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The Making Sunday Happen Podcast

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The Making Sunday Happen Podcast (Formerly The Church Media Podcast) is the definitive podcast for those who plan, create and execute Worship Experiences. Hosted by Carl Barnhill, the show offers training in the areas of Church Media Production, Worship, Communications, First Impressions, Service Planning, Volunteer Culture and more. Carl is the Creative Director/Owner of [twelve:thirty]media, a company that resources the Church with Media content and training to help you Transform your Worship Experience. Watch or listen to each episode of the show, download transcripts, and even grab some sh
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EPISODE 199: Creating a Culture of Worship for Every Generation with Yancy (Part Two)

The Making Sunday Happen PodcastJun 17, 2019

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EPISODE 430: Show Retrospective
Nov 27, 202344:19
EPISODE 429: Winning the War of your Mind with Craig Groeschel

EPISODE 429: Winning the War of your Mind with Craig Groeschel

Craig will be talking with us about his book Winning the War in Your Mind for Teens is out now. 

This episode is a big one as it will be our last episode with a new guest. And what a privilege to have pastor Craig Groeschel.

Together we'll talk about the book Winning the War in Your Mind and also about how to have longevity in ministry, his best advice for new pastors and ministry leaders and more. 

Next week’s final episode of Making Sunday Happen will be a retrospective on the show with some clips from the last few years of guests - you don’t want to miss our big ending celebration.

We are changing our name from Twelve Thirty Media to Church Visuals. We are so excited about this move.

Church Visuals is our new name and brand and It will feature over 30,000 pieces of Ready-Made Media that you can download instantly.

You can also come to us for Custom Media.

And as it relates to this podcast, we leading up to closing out this podcast with Episode 430. Fear not though, we are massively expanding our training library. More podcasts, courses, webinars, articles, books and more, including a new weekly show with our host Carl Barnhill. 

All coming soon to ChurchVisuals.com

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Nov 20, 202335:02
EPISODE 428: The Volunteer Playbook with Nick Blevins

EPISODE 428: The Volunteer Playbook with Nick Blevins

Today we're talking all about volunteers with Nick Blevins. 

Nick is the author of The Volunteer Playbook.

We’ll talk about a framework to help your church recruit, train and empower more volunteers at your church. 

 

Also as a reminder, we are changing our name from Twelve Thirty Media to Church Visuals. We are so excited about this move. 

Church Visuals is our new name and brand and It will feature over 30,000 pieces of Ready-Made Media that you can download instantly.

You can also come to us for Custom Media.

And as it relates to this podcast, we leading up to closing out this podcast with Episode 430. Fear not though, we are massively expanding our training library. More podcasts, courses, webinars, articles, books and more, including a new weekly show with our host Carl Barnhill. 

All coming soon to ChurchVisuals.com

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Nov 13, 202351:22
EPISODE 427: Failures in Ministry with Brian Dollar

EPISODE 427: Failures in Ministry with Brian Dollar

Our guest today is Brian Dollar, the author of I Blew It! - and he shares about some of his biggest failures in ministry and how if he’s overcome them and how you can too. 

He is one of the most respected kids pastors in the country, but few people know the path he’s taken.

Failures do not have to define you, instead, he'll help us see how we can learn from them and move forward. 

If you are looking for more content from Brian Dollar, check out this interview he did for the Kidmin Tribe Podcast with our host Jason Noble on the same topic. 

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Nov 06, 202348:22
EPISODE 426: How to Clip up your Sermon for Social Media with Corey Alderin
Oct 30, 202334:03
EPISODE 425: When Pastors are Lonely and Depressed with Clarence Shuler
Oct 23, 202342:20
EPISODE 424: Music is the Tool, Discipleship is the Goal with Alex EnfIedjian
Oct 16, 202349:41
EPISODE 423: Storytelling and The Power of Creative Communication with Jason Dyba, Martrell Harris and Sarah Gerald
Oct 09, 202342:33
EPISODE 422: Planning Center Ninja Tactics and EasyWorship Updates with Jimmy Cooper and Jared Warren
Oct 02, 202332:45
EPISODE 421: Effective Church Websites with Paul Cox
Sep 25, 202328:00
EPISODE 420: Designing your Stage with Jim Thorne and Joe Blair

EPISODE 420: Designing your Stage with Jim Thorne and Joe Blair

On today’s episode of the show, we welcome two great guests.

