A podcast where two music producers talk life, work and occasionally music. We strive to bring you the best content, whether that be through stories of our life or our music talk. We also have an Album Club, where we listen to a new album a week and review the album on the pod!
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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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A Stronger Faith is a faith-based podcast where everyday people share the details of the presence of God in their lives.
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On April 15 of this year, 2024, we released an episode that is one of the most powerful stories of healing and transformation by God that you will ever hear. It was a conversation with a woman named Heidi. Heidi was born into generational Satanism, was sexually trafficked starting at the age of 3, was sexually abused during satanic rituals, and wen…
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Send us a text How do you launch churches at an exponential rate? Andrew Hoffstatter is the Technical Director at at The Church of Eleven 22 and he joins us to discuss church launches, stretching a dollar and excellence without excess in church production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Cats vs. Dogs 6:41 Andrew Hoffstatter joins us! 13:40 How d…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLAKE! We talk about how old Blake is, how to get an oversize camper trailer onto a barge and THE SIZZLER EFFECT! We finally got through Olivia Rodrigo's Album "GUTS" and have found ourselves ANGSTIER than ever! Stay tuned for next weeks episode where we do some more silly stuff <3 Thank you guys so much for listening and we will see…
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Send us a text What were the biggest takeaways from the Pastors & Production podcast series? For our final episode in the series we discuss the biggest moments, the stats from the survey and wrap with the best quote from the series. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 What was Toby like working at churches in his 20s? 5:45 BD joins us to wrap up the …
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Encounters with God. Many people claim to have had dramatic encounters with God. Others would say they have never had one. Former atheist who has since had many encounters with God, Josh Marcengill, believes that encounters with God should simply be a way of life for all followers of Jesus, not just a rare occurrence for a select few. He also says …
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Send us a text How do you fill big shoes together as a team? Whit George & Johnathan Basquez join us for the "Pastors & Production" Series to discuss filling the shoes of Willie George & Andrews Stone and how they work together as a team to continue leading Church on the Move forward. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Visiting states, nations and f…
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The hits just keep on comin! Blake admits to some absolutely heinous acts and Zakk forces Blake to play a game. We get assaulted by $uicideboy$ latest drop and we were left in body-bags. Thank you guys so much for listening and we will see you next Thursday <3 Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week fo…
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Henry Seeley & Andy Rushing Of Belonging Co [Pastor & Production Relationship Series Pt.4]
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Send us a text How do you pastor people who tour every weekend and are A level artists/production people? Henry & Andy join us from The Belonging Co Church to discuss pastoring creatives, handling expectations and managing salaries for folks who could earn more at the drop of a hat on the road. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Trading places 5:30 …
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DONT CALL IT A COMEBACK! This week we talk some more and laugh even more than that. We listened to Childish Gambino's last album under the name and we are gunna tell you all about it. Make sure you tune in for next week's episode cos its a big one... Thank you guys so much and we will see you next Thursday <3 Just two good music boys talking life, …
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With very little spiritual experience, and absolutely no understanding of spiritual encounters, Lacy Sadler received deliverance from 47 demonic spirits, many of which presented dramatic manifestations, in a 4-hour window. And if that wasn’t enough, an incredible heavenly encounter followed. Today’s conversation is one of the most dramatically powe…
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Send us a text How do you communicate priorities with your pastor? Jack Graham & Bryan Bailey join us for our "Pastor & Production Director Relationship" series to discuss their dynamic, handling production decisions and how to prioritize production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Being the black sheep of the family 3:45 Five Truths and a lie wi…
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LOOK AROUND YOU, SHEEPLE! Yea, we were gone for a while but we never left. We finally had the chance to catch up and talk about the last couple of months and get back into the swing of things. NO - We dont remember what album we were supposed to be listening to and dont tell us to listen back to the last episode... Just let it go. We missed you and…
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Matt Chandler & Wes Ashworth of Village Church [Pastor & Production Relationship Series Pt.2]
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Send us a text How do you have the best possible relationship with your pastor? Matt Chandler & Wes Ashworth join us this week for Pt.2 of our Pastor & Production series. We discuss what each role wishes the other knew about their role, handling errors and requesting new gear. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Meeting your heroes 4:16 Wes Ashworth …
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John Bucciarelli was a hard-nosed coal miner with an abusive upbringing. He was filled with anger, drugs, violence, profanity, and just about every other hellish characteristic you can list until he reached for God and experienced a radical transformation. But his story doesn’t end there. John went on to experience a powerful heavenly anointing and…
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Send us a text How can church production directors communicate and work best with their pastor's? In week one of our Pastor & Production Series, we interview Darren Whitehead and Sarah Bible from Church of the City in Franklin. We discuss the pressures of production keeping up with vision and what each role wishes the other knew about their daily s…
