Together, they explore why church production is about far more than lights, sound, and video. Toby shares practical insights on creating distraction-free worship, building healthy production teams, recruiting volunteers, choosing the right AVL integrator, and developing a biblical perspective on technical arts. Whether you serve in a small church or a large multi-campus ministry, you'll discover practical ideas you can apply immediately to strengthen your production ministry.
You'll also hear Toby discuss:
Why church environments matter more than ever
The theology behind church production
How to recruit and retain great volunteers
What makes a "perfect Sunday"
How technology should support—not distract from—worship
Practical advice for churches of every size
Plus, this episode features exclusive specialty segments from our incredible sponsors AC Americas, DiGiCo, Resi, Shure, and Paragon 360. These practical training segments are designed to help you become a better technical artist with real-world insights you can put to work in your ministry immediately.
Whether you're a technical director, volunteer, worship leader, pastor, or anyone passionate about creating meaningful worship experiences, this episode is packed with encouragement, leadership, and practical church production wisdom you won't want to miss.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Tease of Podcast
00:28 The Tech Arts Podcast Intro
00:38 Welcome & Special Segments
01:09 Like and Subscribe
01:20 Does your church or tech director need help? Contact DGCM
02:20 Shure talks the KSM11 and KSM8 Microphones
07:58 Why DiGiCo? #mixing
09:02 The Paragon Angle: What is Advanced Shop Preparation?
13:16 What all does Resi do? Storage, Streaming, AI Clipping & More
20:10 What does Digital Great Commission Ministries Do? #free #help
21:06 AC Americas #sponsor
21:18 Intro of Church Gear Found Toby Walters
24:13 Let's talk the book Sacred Spaces | Modern Production
26:24 God is the Master Tech? Explain that? #mastertech
28:31 God brought a JBL Speaker to speak right? #speakers
32:27 What did you want people to get from this book? #learning
34:43 Do I need or have to have wireless mics? #wireless
35:41 How do you define a perfect Sunday?
37:48 Explain The New Artisans of Worship? #artisan
40:21 It's our instrument of worship, but what does that mean?
41:27 How is it everyones job? #recruiting #volunteers
44:21 Technical Teams are #missionaries Explain that #gospel
45:21 Who should you recruit first? #volunteer #coordinator
46:47 Embrace the power of what if. What does that mean?
50:02 Car buying bribe to get a contract #badideas
50:48 Step by Step Guide to Picking an Integrator #newbuild
52:50 Scorecard for Integrators
54:12 Thoughts on #automation
56:08 The #gathering of the #saints
56:26 Do you feel stuck? #unstuck How do I move to the next level?
59:13 Amazon Principle about getting unstuck
01:01:18 How do I purchase this book? Do you have an Audio Book?
01:02:26 The Tech Arts Podcast Close