Church Production
Production: Impossible
My wife and I are huge fans of the television show Restaurant: Impossible. Each week, muscle-bound chef Robert Irvine visits a different failing restaurant across the country. With a limited budget and less than two days to work, he and his construction and design team completely overhaul everything in the…
3 Things People Assume About Tech Leaders
Sometimes tech people get a bad rap. We are behind the scenes, stealth-like servants who really just want to do the best job we can with what has been given to us. But we are also usually introverted and don’t like conflict, so we avoid it until our backs are…
Three Tenets for Production Survival
Spending the better part of my like serving others through music and show production has given me the opportunity to develop three basic credos I use frequently. It may surprise you that none of these are technical in nature. I’ve always been a firm believer that my brain power is…
Woe Is Me: Fighting The Poverty Mentality in Production
There probably isn’t a technical director anywhere in the country who has everything they want. All of us, in one way or another, want something more. More money. More gear. More time. More people. Regardless of the size of the congregation, I’m sure that nearly all of us have been…