
Merry Christmas, Contractors, Services, Reflections and more
From Black Box Podcast by Black Box
December 17, 2025 · 50 min · Season 2 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and insights of leading church production teams during the Christmas season.
In this episode, Lee Fields, Tyler Kerpsack, Shep, and Brad Bramer are back together talking through the realities of church production during the Christmas season. The conversation covers what it really looks like to lead production teams at scale during the busiest time of the year — from church staffing models and production budgets, to caring for volunteers, working with contractors, and making smart decisions around gear and resources. The group also reflects on Christmas gifts for church production teams, how to show appreciation without blowing budgets, and where leaders often feel the most pressure during holiday weekends. If you serve in church production, audio, lighting, video, broadcast, or technical leadership, this episode offers honest perspective, practical insight, and shared experience from leaders navigating Christmas in real time. Follow along, share with your team, and subscribe for more conversations around church production leadership, staffing, budgets, volunteers, and worship technology.
People in this episode
Guests: Lee Fields, Tyler Kerpsack, Shep, Brad Bramer
Topics covered
- church production
- Christmas season
- production teams
- staffing models
- production budgets
- volunteers
- contractors
- gear decisions
Keywords
- church production leadership
- holiday weekends
- appreciation gifts
Mentioned in this episode
Products: audio equipment, lighting tools, video gear
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