walters [Church Tech Advocate]
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The ChurchGear Podcast

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.

  1. Becoming a System Integrator on the Fly [Dream City Church's Eric Mooney]

    4 DAYS AGO

    Becoming a System Integrator on the Fly [Dream City Church's Eric Mooney]

    Send us a textYour church needs you as their church tech to be their integrator. Now what?Eric Mooney is the Audio Director at Dream City Church and he joins us to tell us his journey of going from youth pastor, to audio director, to integration work for his church. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby meeting Blake for the first time3:45 Eric Mooney joins us! 17:00 Eric’s church production background 23:30 Becoming a system integrator on the fly 35:00 Learning to l...

    55 min
  2. Battle Royale: Audio Consoles [Jeff Sandstrom & Drew Hester]

    4 NOV

    Battle Royale: Audio Consoles [Jeff Sandstrom & Drew Hester]

    Send us a textWhat happens when you pit two audio experts against one another in a mixing Battle Royale conversation? Drew Hester and Jeff Sandstrom are too polite to fully fight it out in a Battle Royale, but they both join us for our first "fight it out" episode in the church production space. Join us for takes on what matters most in audio, the best consoles for the best situations and the best audio disaster stories. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 People telling Toby to ...

    52 min
  3. 3 Months to Live Changes Your Mix [Armando Fullwood]

    28 OCT

    3 Months to Live Changes Your Mix [Armando Fullwood]

    Send us a textHow do you respond when you are given 3 months to live?Armando Fullwood joins us this week to tell us what his health journey taught him about faith, life and mixing. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Mixing behind glass windows 4:45 Armando Fullwood joins us!11:00 How did you get into live production?15:00 What is happening in live production outside of church?19:30 How can you prevent burnout? 22:20 What a health crisis taught Armando about Mixing and Life 27:30 ...

    47 min
  4. Running FOH for Miranda Lambert [Todd Wines]

    21 OCT

    Running FOH for Miranda Lambert [Todd Wines]

    Send us a textWhat's it like running audio for a Vegas residency? Todd joins the pod to tell us about running sound for Miranda Lambert in Vegas, a disaster story and we wrap with a church tech confessional. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Touring Willow Creek Church5:00 Todd Wines joins us 16:00 How did Todd get into church production? 22:00 Running FOH for Miranda Lambert in Vegas 29:30 Handling a bad source 36:00 Giving advice to your younger self 40:00 Disaster s...

    52 min
  5. FOH For All the Legends [Doug Kimball]

    14 OCT

    FOH For All the Legends [Doug Kimball]

    Send us a textHow do you end up mixing for legendary artists like Jay Z and Marilyn Manson? Doug Kimball got into the mixing game early via editorials and he stops by the podcast this week to give us the lessons he learned along the way. We wrap with some wild disaster stories and a church tech confessional that'll have you laughing and cringing. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Meeting celebrities 4:45 Doug Kimball joins us!11:15 How did Doug get into production? 13:15 Mixing ...

    52 min
  6. Unconventional Service Times [Christ's Church of the Valley's Blair Drake]

    7 OCT

    Unconventional Service Times [Christ's Church of the Valley's Blair Drake]

    Send us a textHow do you build a volunteer team when your main service is Saturday night? Blair drops by to discuss their unusual service times, recruiting volunteers and wraps with multiple disaster stories. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 What do you do when your production gear gets stolen? 4:50 Blair Drake joins us! 13:00 How did Blair get started in church production? 16:15 How do they pull off their weekly services with their volunteers? 19:30 Where are you recruiti...

    43 min
  7. Volume Complaints & Touring Stories [Newsboys's John O' Neal]

    30 SEPT

    Volume Complaints & Touring Stories [Newsboys's John O' Neal]

    Send us a textWhat do you learn touring in production for over two decades? John's been running FOH for Newsboys for over two decades and he joins us this week to discuss his time with them, being out on the road, and how to handle volume complaints intellectually or hilariously. In this episode you'll hear:1:00 Accents, Blake’s tech fail, and Charles Manson 5:30 John O' Neal joins us! 12:00 Near Death production story 18:30 How do you get into church production?&nbs...

    1h 2m
  8. Getting Volunteers Started Well [Willow Hodge of Hope Fellowship Church]

    23 SEPT

    Getting Volunteers Started Well [Willow Hodge of Hope Fellowship Church]

    Send us a textHow do you take an interested, inexperienced volunteer and turn them into a tech genius? Willow Hodge is the Video Director at Hope Fellowship Church and she joins to give us a masterclass on training new volunteers. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 ChurchGear Fantasy League is here! 3:50 Willow Hodge joins us! 10:20 How did you get your start in church production? 15:20 How do you recruit and develop church production volunteers? 22:40 Volunteers...

    49 min
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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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  • Creator
    Toby Walters [Church Tech Advocate]
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    145
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The ChurchGear Podcast
  • Show Website
    The ChurchGear Podcast

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