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Van talks with Prentiss Thompson Author "Be Invisible!!!- THE GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL AUDIOVISUAL MINISTRY" Prentiss is also the host of THE CHURCH SOUND PODCAST.
Van interviews Dennis Choy. He currently oversees the production teams at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest Ca. Before that, he was the Executive Pastor and Production Pastor for 25 years at North Coast Church in San Diego Ca. Creating and developing Production, Creative and Communications teams are his favorite areas to lead and serve. Dennis is excited to share his experiences (the good and the bad) with anyone that wants to hear. He gives a real-life perspective of “how things really work” in the church world. Dennis has had the privilege of teaching classes at FILO, NAB, INFOCOMM, SALT, NAMM and other conferences around the country. churchtechcoach@gmail.com Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Gifted speaker and coach with 20 years experience in pastoral leadership including lead pastoring, urban church planting, international missions and worship/creative ministries. Demonstrating great aptitude in counseling, discipleship and spiritual formation with a concentration in the development of christian leaders. Currently fundraising to be Oasis Hosts with Life Impact Ministries. RefreshingTheRefreshers.Org LifeImpact.Care Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Crossover Episode with Joe Way and the Higher ED AV Podcast. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van Interviews James O’Rear, Worship Production at St. Andrew UMC in Plano, TX Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van Interviews Alex Sawyer, Technical Director at Third Church in Richmond, VA. He is also the host of The Production Pastor on YouTube. Join The Production Pastor Community. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
The Higher Ed AV podcast was created as a resource for sharing information and building community. For Andrew Potter, Technical Director at Prairie College in Canada, that was exactly the case. Andrew shares his story from discovering the Church Tech Weekly podcast while serving in church tech and hearing Joe Way on as a guest of Van Metschke, leading him to begin listening to the Higher Ed AV podcast. This set him up for success when transitioning into higher ed. We talk about the advantages and challenges of being at a small rural Christian college... making me reminisce of my time at CBU. Oh, and find out the interesting reason why I'll never forget this recording!Connect with Andrew Potter on Twitter at @AndrewPotter88 and on LinkedIn. Learn more about Prairie College at https://www.prairie.edu.
Van Interviews Tyler De Young, Technical Director at Crossroads Church in Corona, CA Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van Interviews Chris Eguizabal, LD at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA and owner of Afterglow Design. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Crossover Episode (Part 2) with The Church Sound Podcast! Van had the privilege of being on The Church Sound Podcast . Prentiss Thompson and Van continue their conversation about training sound mixers, sound check methodology, and microphones. This episode is sponsored by Renewed Vision. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Crossover Episode (Part 1) with The Church Sound Podcast! Van had the privilege of being on The Church Sound Podcast last week. Pretiss Thompson and Van had a great convo about training sound mixers, sound check methodology, and microphones. This episode is sponsored by Renewed Vision. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Kari Martinez, Audio Engineer and Tech at Water Of Life Church.Kari is also a freelance audio tech and has been all over the inter-webs with her project surveying women in tech lifestyles. Check it out here. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van and Duke DeJong interview Matt Lewis, Executive Pastor at Beach Point Church (on Facebook Live).Https://www.beachpoint.com Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Mike Smith, Live Production Lead at Prestonwood Churchhttp://www.prestonwood.org/ Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Caleb Loeppky, Production Director at The Chapel Chicagolandhttps://chapel.org Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Dan Olsen, Technical Director at Prairie Lakes Church, Cedar Falls, IAhttps://www.prairielakeschurch.org/ Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Shaun Miller, Technical Director at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, TN.www.rollinghills.church thesrm.com twitter @shaunmiller Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Justin Firesheets, Production Director at Church of the Highlands www.churchofthehighlands.com Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Debbie Keough, Production Manager at Water Of Life Church in Fontana, CA. Debbie is a veteran TD, audio engineer, and photographer. Instagram: @debbiekeough Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van interviews Todd Elliott, Founder of FILO about his new book “I Love Jesus, But I Hate Christmas” Guests: Todd Elliott Get the book here! www.filo.org/book Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Kevin Ward is the Technical Director at Crosspointe Church in Anahiem CA. He is an accomplished producer, recording engineer, and TD. He also has a website MixCoach helping mixers be better. Crosspointe Church website Note: This interview was pre beerbug in February 2020. Theme song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
Van talks about the re-launch of the Church Tech Profiles podcast. Guests: Van Metschke
We interview Johnathan Basquez, Production Manager at Church On The Move in Tulsa, OK. Church On The Move Website Theme Song: On High (instrumental version) by Bryon Bos.
