The Live Worship Production Podcast

I was once of the mindset that lighting was not a necessity, and that we just need to turn on the lights and get down to worship. But as I discovered over the years that lighting itself holds much more weight, the power of light can affect moods and convey certain feelings that we want to portray.

God’s word says this.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

- Psalm 119:105

If you are wondering how you can increase your light in production, then stay tuned for this episode.

This episode is all about the art of story telling in production. Jesus told story's known as parables to his disciples, to the crowds, and to the scribes and Pharisees . Using the imagery of his day he was able to convey different lessons he wanted to teach. Today in production we can use the tactics to tell the story's and lessons of Jesus, in and through the artistic form of Worship production.

In this episode I got the privilege of interviewing an avid story teller and brother in Christ Aaron Gentry, He is the founder of Front Runner Media Group and is seasoned in both live and post-production environments across multiple industries. He has been a leader in a wide range of creative environments including those which have received professional acclaim from industry specialists. Aaron is a four time winner of "The Telly Awards" and Above all, his convictions constantly keep him in passionate pursuit of excellence in the craft of storytelling in any venue or medium.

When talking to new volunteers who want to run camera, they think all there is to it, is to move the camera up and down and from side to side. After two sessions of camera training they begin to realize that there is more to it than that, and began to second guess their decision.

The bible says in Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, - Ecclesiastes 9:10b ` ESV

Today we are going to cover 10 tips to make you a better camera operator. Rather if you are a bran new camera operator or thinking of getting into camera operations for worship production, or even a seasoned operator looking to brush up on skills this episode is for you. 

In Production there are a lot of things that need to be kept track of, things like volunteer positions that need to be staffed for Sunday, having all the correct graphics, Pads, Lights.... the list goes on and on. It is important to have a well-organized production team, All through the exodus account, God told Moses how the Tabernacle was to be ordered.

The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light.

Exodus 39:37

Perhaps you are listing today and these are things you have been wondering about and struggling with, well today we will be talking about Order and Organization in production.

In our last podcast, we talked about leadership and setting the stage for vision. Today we are going to talk about the people who help carry out that vision..... Volunteers. These wonderful people are the lifeblood of any production team.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint but blessed is one who heeds wisdom and instruction.  - Proverbs 29:18.

Some times in production we can be so focused on the production and the gear, that we forget that there are people that need to be lead or need to be told when or how to do something, and we can find our self frustrated that things aren’t turning out the way we would like. Well, today we are gonna be talking about leadership and vision.

What is your why? Why do you move that fader, Why do you run that camera or advance the lyrics on screen? Today we are talking about discovering your why, and understanding your gifting or calling in worship Production.