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Send us a text What was it like doing church production at Elevation in the early days? Andy Bentley joins us to discuss his church tech times at Elevation, pacing production stress, and creating a creative process that works. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Inside baseball: ChurchGear Leadership Quarterly 5:00 Andy Bentley joins us! (Elevation &…
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When Bentley Hornak was 7 years old, she died on an operating table and was lifted above the surgical scene by angels where she saw her body, all of the equipment, and the chaos of doctors frantically trying to revive her. Today she shares the details of her experience, and the impact it’s had on the rest of her life. Subscribe to our YouTube chann…
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Send us a text How do you weigh the decision to stay or leave church tech ministry? Yoshi Haddad has transitioned out from his post as the Director of Production at Houston's First Baptist Church to become a Sales Engineer at LD Systems. He joins us this week to discuss his thoughts on the transition and we have some laughs along the way with a dis…
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Send us a text You've been hired to be the youth minister and now you're told you're doing church production. What? Kyle Bowman is the Production Director at Journey Church and he joins us to discuss transitions, volunteer recruitment and more! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby and Blake have been responsible for the youths of America 5:45 Kyl…
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Roughly halfway through the pregnancy of their second child, Blake and Erin Hamby were told by doctors that, due to severe internal complications, there was a zero percent chance that their baby would live. What they didn’t know was that God had spoken to Erin, and He had told her something different. Today’s conversation with Blake Hamby is about …
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Send us a text What's it like mixing for Red Rocks services and concerts? Jesse O'Brien is the Broadcast and FOH engineer at Red Rocks Church and he joins us to discuss all things Red Rocks production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 We have our first podcast sponsor! 4:45 Andy Bentley joins us! 7:30 Five Truths and a Lie: “And they asked can we …
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Send us a text How do you recruit and train church production volunteers? Bobby Falconnier is the broadcast manager at First Baptist Orlando church and he joins us for a volunteer deep dive. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Impersonations 4:30 Bobby Falconnier joins us! 12:45 How do you find church production volunteers? 30:00 Working for a manufa…
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On April 8, 2004, at the age of 33, Lou Lynn experienced a medical emergency that nearly cost her her life. As she was being transported to the hospital, she says she found herself in the presence of Jesus for an extended amount of time. Since that day, Lou, who had no connection with God before, says she has been given the spiritual gifts of seein…
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Send us a text How do you transition from being an individual AVL lead to becoming the leader for the entire church production team? Tim Wagoner joins us from Long Hollow church to talk about his recent promotion, their decision to buy EAW line arrays and more! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Best Beaches in America 5:30 Tim Wagoner joins us! 18:…
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Send us a text What were the early days of mixing for Hillsong like? James Hurley is a mix engineer who has worked with Hillsong, Kari & Cody, Mosaic and more. He joins us to discuss his early days with Hillson, live production albums and more this week on the ChurchGear Podcast In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 The Guys Get Gue in their ears for I…
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Yvonne Jones has spent more than 30 years as an end of life nurse, and has personally witnessed hundreds of people take their final breath as human beings on this earth. What she shares about what she’s seen as people are dying might surprise you, and will likely give you a different perspective on something that, unless Jesus returns in your lifet…
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Send us a text How do we balance our work life well? Conor Hale is a church tech at The Summit Church and he joins us to discuss work life balance. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Disrespecting Consoles, Studios and Pappy Van Winkle 5:30 Conor Hale joins us! 13:00 Conor’s journey to being a Summit Church Tech 16:00 Summit Church’s system setup 22…
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Send us a text How does one of the biggest churches in the country approach lighting design? Caleb is the Senior Lighting Designer for Life Church. He tells us about Life Church's approach to lighting, some disaster stories and more on our final live FILO episode. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby and Blake go to a baseball game before FILO 6:…
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After being baptized in the Holy Spirit and receiving powerful spiritual gifts, Sam Zoldock developed an insatiable desire to live out Matthew 10:8 where Jesus told his disciples to “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.” Sam did just that, and has some amazing experiences to share. Today’s conversation is a continuat…
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Send us a text What production upgrades should you recommend to your church leadership? Matt Kotthoff joins us live at FILO 2024! We discuss gear stewardship, community building and wrap with a disaster story that has us all wondering if there is ever a right time to allow software updates to go through. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 “Toby! Unh…
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Sam Zoldock reached a point in his life where demanded that God prove Himself to be real or else he would choose to live for the world. God’s response changed Sam forever, and resulted in Sam receiving the spiritual gifts of seeing in the spiritual realm, prophecy, and healing, all in a dramatic fashion. Sam details that amazing series of events an…
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Send us a text We took over the Amplio Podcast studio after day one of FILO to recap the conference and bring the party to you! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 FILO Amplio After Party Pod! 4:00 What happened at FILO 2024 Day 1? 7:00 Toby’s horrific Gene Kim introduction 11:00 FILO pre party activities 15:00 Amplio’s podcast has launched! 20:00 Ga…