This is it. The last one. The very final episode of Church Tech Weekly. We made it 10 years to the week and we decided to call it good. Guests: Van Metschke Duke Dejong Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
We finally get an episode out! Mike’s in the Palatial Studio to give you an update on the last few weeks as well as a look ahead. This might be the last episode for a few weeks, so enjoy! Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Van and Brent are back to talk about how to start a new TD job well. A lot of people talk about leaving well, but how you start is every bit as important. Maybe more so. Guests: Van Metschke Brent Allen Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week, it’s Mike. And Van. And Dave Stagl. What at week! We talk about how to discern what techniques work in what context. Don’t look for the magic setting; learn to understand context. Guests: Van Metschke Dave Stagl Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Mike is joined by Van and Brent this week to talk about evaluation. As we are always striving to get better, one thing we all regularly do is evaluate. It can be a little painful, but it’s worth it in the end. Guests: Van Metschke Brent Allan Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Van and Brent are back this week talking about how to leverage your individual leadership style for the benefit of your team. We’re all different, and we all bring something to the table. Guests: Van Metschke Brent Allan Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
In this very special edition of ChurchTechWeekly, Mike and Van practice social distancing by remaining 2,000 miles away from each other and still produce a podcast. Tune in to hear how you can survive the pandemic. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Mike’s back in the car this week and talks about when you should get your AVL integrator involved with your new building or renovation project. Send this one to your pastor and executive pastor! Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Van interviews Brent Allan. They discuss the importance of knowing your systems. This is especially true for when you come into a new position. Get to know how things work in your room. Guests: Van Metschke Brent Allan Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Van talks about the when, what and why of upgrading your AVL systems. This is a topic that is near and dear to our hearts and will give you great info about system upgrades. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Mike talks about stewardship. Not the kind where you get the cheapest thing possible, but the kind where you get the best value for the money spent. Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Tonight Mike talks about his #1 audio pet peeve—too much compression in the mix. Not only does it sound bad, it’s exhausting. And worship is tough when you’re being exhausted by the mix. Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Van talks about his thoughts on how to recruit and train volunteers. There are few better than Van at building volunteer teams. You’ll do well to learn from his wisdom. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Mike talks tech booths. He goes through best practices on size, design elements, how to lay them out and how to keep coffee cups from accumulating on the front wall. Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Van is here to give you ten suggestions to take care of yourself to stay healthy for this year. It’s good advice for every year, come to think of it. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week, Mike offends everyone with a diatribe on why the ancient practice of getting three bids for an AVL project is a dumb idea. More than that, he’ll tell you the better way to do it. Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Van interviews Brent Allen. Brent started working for Van some years ago and has gone on to a great career as a TD and educator. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week, Mike talks about his experience designing and installing the Wavefront Precision Mini from Martin Audio. It’s a small speaker system that sounds much bigger than it has a right to. Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week, Mike is in the car talking about the bro deal. Sometimes, the bro deal is a good thing. Other times, it goes very, very badly. Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week, Van interviews Todd Elliott. They talk about FILO So Cal and the glamorous life of a Christian Band Touring engineer. Guests: Van Metschke Todd Elliott Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week, Van interviews Luke McElroy. The conversation centers around community and collaboration, two themes that regularly inhabit the SALT conference. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week we present Mike and Van Live from the YouTubes. We talk about a bunch of stuff, but mainly about how we don’t really like Blackmagic. At all. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
We lost a great friend this week. Andrew Stone left us for heaven. With a heavy heart, I’m going to replay the first episode he joined us on. This was from back in March, 2012. Andrew went on to be one of our most frequent guests. I encourage you to go back and listen to those shows. They were gold. Guests: Van Metschke Duke DeJong Andrew Stone Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This wee we talk personal mixing. Specifically, how to address the concerns of musicians who are resistant to moving to a personal mixing solution. We also discuss some best practices to make the transition smooth. Guests: Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Van is back again this week with Joe Way. Joe has been a TD, has written a book and is now director of media at a university. Van and Joe talk about how church and higher ed are similar and different, and upcoming eductaional opportunities for techs. Guests: Van Metschke Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
This week Van interviews Lee Fields from Bayside Church and MXu. They discuss all things volunteers, MXu and of course, Christmas movies. Guests: Van Metschke Lee Fields Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.
Inspired by a true story, Mike tackles the subject of tech booth backup. Now that everything we do is done on a computer, it’s imperitive we have backups of all show and config files. Don’t skip this step! Theme song: But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.