Tornados, Helicopters & Executive Requests with Mac Brown [2nd Baptist Houston]

How do you lead your church tech team after a tornado has lifted off your church's roof? In this episode, we are joined by Mac Brown of Second Baptist Church in Houston, TX. We start by tackling the tension between the pulpit and the tech booth before diving into one of the wildest stories we've ever heard on the podcast: leading a church tech team after a literal tornado ripped the roof off their building. In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 Pastor vs. Production: Who Wins Setup Disputes? 6:30 Mac Brown (Second Baptist Houston) Joins 8:30 When a Tornado Rips the Roof Off Your Church 10:30 Mac’s Start in Church Production 17:45 Leading a Tech Team Through a Tornado Disaster 23:00 Acoustic Treatment vs. Room Aesthetics 25:00 Lessons from Portable Church to Permanent Building 28:30 Did Pastor Ed Young Take a Helicopter Between Services? 31:00 Second Houston’s Most Difficult Production Projects 34:15 Communicating Unrealistic Executive Requests to Your Team 40:45 Church Tech Disaster Story 43:45 Tech Takeaway Take our survey here and you'll get the full report emailed to you December 4th! Check out HouseRight here to see why we recommend them as an integrator AND a great place to work! Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear 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!