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Send us a text How do we customize our lighting design to draw people to God? Griffin McCravy joins the podcast to tell us how Church of the Highlands is adjusting their lighting design to create a more welcoming environment for potential believers. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Blake’s first time in the tech booth 6:00 Griffin McCravy joins us…
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Have you ever felt like you unnaturally suffer from some kind of negative personality trait such as indecisiveness, jealousy, resentfulness, or fear? Cathy Baillis lived more than 50 years of her life making almost every decision from a place of fear. That is until she learned about demonic oppression in Christians, and a spiritual path to freedom …
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Send us a text How do you speak your pastor's language? Will Chapman is the Online Pastor for Cottonwood Creek Church and he drops by the ChurchGear podcast to discuss communication methods, advancing in your role and how to transition a church's production style over time. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 The Church Tech Mecas in Texas 6:00 Will …
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Send us a text Chad Olech has been Fall Out Boy's front-of-house mix engineer for the past 11 years and he joined us on the ChurchGear Podcast this week! He told us how he mixes Fall Out Boy's shows, the stories that have come with that and more! Don't miss this week's episode! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Recording studios and celebrity crush…
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Born into Satanism and sexually trafficked as a toddler through her teenage years, Heidi experienced one of the most torturous childhoods imaginable. She lived for decades under the curses given to her in her childhood until a radical spiritual and physical healing one day on a hospital floor. Heidi's story is one you won't soon forget, and may cha…
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Send us a text What's it like doing production for the Harvest Crusades? Chris Eguizabal is the Production Manager at Harvest Riverside Church and he joins us to discuss production for The Harvest Crusades, lighting design approaches and he wraps our episode with a mic mix up story that you can't miss! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby isn’t f…
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Send us a text How do you create & steward a church production budget well? How do you communicate your budget needs to leadership? Chris is the Production Director at Northside Christian Church, and he joins us to talk about how to make a budget that fulfills your church's vision. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Taxes & Budget Complaints 6:15 Ch…
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Christ is King. We love you guys and we will see you next Thursday <3 Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit-down catch-up, where we talk about the most important 80's things to music producers like leg warmers, care bears and rewinding cassette tapes. We have next to no idea what we're doin…
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This episode is a continuation of our conversation with Kirk and Christy East. In the first part of this conversation (Episode 94, Death, Where Is Your Sting?) Kirk and Christy detailed how the events surrounding the loss of their son, Frank, re-shaped their understanding of God and His presence in their lives. Though Frank was terribly ill, they e…
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Send us a text How do you define the goal of your Sunday service? What can we aim for beyond "well I saw this one church do it this way"? Todd Elliott joins us to discuss what a successful Sunday looks like, the overall pulse on the production community and what he is jazzed about for FILO 2024! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Alligator alley & T…
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FINALLY back on the scheduled Thursdays! Big and Huge! We start of by screaming at the top of our lungs. That's it. No more description. We love you guys and we will see you next Thursday <3 Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit-down catch-up, where we talk about the most important 80's thi…
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On August 5, 2021, Frank East passed away at the young age of 21 after battling a bizarre, aggressive cancer for a year and a half. Throughout the battle, his family, especially his parents Kirk and Christy, believed that God would fully heal him, even preparing to pray for resurrection. What they got has filled their future with peace and hope, an…
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Send us a text How do you have multiple departments collaborate, communicate and coordinate well? Brad Bramer is the Worship and Creative arts Executive Producer at Southeast Christian Church and he joins us to discuss how multiple church departments can work in concert to achieve an overarching vision. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 What is Tob…
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2 weeks in a row the pod has been released on a Friday, and we specifically said that we would see you next Thursday <3 Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit-down catch-up, where we talk about the most important 80's things to music producers like leg warmers, care bears and rewinding casse…
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Send us a text How do we create environments to allow church lighting directors to grow? Before touring as Scotty McCreery's LD, Alexander was the LD at Connection Point Christian Church. He joins us this week to talk about keeping younger LDs engaged, lighting for the moment, and more! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Nightmares we’re having 5:45…
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The episode after our lost episode. We already went over this! I ain't explaining myself again! We love you tho and hope you are doing well <3 see you next Thursday Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit-down catch-up, where we talk about the most important 80's things to music producers lik…
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Last week we replayed part 1 of the story that inspired the creation of this podcast, The Miracle of Kennedy Buettner. Today, we replay part 2 of that story, which originally aired on September 21st, 2021. Kennedy’s miraculous healing is important, but it is what happened, but it is what Kennedy experienced spiritually the day he died in that pool …
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Send us a text How do you build an AVL system for your church that meets today's needs and the demands of the future? How do you make sure it works for everyone on staff and the volunteer team as a whole? Luke Hester works with churches to design systems at Houseright and he joins the ChurchGear podcast to discuss how you can make a system that wor…
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