The Church Production Podcast
Episodes
The Making of “Who Do You Say I Am?” the Award-Winning Church Film that Is Leading Atheists and Muslims to Jesus
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What started as a short Easter service documentary about a converted Muslim in America, turned into a sermon-length film that is bringing hundreds of ...
Lighting Became His Ministry When God Moved Him from the Mission Field to the Stage: Scott LeBeau’s Story
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Church Production Podcast, host Joseph Cottle sits down with Scott LeBeau—longtime lighting director, creative leader, and, u...
Building Bridges: The Relationship Between Church Techs and Worship Leaders, Building Relational Equity
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this engaging Church Production Podcast, Life Mission Church’s Worship Pastor Zach Dinsmore and AVL Director Joseph Cottle share how they balance...
Crisis, Communication & Church Production - Phil Cooke on Leadership & Media
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Cooke is a PhD, author, speaker, and longtime production director in Hollywood, broadcast television and the local church. He's passionate about ...
How AV Over IP is Changing Church Media: A Conversation with Cottonwood Creek Church's Will Chapman
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
20 years ago, Will Chapman says the Lord asked him to start the media ministry at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, Texas. He did so with an intern an...
What Churches Should Know About Moving from a Portable Campus to a Permanent Facility
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your church thinking about or already moving from a portable location to permanent facility? Recently, Radiant Church in Kansas City, Kansas switc...
Set and Forget Audio Mixing Transforms LifeMission Church’s Live Streams
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Four steps to achieving a consistently high-quality live stream mix without the need for an additional sound engineer or mixing console.The livestream...
Making An Award Winning Film About Mental Health
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Church Production Podcast, host Joseph Cottle sits down with Austin Allen, the lead filmmaker at Times Square Church in New Yor...
Top Insights on Video Excellence: Amanda Needham Discusses the Telly Awards, Capture Summit, and the Rise of Church Creative Pastors in Storytelling
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the world of church video production and storytelling with the Church Production Podcast, hosted by Joseph Cottle. In this engaging episode, ...
Hollywood Production On A Church Budget
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Church Production Podcast, host Joseph Cottle sits down with Jody Eldred, an award-winning filmmaker and producer with over 40 ...
How Grace Church Balances Live and Pre-Recorded Worship
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how Grace Church is navigating the balance between live and pre-recorded content, and how they are continually innovating to meet the needs of t...
Navigating Church Dynamics: How to Bridge the Communications Gap Between Production, Worship, Facilities and Executive Leadership
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Church Production Podcast, we dive into the unique role of James Harding, Director of Ministry Coordination at First Baptist Ro...
Top 12 Truths for Heading Up Big Projects with Justin Firesheets
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover expert insights on managing large-scale projects with Justin Firesheets in our latest podcast episode, "Top 12 Truths for Heading Up Big Proj...
Unlocking the Secrets of Lighting for Post-Production with Isaac Alongi
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on the Church Production Podcast as we delve into the art of lighting for post-production with Emmy Award-winning producer and filmmaker Isaac...
How Bethel Music Makes Music Videos
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Joseph Cottle as he sits down with Luke Manwaring, the creative force behind Bethel Music's captivating visuals. In this Church Production P...
When Musicians Become Filmmakers: How Church of the Highlands' Worship Team Make Music Videos
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shortly after the pandemic shut down their live services, the main film team at Alabama's Church of the Highlands was entirely focused on reproducing ...
How to Avert a Modern-Day Technical Tower of Babel
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many churches use Dante digital audio networks, but transfer video via legacy SDI backbones, making their video workflows confusing and complex. This ...
Why Quality Video Content for Churches Matters Now More Than Ever
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Streams and online video content become primary avenues for spreading the church's message. Demands on church video producers grow as church's compete...
Why Does Church of the Highlands Take Rigging and Rigging Safety Seriously?
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a series of seemingly harmless mishaps involving production rigging, Church of the Highlands decided to get formal training for their staff and ...
A Discussion of L-Acoustics' L-ISA Multi-channel, Immersive Sound Technology at Atlanta's Mt Paran Church
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mount Paran Church is the world’s first house of worship to install a sanctuary loudspeaker system built upon L-Acoustics' L-ISA Hyperreal Sound tec...
Solving the Number One Complaint With IEM's: The ASI Audio 3DME Active Ambient In-Ear Monitoring System
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"As a worship leader I hated feeling separated from the audience. Especially when I was trying to talk to them," says Don Poythress, a Nashville, Tenn...
Why Deep Reds Matter When Lighting for Film and Video: A Discussion on the ETC FOS/4 Series Lighting Fixtures
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ETC FOS/4 line of LED lighting fixtures for video applications features a patent-pending combination of green, lime, blue, indigo, cyan, amber, re...
HuddlecamProHD webcam for church applications? Yes! Believe it!
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One serious advantage among many: due to the webcam's 4K resolution, you can set up multiple preset shots and switch between them using just one camer...
The Panasonic Kairos Live Video Processing System offers new possibilities for the church market.
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It may be a revolutionary way for churches to think about their video infrastructure, according one of our panelists. Check out this discussion of the...
A conversation about Worship Summit Live (July 2020) with Paul Richards from PTZ Optics and StreamGeeks
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PTZ Optics and StreamGeeks are partnering, for the third time, to produce Worship Summit Live on July 29, 2020. It's a full-day virtual event with a...
A conversation with Mauricio Tinoco, film team director at Church by the Glades in Coral Springs, Fla.
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this installment of the Talking Tech Podcast from Church Production Magazine, we interview Mauricio Tinoco who is the film team director at Church ...
A conversation with film producer/director Josh Etheridge, at Blue Ridge Community Church, Forest, VA
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this segment of Church Production Magazine’s Talking Tech Podcast, we interview Josh Etheridge who is a film producer and director at Blue Ridge ...
A conversation with filmmaker, director, producer, author Alex Schwindt
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Capture Content Creation Summit Speaker Alex Schwindt has 20+ years of experience in creative ministry, starting as a worship pastor in 1999. Working ...
A conversation with motion graphics/visual effects artist, 3D modeler/animator, cinematographer, editor, writer, director, Jesse Henning
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Henning is a 3D artist and filmmaker in Durham, North Carolina. He worked in full-time creative ministry for eight years before launching his ow...
A conversation with film producer/associate director and Capture presenter Laura Tapp, Living Word Studio, Wake Forest, NC
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Tapp manages and produces feature projects for Living Word Studios, an extension of Living Word Family Church in Wake Forest, NC. How did the ch...
A conversation with video production director and Capture presenter Bill Wyramon, The Summit Church in Kernersville, NC
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Wyramon was a professional pilot before circumstances led him into full time creative ministry as a filmmaker for The Summit Church in Kernersvil...
Reviewing the QSC KS118 Powered Subwoofer with Loren Alldrin
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Review: QSC KS118 Subwoofer ReviewBy Loren AlldrinThough speaker history reveals a few excursions (pardon the pun) into bass drivers larger than 20 in...
Worship Summit Live with Paul Richards
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Richards is the Chief Streaming Officer with StreamGeeks, an organization that is hosting an interactive digital event called Worship Summit Live...
Reviewing the PreSonus StudioLive 64S Digital Mixer with John Spicer
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode John Spicer digs deeper into his hands-on review of the PreSonus StudioLive 64S Digital Mixer. Spicer takes a look at functionality an...