Episodes

Todd sits down with Lee Fields from MxU and Bayside Church to talk about the importance of having a life outside of work. Whatever your occupation, it is key to have interests and hobbies that have nothing to do with your job. The rejuvenation that comes from having a hobby makes us better humans. Show Notes: Join Todd on a four-week journey to prepare for the arrival of Jesus. Read or watch 4 guided Advent devotionals at FILO.ORG/BLOG. We are grateful for Vertigo's support of this podcast ep...

Good friend to FILO, Dennis Choy shares his story of burnout with Todd. They work through how we can sometimes let burnout creep up on us by doing really good things, but by saying yes to too much, we end up saying no to things that matter. Show Notes: Book Recommendation: Leading On Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion by Wayne Cordeiro Contact Dennis directly: churchtechcoach@gmail.com We are grateful for Panasonic's support of this podcast episode. The folks at Panasonic ...

Nick and Todd have a conversation about the creative process, storytelling, creative risk, and being dependant on each other. A good conversation to listen together with your creative person. We are grateful for Ross' support of this podcast episode. Ross has included a Worship Production episode in their webinar series: Ross Live Season 2. Jeremy Bagwell, the House of Worship Business Development Manager at Ross, will share ways to enhance your volunteer experiences without spending an extra ...

Todd sits down with Amplio co-founder, Nate Krause to talk about multi-site churches, understanding the why behind a decision and firetrucks. We are grateful for Amplio's support of this podcast episode. Visit ampliosystems.com to start a conversation today!

Wes Hartley, former TD of Lakepointe Church in Dallas, sits down with Todd to talk about how we communicate with our teams to accomplish excellent services. We are grateful for Haivision's support of this podcast episode. Enter for a chance to win an Apple TV, learn more about streaming or chat with their team by heading to their website and fill out the form, today!

Todd has a chat with good friend Van Metschke, former local church TD and current Church Relations Advocate with CCI Solutions. They talk about pretty much everything. We are grateful for CCI Solution's support of this podcast episode. Interested in learning more or chatting with their team? Head to their website and fill out the contact form, today!

Todd gets the tables turned on him and is interviewed by Jon Jorgenson about the newest FILO Resource, Todd's book: "I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas". We are grateful for Living As One's support of this podcast episode. Interested in learning more or chatting with their team? Head to their website and fill out the contact form, today!

Todd sits down with Tres Cozad, the Systems Engineering Manager for Yamaha and Nexo. As a former church technical director, Tres shares from his experiences trying to figure out production needs for all the multi-use spaces at his church. We are grateful for Yamaha's support of this podcast episode. Interested in learning more or chatting with their team? Head to their website and fill out the contact form, today!

Todd sits down with FILO 2020 Main Session speaker Liz Bohannon to talk about her book Beginner's Pluck. Many of the concepts she discovered along the way to founding her own company are super applicable to the world of the technical arts in the local church and they dig through them! We are grateful for Sardis' support of this podcast episode. Call Sardis today at 847.231.5915, or shoot them an email at hello@sardisvents.com to start a conversation!

Todd talks with Kaleb Wilcox, associate pastor at Willow Creek's North Shore Campus and one of the people at the very first FILO brainstorming meeting all those years ago. They talk about how everyone executing the services are also worshippers and how that should affect how we pull off services. We are grateful for Adamson's support of this podcast episode. Visit filo.adamsonsystems.com to start a conversation today!

Todd and Daniel talk about the responsibility that we all have to be a pastor for the people on our team. We shouldn't just need volunteers to fill a position but to be involved in and care about their lives. Liz Forkin Bohannon's Book: Beginner's Pluck Rick Warren's Leadership Values: Lead, Feed, Understand the Needs, Intercede We are grateful for Amplio's support of this podcast episode. Visit ampliosystems.com to start a conversation today!

Todd talks with Sabrina Joseph, Owner of Roya Productions in Atlanta and Project Manager for Local Engagement at Passion City Church. They talk about how she started in production and how it led to helping churches and organizations realize their ideas. Getting to the heart of the story, figuring out what we want people to feel and experience are just a few keys to making visions become reality. Passion City Church: home.passioncitychurch.com Roya Productions: royaproductions.com Simon Sinek ...

Todd sits down with friend and former co-worker from the Willow days, Andrew Schuurmann to talk about visual storytelling. Not only from the perspective of shooting and editing, but into why use video at all. It was a good time.

Todd sits down with one of his favorite people, TC Furlong, to talk about the barriers to a great production. These barriers aren't just about better technology, but about our processes and even the relationships we have with our team.

Mike Sessler shares his story and how each experience has helped to shape how he approaches production in the local church. We talk about ad agencies, portable churches and tanning beds!

Caleb and Todd talk about the idea of FILO Staffing. What skills are churches looking for and what types of technical people churches are actually going to find. How can we help make the local church more effective through being the type of technical artists the church needs?

Todd sits down with old friend and FOH mixer Scott Ragsdale to talk about mixing audio in church, on the road, or for local bands at the VFW.