Our friend Jim Thorne from Messenger AVL. Jim and his team are fantastic when it comes to LED screens for churches. We’ve worked with Jim and his team on several occasions.

We'll be talking to him today about designing your stage using LED screens.

We're also talking to Joe Blair. Joe is the Production Director at Fellowship Bible Church. With Joe, we're going to hear about how to not just design your stage for show, but to reach people with the Gospel. How do we use the stage and environmental projection to draw people in.

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Sep 18, 202336:10
EPISODE 419: The Essence of Creativity with Don Hopkins, Gary Molander and Sherita Harkness
Sep 11, 202344:18
EPISODE 418: Staffing, Culture and Leadership Trends with Phil Bowdle and Dennis Choy
Sep 04, 202338:33
EPISODE 417: Animation 101 and Breaking into YouTube with Caleb Weidman and Zach Snyder
Aug 28, 202323:25
EPISODE 416: Creating an Internship Program and Avoiding Ministry Burnout with Ben Stapley and Darren Foreman
Aug 21, 202325:58
EPISODE 415: Building a Church Studio and Worship Culture with Terryl Padilla and Kierre Bjorn
Aug 14, 202329:12
EPISODE 414: Resi and Innovation for the Church with Jason Morris
Aug 07, 202324:60
EPISODE 413: Lighting for Broadcast and Rigging for Safety with Griffin McCravy and Brandon Creel
Jul 31, 202332:56
EPISODE 412: 50 Years of Ministry with Legendary Rocker John Schlitt
Jul 24, 202351:40
EPISODE 411: Mentoring the Next Generation of Worship Leaders with Shane and Shane
Jul 17, 202343:57
EPISODE 410: Livestreaming Isn't Working and What's Next with Tyler Sansom and Kenny Jahng

EPISODE 410: Livestreaming Isn't Working and What's Next with Tyler Sansom and Kenny Jahng

Today we have two guests on the topic of Livestreaming.

First we're talking with Tyler Sansom. Tyler is the lead pastor for First Capital Christian Church/Church Anywhere and a filmmaker for First Capital Films. He is a former college football player who has been in full time ministry for nine years.

Then we welcome back once again our good friend Kenny Jahng. Kenny is the editor in chief at Church Tech Today.

Both of these guys were interviewed live at SALT Conference and we talked about why Livestreaming at your church may not be working and what’s next on the horizon. Both Tyler and Kenny offer some great insights into where church online could be headed.

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Jul 10, 202330:19
EPISODE 409: The Role of a Video Director with Andre Jones and Ben Crosson
Jul 03, 202338:21
EPISODE 408: Effective Training for Audio Volunteers and Building Project Planning with Tommy Lozure and Aaron Blair

EPISODE 408: Effective Training for Audio Volunteers and Building Project Planning with Tommy Lozure and Aaron Blair

Today we have two guests and two topics on the show.

Tommy Lozure is the Music Production Ministry Department Chair at Visible Music College. Tommy teaches live sound and recording. He also works as a Tech Director at a church in Dallas. Tommy will chat with us today about how to train your Audio Team volunteers for Sunday.

We also welcome then Aaron Blair. Aaron is the COO at Churches by Daniels. They specialize in Church construction and facilities - they help you create your spaces where Sunday happens at your church. Aaron will talk to us about some best practices in creating spaces where ministry can really happen effectively on Sunday.

We recorded both of these interviews in front of a live audience at the Church Facilities Expo.

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Jun 26, 202333:27
EPISODE 407: When Your Way Isn't Working with Kyle Idleman

EPISODE 407: When Your Way Isn't Working with Kyle Idleman

Today we welcome Pastor and Author Kyle Idleman.

Kyle is the Lead Pastor at Southeast Christian Church and the author of the new book When Your Way Isn’t Working.

This book is about equipping you to discover connection to God not production with God. We’re going to talk about how to find greater rest, depth and connection, how you can embrace freedom from the pressures of performance and production in ministry and more.

To make Sunday happen at your church, it takes a toll and we’re going to talk today about how to get unstuck if you’re hitting a wall.

Feel free to jump back as we just completed a 4 part series on how to use ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry. We had Alex Lyons, Ryan Frank, Kenny Jahng and Dustin Stout on a bonus episode talking about his new product Magai that gives superpowers with the ChatGPT interface. All that is available in the feed at MakingSundayHappen.com Check it out.

