David Leuschner talks to Nicole Lucas, author of "Leadership Frameworks" about how leadership skills, social skills, and emotional intelligence apply to leading a tech team.Other topics include: What to do with your used production gear What churches need to do to...
Podcasts
Worship Facility Podcast: Light Lab
David Leuschner talks to Nick and Marcus of Pro Lights about the skills and equipment needed for effectively lighting a worship service. Key points include: Lighting basics Budgeting White balance and color balance Using a light meter Listen to the episode...
Worship Facility Podcast: Beam Steering in Worship Facilities
Worship Facility Editor in Chief Gene Lass talks to Ivan Schwarz of Atlas IED about how beam steering can be used to improve audio quality of a church's worship service. Key points include: Unique challenges of house of worship (HoW) acoustics Do HoW AV requirements...
Worship Facility Podcast: Recruiting and Training Volunteers
David Leuschner talks to Stephanie Lippi, Manager of Church Facilities Expo, to learn what makes CFX 2024 different and better than ever, such as more sessions and hands-on training. Then David discusses church volunteers with Justin Firesheets of Church of the...
Worship Facility Podcast: Buford Jones Part 4
David Leuschner concludes his discussion with award-winning audio legend Buford Jones, who reflects on his 47-year career. Topics include: Line checks, sound checks, and rehearsals. Buford's faith journey. Listen to the episode here.
Worship Facility Podcast: Buford Jones Part 3
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries interviews Parnelli award-winning audio legend Buford Jones about his 47 year career as an FOH engineer. Topics in this episode include: Microphone technique Mixing on PAs The importance of listening to outside...
Worship Facility Podcast: Buford Jones Part 2
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries interviews Parnelli award-winning audio legend Buford Jones about his 47 year career as an FOH engineer. Topics in this episode include: Pioneering immersive sound mixing Using show tapes to improve quality of...
Worship Facility Podcast: Buford Jones Part 1
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries interviews audio legend Buford Jones about his 47 year career as an FOH engineer. Topics in this episode include: Buford being one of the first to use an audio console with parametric EQ Pioneering stereo mixing...
Worship Facility Podcast: What Does it Mean to Shoot Your Service in Cinematic Style?
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries talks to Skylark's Jeremy Bagwell about how shooting your streaming worship service in cinematic style can affect the quality of content. Points include: How does this relate to IMAG? Do you need different gear?...
Worship Facility Podcast: The Art of In-Ears
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries talks to Tiago Costa of Ultimate Ears about the benefit of in-ear monitors (IEMs). Points include: How to mix for IEMs Why IEMs are important Why IEMs may be right for your team. Listen to the episode...
Worship Facility Podcast: Networking and Lighting
David Leuschner and AC Lighting's Anthony Stofflet discuss How you should set up your network Using haze Using databases to help your lighting techs How to set up your lighting console How to bring organization to chaos. Listen to the episode...
Worship Facility Podcast: Setting Up Your Volunteers for Success Part 2
In the conclusion of this two-part episode, David Leuschner of Digital Great Commissions Ministries talks to Matt Larson and Ryan Shelton of DiGiCo about how to help your tech team volunteers succeed, leading to the success of your worship service. Takeaways include:...
Worship Facility Podcast: Setting Up Your Volunteers for Success Part 1
In the first part of this two-part episode, David Leuschner of Digital Great Commissions Ministries talks to Matt Larson and Ryan Shelton of DiGiCo about how to help your tech team volunteers succeed, leading to the success of your worship service. Takeaways include:...
Worship Facility Podcast: How to Process Ideas from Your Production Team
David Leuschner, Executive Director of Great Commission Ministries and Ben Stapley, Executive Pastor of The Life Christian Church in Bridgewater, N.J., discuss how to incorporate ideas from your Production Team into your Worship service and your ministry. Topics...
Worship Facility Podcast: The Best Facilities Management Takeaways from CFX Podcasts 2023
1230 Media Founder Carl Barnhill and Worship Facility editor Gene Lass discuss the best takeaways related to facilities management from the 2023 season of podcasts. Points include: How to communicate facility needs to church leadersip How to plan facility needs...
Worship Facility Podcast: The Best Production Takeaways from CFX Podcasts 2023
Worship Facility Editor Gene Lass and TwelveThirty Media founder Carl Barnhill discuss the most interesting and informative Production takeaways from the 2023 season.
Worship Facility Podcast: Service Planning – Creating Incredible Services 52 Times a Year
Over each of the 52 weeks in a year the production, worship and creative teams can start relying on past successes instead of crafting dynamic new ones. Executive Pastor Ben Stapley presents a number of approaches to develop dynamic church services. Takeaways Include:...
Worship Facility Podcast: Write Above the Noise – 4 Keys to Developing Compelling Content in Your Communication
The digital age with its increased demand for content has placed an incredible burden on church communications and media teams. With the average person exposed to 4,000 to 10,000 ads per day, messaging in all forms requires skillful writing to land on the radar of our...
Worship Facility Podcast: In-Ear Monitors 101
In-Ear Monitors are a great way to reduce additional sounds on your stage while providing personalized monitor mixes for the worship band. However, do you know how and why to use them? In this episode, featuring Greg Shields, Director of Media and Artist Relations for...
Worship Facility Podcast – Evaluating Lighting Fixture Output: CMI vs. TM-30
Stephen Ellison, Technical Sales and Trade Show Manager for The Light Source, discusses the metrics for comparing different fixtures. Discussion will focus on using the new method for evaluating light source color rendition, and other data, Takeaways...
Worship Facility Podcast – Display Screen Options: LED, Multi-screen, and Environmental Projection
LED Video walls are becoming the new standard for displaying video, but are they best option for you? Choosing the right display option for your church is a huge decision that can “wow” your audience and build a connection. With endless options available to all types...