Elevating Without Imitating [Elevation Church's Shep]

The ChurchGear Podcast

How do you draw inspiration from other churches without also bringing expectations to make your church service be just like theirs?
Stephen Sheppard is the Broadcast Engineer for Elevation Church and he joins us this week to discuss gear, live streams and the importance of staying true to your church's vision.
In this episode you'll hear:

• 0:30 Toby’s new favorite church production celebrity
• 3:30 Shep joins the podcast!
• 14:30 How did you get involved in church production?
• 17:40 Who does Shep look to for inspiration?
• 20:45 How are you making the Elevation Livestream right now?
• 26:30 What advice would you give to a smaller church trying to do Elevation?
• 32:20 Where should a church with a small budget start with live streaming?
• 34:24 If you were launching a church tomorrow, where would you start?
• 39:30 Can a church recruit from another church?
• 43:15 Disaster story: “Worst call I’ve ever received”
• 46:18 Disaster story: “The scariest thing that has happened at Elevation for me was”
• 49:00 Tech Takeaway: “Be nice to people”

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Follow us on Facebook
• Hang out with us on Instagram
• See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website
• Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service

Whether you're looking for your next job opportunity or looking for an integrator partner for your next project, you have to check out our friends at HouseRight.

Apply for ChurchGear Tech Jobs Here

Resources for your Church Tech Ministry

• Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here.
• Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here.

Connect with us:

• Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!
• Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here.
• Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here!
• Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

Chapters

1. Elevating Without Imitating [Elevation Church's Shep] (00:00:00)

2. Toby’s new favorite church production celebrity (00:01:28)

3. Shep joins the podcast! (00:04:28)

4. How did you get involved in church production? (00:15:28)

5. Who does Shep look to for inspiration? (00:18:38)

6. How are you making the Elevation Livestream right now? (00:21:43)

7. What advice would you give to a smaller church trying to do Elevation? (00:27:28)

8. Where should a church with a small budget start with live streaming? (00:33:18)

9. If you were launching a church tomorrow, where would you start? (00:35:18)

10. Can a church recruit from another church? (00:40:28)

11. Disaster story: “Worst call I’ve ever received” (00:44:09)

12. Disaster story: “The scariest thing that has happened at Elevation for me was” (00:47:16)

13. Tech Takeaway: “Be nice to people” (00:49:58)