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Jun 19, 202333:16
BONUS EPISODE: Magai - ChatGPT Superpowered with Dustin Stout

BONUS EPISODE: Magai - ChatGPT Superpowered with Dustin Stout

This is Part Four, the conclusion of our series on ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry. We’ve been doing a deep dive and focus the last month on MidJourneyChatGPT and other AI Tools that you can use at your church or ministry to increase your productivity.

Today is a Bonus Episode of the show as we welcome Dustin Stout.

Dustin is a social media enthusiast, designer, consultant and speaker. He is the creator of tools such as SoVisual.co and SocialRemix. His new product Magai is pretty astounding.
Some of the features of this product that we’ll go over today is Magai is a wrapper that uses ChatGPT and GPT-4 technology. You can create chat folders, you can paste a link and Magai will read it to ChatGPT, you can store and organize your prompts, you can create personas and more. 

If you’re an avid user of Chat GPT, Magai is going to take your workflow to the next level. Dustin is the creator of the product so you’re going to hear the thinking behind it, how to use it and what’s on the roadmap for him to add.

You can use our special link to subscribe to Magai if you’re interested in the product.

Just go to twelve thirty media.com/magai to get started.

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Jun 15, 202346:57
EPISODE 406: Using ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry PART THREE with Kenny Jahng

EPISODE 406: Using ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry PART THREE with Kenny Jahng

We are in PART THREE of our 4 part series on ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry.

If you missed Part One with Alex Lyons or Part Two with Ryan Frank, jump back and listen or watch those episodes. We also released a Bonus Episode with Rob Laughter and Jason Moore on MidJourney and using AI Imagery for Ministry - be sure to check that episode out as well. It’s all at MakingSundayHappen.com

We’ve been talking about ways to sue ChatGPT and other AI Tools - what we can do with them, how we can be more efficient, the legal and ethical questions surrounding these tools, what the future may look like and more.

Today we are talking with a friend of the show Kenny Jahng.

Kenny is the Editor in Chief at Church Tech Today. He is the founder of the AI for Church Leaders Facebook Group - he has been really in the trenches of exploring new AI tools and what they mean for the church space.

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Jun 12, 202352:28
EPISODE 405: Using ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry PART TWO with Ryan Frank

EPISODE 405: Using ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry PART TWO with Ryan Frank

We are in PART TWO of our 4 part series on ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry. If you missed Part One with Alex Lyons, jump back and listen or watch that episode.

We talked about ways Alex and his team are using ChatGPT along with other tools at the SC Baptist Convention including how they are taking conference breakouts and turning them into multiple pieces of training content for churches. We walked through how you can do that too at your church.

Today, we continue our series by talking with Ryan Frank.

Ryan is the man behind KidzMatter - he’s an author, speaker, conference director and entrepreneur. He is a leader in the Kids Ministry space specifically so you’re going to hear ways today that you and your Kids Ministry Leaders can use ChatGPT to create more content than ever before. Ryan shares some really practical ways him and his team are using AI to be more efficient.

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Jun 04, 202345:28
EPISODE 404: Using ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry PART ONE with Alex Lyons
May 29, 202301:02:48
EPISODE 403: Church Communications Methods and Marketing with Katie Allred

EPISODE 403: Church Communications Methods and Marketing with Katie Allred

Today, we welcome back a friend to the show Katie Allred.

Katie has worked in church world at Brentwood Baptist Church, she is the founder of the Church Communications Facebook Group, and the author of Church Communications - Methods and Marketing. She’s a great friend and today we are going to dive into the why you need a Communications strategy to reach people in your community.

We’ll talk about the difference in Traditional and Church Marketing, Branding for your church, creating your logo, tips for your Email Marketing and more.

We think this will be helpful information as you seek to improve your church communications.

