Have you ever wondered what production it takes to pull off the Super Bowl?

Brandon Broussard joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to tell us all about the broadcast, camera work and prep that is required to make the biggest moment in sports each year!

In this episode you'll hear:

• 00:00 – Intro + Super Bowl Production Recap for Church Techs
• 03:30 – Meet Brandon Broussard – Former Super Bowl Crew & Church TD
• 05:11 – How Brandon Got Started in Church Production
• 08:25 – Brandon’s Role in Super Bowl Production – Behind the Scenes
• 10:00 – How Many Cameras Are Used for the Super Bowl Broadcast?
• 12:25 – The Highest-Paid Camera Operator Position at the Super Bowl
• 21:00 – Gear Talk: What Production Equipment Brands Were Used at the Super Bowl?
• 23:40 – Baffle Blake – Church AVL Trivia (Sponsored by HouseRight Integration)
• 30:30 – Translating Secular Touring Productions to the Church Stage
• 32:00 – Should Churches Use Non-Name Brand Lighting Fixtures? Pros & Cons
• 41:00 – Church Production Disaster Story – Lessons Learned in Live AVL

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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 will AI impact church production?

Brad Hill joins us from Gloo to discuss how the church can be out in front of the AI revolution to make our services more accessible to everyone.

In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 – Toby & Blake Dive into Church Tech Mindsets (Behind the Curtain)
4:30 – Brad Hill from Gloo Joins the Conversation (Church Data & Tech Insight)
8:15 – Brad’s Journey in Church Technology (From Strategy to Software)
14:30 – Should Churches Use AI to Translate Services? (Tech Meets Ministry)
18:30 – Are Christians Ready for AI in Church? (Trust, Tools, and Tension)
24:30 – Baffle Blake: Church Tech Trivia Returns
31:00 – What’s the Next Big Shift in Church Technology? (Future Forecasting)
35:15 – What Should AI Replace in Church—And What Should Stay Human?
40:30 – Church Production Fail Story (Lessons from a Sunday Gone Sideways)
44:00 – Tech Takeaway: Ride Along with Your Pastor (See Church Through Their Shoes)

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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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What church production challenge come from a congregation that has a 150 year old history?

Craig Rowley is the church tech of White's Chapel Methodist Church and he joins us this week to discuss how to keep your team healthy

In this episode you'll hear:

• 1:00 Why Houston’s Churches Use Studer Vista Mixing Consoles for Worship Audio
• 4:30 Meet Craig from White’s Methodist Chapel — Church Production Director
• 9:45 What It’s Like Attending Rupert Neve’s Birthday Party as a Church Audio Tech
• 14:45 Craig’s Journey Into Church Production & How He Got Started in Church Tech
• 23:30 How to Change Your Church Production Culture When You’ve Been There a Long Time
• 29:00 Balancing Modern Worship Production in a 150-Year-Old Church Building
• 34:00 How to Fight the Room & Improve Your Church Sound System in Challenging Spaces
• 37:45 How to Keep Your Church Production Team Healthy & Avoid Burnout
• 41:00 Building a Strong Church Tech Team Through Fellowship & Community
• 44:00 Church Tech Horror Stories: Production Fails & Lessons Learned
• 50:55 Tech Takeaway: Why Your Church Tech Team Should Always Pray Before Service

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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!
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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)

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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!

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

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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.
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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

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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!

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

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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!

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

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

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!