Production, Gear & Pastor Life Hacks in Africa [Estian Els]

About this episode

Estian Els shares insights on church tech and leadership from his experience running a large church in Africa.

In this episode, we are joined by Estian Els to get a global perspective on church tech. We dive into the realities of running a massive 7,000-person church in Africa, breaking down exactly what gear they use and the unique struggles of navigating international supply chains to get it. Estian also shares a brilliant leadership hack: why you need to bring your senior pastor to the FILO Conference. Finally, we zoom out to discuss the broader state of the global church, exploring exactly wha...

People in this episode

Host: Toby Walters

Guest: Estian Els

Topics covered

• church tech
• leadership
• international supply chains
• global church
• pastor life hacks

Keywords

• church tech
• leadership hack
• FILO Conference
• international supply chains
• Africa church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FILO Conference

Places: Africa

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