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May 22, 202301:01:19
EPISODE 402: What to Look for When Purchasing LED Video Displays with Daniel Gourley
May 15, 202351:08
BONUS EPISODE: Tips for Using Midjourney and AI Imagery for Ministry with Rob Laughter and Jason Moore
May 11, 202301:11:08
EPISODE 401: In-Ear Monitors 101 with Greg Shields
May 08, 202325:46
EPISODE 400: Stories of Worship with Chris Tomlin and Special Guest Craig Groeschel
May 01, 202338:55
EPISODE 399: How Not to Hate Your Church Management System with Elliott Wood
Apr 24, 202329:24
EPISODE 398: Make Google your Best Evangelist with Mark MacDonald and Reed Verdesoto
Apr 17, 202339:29
EPISODE 397: Securing your Church with Simon Osamoh and Roger Blalock
Apr 10, 202343:35
EPISODE 396: Using Hymns in Worship with Todd Smith and Allan Hall of Selah
Apr 03, 202357:15
EPISODE 395: Using Video in your Worship Experience with Ben Stapley
Mar 27, 202325:09
EPISODE 394: 4 Keys to Developing Compelling Content in Your Communication with Laura Woodworth
Mar 20, 202336:46
EPISODE 393: Improving the Impact of Church Buildings for Worship with Donnie Haulk
Mar 13, 202329:46
EPISODE 392: Using Color in Your Lighting to Maximize the Worship Experience with Tom Stanziano and Stephen Ellison
Mar 06, 202346:60
EPISODE 391: Copyright & Streaming Licensing Essentials with David Leuschner
Feb 27, 202339:31
BONUS EPISODE: Be an Angel with Roma Downey
Feb 24, 202332:17
EPISODE 390: How to Accelerate your Leadership with Michele Barnett
Feb 20, 202338:52
EPISODE 389: VR and the Metaverse Church with Jeff Reed

EPISODE 389: VR and the Metaverse Church with Jeff Reed

Welcome to the podcast. So, today, we’re diving deep into the world of Virtual Reality.

We’ve done a couple of episodes on VR over the last year. One with two pastors, Jason Poling and Gerald Faulkner and their experience learning and preaching in VR. Another with DJ Soto who is the pastor of arguably the largest and most influential church in the Virtual space - VR Church.

We got some good feedback on our episode with DJ. So today, we are talking with our friend Jeff Reed. He has written a new book called VR and the MetaVerse Church.

We’re going to define a lot of terms for you so if you’re a beginner still learning about church in the MetaVerse, we are going to try really hard not to lose you or go over your head, we’re going to keep things real simple so that you can learn about this world and also consider if its something for your church to consider.

Since interviewing Jeff, one of the major communities that we discussed that a lot of VR Churches meet within - AltSpace VR is completely shutting down. So you’ll hear us talking about AltSpace - they will be no more. Which means the other communities or worlds is where churches will move to. - You’ll hear us talk about VR Chat - that is where the mission field is. Then there are other words like RecRoom, Meta Horizons and BigScreen where churches will have to move to.

We are going to dive into a lot today with Jeff so hang in there. This might be an education for you learning about VR or you might be a veteran. Hopefully either way, you’ll learn a lot today and we’ll give you some things for your church to consider.

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Feb 13, 202359:08
EPISODE 388: Breaking Through Spiritual Depression with John Marc Kohl

EPISODE 388: Breaking Through Spiritual Depression with John Marc Kohl

Today on the show, we welcome Worship Leader John Marc Kohl. John is with the Worship Initiative and has a brand new album out called Still.

We’re going to be talking about how to break through Spiritual Depression. John Marc has an incredible story of coming out of a really dark season in his life and God’s faithfulness. We’ll also hit on the major struggles of Worship Leaders and the hurdles of songwriting.

SHOW NOTES

Feb 06, 202342:11
EPISODE 387: Creating a Leadership Pipeline with Mac Lake

EPISODE 387: Creating a Leadership Pipeline with Mac Lake

On the show today we welcome Mac Lake who is the founder of The Multiply Group. Mac and our host, Carl Barnhill, have known each other for a number of years. He is an incredible leader himself and is well known among pastors and church planters in helping leaders lead.

Through his E-Courses, books, workshops and consulting he has helped many become better leaders.

We'll first share a short 2 minute video of Mac answering the question: " Why am I developing Leaders?"

And then we'll jump right into our usual style interview.

SHOW NOTES 

Jan 30, 202301:01:23
EPISODE 386: The Jesus Revolution with Jon Erwin
Jan 23, 202342:46
EPISODE 385: Caring for Clergy with Thad Austin and Katie Comeau
Jan 16, 202350:03
EPISODE 384: Practical Worship with Dave Dolphin
Jan 09, 202301:08:59