Churchfront Podcast

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Equipping church leaders and spaces with innovative solutions for thriving ministry. Practical strategies and interviews on leadership, worship, and production. Learn more at www.churchfront.com

  1. 2d ago ·  Video

    Your Church Livestream Probably Isn't Growing Your Church | Stephen Sheppard

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok About This Week's Guest Stephen "Shep" Sheppard is a church production and broadcast leader with experience serving at Elevation Church, launching church campuses, supporting multi-site production teams, and helping churches improve their camera systems, video direction, and sermon capture workflows. In this episode, Shep challenges the assumption that livestreaming is still the main growth strategy for churches. Instead, he explains how production teams can use cameras, lighting, volunteer training, sermon recording, YouTube, and short-form content to steward the message more effectively throughout the week. You'll learn why the sermon deserves intentional camera coverage, why better lighting may matter more than new cameras, how to define roles for camera operators and video directors, and how churches of any size can create more useful content with the tools they already have. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.

  2. Aug 6 ·  Video

    Light Your Church Like a Pro | Pro Church Lights

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok About This Week's Guest This episode features Frank and Wade from Pro Church Lights, teaching from the Churchfront Conference in Melbourne Beach, Florida. They help churches build practical, volunteer-friendly lighting systems that support worship, hospitality, and ministry impact. Church lighting is not about manipulating emotion. It is about setting the table so people can walk into a space that feels intentional, welcoming, and ready for worship. In this episode, Frank and Wade explain why lighting matters from both a biblical and practical perspective, then walk through five principles every church can use to improve its lighting: nail the foundational elements, simplify control, standardize looks, train volunteers, and upgrade strategically. Whether your church is starting with a basic lighting setup or trying to make an existing system easier for volunteers to run, this conversation will help you make smarter decisions and create a better worship environment. Lighting Cheat Sheet and Lightkey Project file - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1-q8N2wDohDmCd1YxaQ0-8UQjUUkkmb-R?usp=sharing • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.

  3. Jul 30 ·  Video

    Why We Don't Give Churches AV Bids

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok In this episode, Jake Gosselin and Luke Jackson unpack why Churchfront does not start AVL projects by handing churches a quick bid or quote. They explain the difference between an estimate, bid, quote, proposal, and RFP, and why accurate pricing for church AVL work depends on design, engineering, site context, system goals, and clear specifications. Jake and Luke also walk through Churchfront's pre-design and consulting process, including the on-site visit, discovery conversations, inventory, program report, budget ranges, phasing recommendations, and the path from consulting to design, engineering, and final project proposal. If your church is planning an audio, video, lighting, broadcast, or renovation project, this conversation will help you understand what information is needed before a firm quote is possible and how to move forward with clarity instead of guesswork. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.

  4. Jul 27 ·  Video

    The Church Production Debate Ends Here | Nathan Finochio

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok About This Week's Guest Nathan Finocchio is a speaker, teacher, and longtime worship leader who brings a sharp, theological perspective to conversations about worship, church leadership, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the gathered church. In this Churchfront Conference keynote, Nathan Finocchio makes a bold case for why church production matters. Rather than treating lights, sound, video, and AVL systems as distractions, Nathan argues that production can help facilitate the first ministry of the church: worshiping God. Nathan unpacks the biblical language of praise, sacrifice, priesthood, and presence, challenging church leaders and production teams to move from a consumer mindset to a priestly mindset. This conversation will help worship pastors, production directors, tech teams, and church leaders recover a deeper "why" behind the work of creating excellent worship environments. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.

  5. Jul 27 ·  Video

    Why is Church AV So Expensive?

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok Why Is Church AV So Expensive? In this episode, Jake Gosselin and Luke Jackson break down why professional church AVL projects cost more than many churches expect. They explain the hidden work behind a reliable system, including engineering, logistics, insurance, software, support, staffing, travel, procurement, and long-term operational stability. Jake and Luke also talk about why Churchfront does not try to be the cheapest AV integrator. Instead, they explain how accurate pricing protects churches from risky shortcuts, underbuilt systems, poor support, and unstable vendors. If your church is planning a renovation, new build, or major AV upgrade, this episode will help you understand what you are actually paying for and how to evaluate the right AVL partner. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.

  6. Jul 9 ·  Video

    Reggi Beasley Churchfront Conference Keynote Session | Getting a Graceful Rhythm

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok About Reggi Beasley Reggi Beasley is a worship leader and ministry builder who helps churches build healthy, thriving worship teams. In this Churchfront Conference keynote, he brings a pastoral word of encouragement for worship, production, and church leaders who are doing good work but feeling weary in the middle of it. In this episode, Reggi reminds ministry leaders that a sustainable life of service starts with receiving three simple but deeply needed truths: God sees you, God loves you, and God wants to spend time with you. Through the stories of Hagar, the prodigal son, and a personal moment from a ministry trip, he shows how grace restores our rhythm when performance, pressure, and responsibility begin to wear us down. If you lead volunteers, carry the weight of weekend services, or feel the tension between ministry calling and real-life exhaustion, this message will help you slow down, remember the Father's love, and lead from intimacy instead of striving. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links. Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN

  7. Jul 8 ·  Video

    Stephen Sheppard | Former Elevation Church Broadcast Engineer Teaches the Biggest Lessons He Learned

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok Former Elevation Broadcast Engineer on Building a Healthier Church Production Team About This Week's Guest: Stephen "Shep" Sheppard is a church production leader, content creator, and freelance broadcast/production specialist who has served in production roles at Elevation Church, Hope City Church, and multiple portable church environments. His experience spans volunteer leadership, broadcast engineering, campus launches, livestream systems, and coaching churches on how to build healthier production teams. In this episode, Shep shares practical lessons from years of leading church production teams through high-pressure Sunday environments. He talks about reducing stress in production, simplifying systems, documenting technology, improving communication, and building volunteer teams that are healthy enough to serve and still participate in the life of the church. You'll hear stories from portable church setups, live broadcast failures, team-building wins, and the leadership habits that help production directors support their pastors, multiply volunteers, and create sustainable systems for ministry. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links. Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN

  8. Jul 8 ·  Video

    The Biggest AV Mistake Churches Make During Construction Projects

    Work with us on your next AV project Get training for production leaders and volunteers Join us at the Churchfront Live Conference  Follow us! Instagram Facebook TikTok The Biggest AV Mistake Churches Make During Construction Projects In this episode, Jake and Sean explain why church AV should not be treated like gear you add at the end of a construction project. AV is a specialty construction trade that affects structural planning, electrical requirements, HVAC coordination, sightlines, cabling, equipment racks, control systems, and long-term volunteer usability. They unpack when churches should bring AV into the process, why pre-design consulting matters, how realistic budgets are built, and why you cannot accurately quote a system that has not been designed. They also discuss how better planning, detailed documentation, and experienced project management can prevent costly surprises and help churches steward construction projects with wisdom. • • • • • Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links. Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN

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Equipping church leaders and spaces with innovative solutions for thriving ministry. Practical strategies and interviews on leadership, worship, and production. Learn more at www.churchfront.com

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  • Creator
    Churchfront
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Churchfront LLC
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    Churchfront Podcast

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