Assaulted in the Booth! + The Gear vs. Acoustics Debate [Celebration Church's Ivan Diaz]

How do you convince your senior pastor to approve the new AVL gear your church desperately needs? And if budgets get slashed, do you sacrifice your gear upgrades or your room's acoustic treatment? In this episode, we are joined by the team from City Church to tackle the hardest parts of church production leadership. We break down the strategy of using your church's specific vision to pick the right gear, rather than just the most expensive gear. We also dive into the technical weeds with a guide to Objective-Based Mixing and how to properly assess your room acoustics. In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 The Dangers of Changing Things on Your Congregation 5:00 Storytime: Being Assaulted in the Tech Booth! 11:00 Networking: How to Meet Local Church Techs 17:00 Gear Talk: What is City Church Using? 18:00 How to Convince Your Pastor to Approve New Gear 20:00 A Guide to Objective-Based Mixing 27:00 Using Church Vision to Pick the Right Gear 29:40 The True Importance of Room Acoustics 31:30 Budget Cuts: Do You Sacrifice Gear or Acoustics? 39:30 Keeping Church Tech Volunteers Excited to Serve 43:30 Tech Takeaway: Set Your Volunteers Up for Success 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!