About this episode

David Leuschner interviews Toby Walters about the impact of church environments on worship and practical insights for enhancing church production.

In this episode of The Tech Arts Podcast, David Leuschner sits down with Toby Walters, founder of Church Gear and author of Sacred Spaces, for a thought-provoking conversation about how church environments shape the worship experience. Together, they explore why church production is about far more than lights, sound, and video. Toby shares practical insights on creating distraction-free worship, building healthy production teams, recruiting volunteers, choosing the right AVL integrator, and developing a biblical perspective on technical arts. Whether you serve in a small church or a large multi-campus ministry, you'll discover practical ideas you can apply immediately to strengthen your production ministry. You'll also hear Toby discuss: Why church environments matter more than ever The theology behind church production How to recruit and retain great volunteers What makes a "perfect Sunday" How technology should support—not distract from—worship Practical advice for churches of every size Plus, this episode features exclusive specialty segments from our incredible sponsors AC Americas, DiGiCo, Resi, Shure, and Paragon 360. These practical training segments are designed to help…

People in this episode

Host: David Leuschner

Guest: Toby Walters

Topics covered

• church production
• worship experience
• technical arts
• volunteer recruitment
• distraction-free worship
• production teams
• technology in worship

Keywords

• church environments
• worship
• production ministry
• technical director
• volunteers
• AVL integrator
• biblical perspective

Sponsors

AC Americas, DiGiCo, Resi, Shure, Paragon 360

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church Gear

Books & works: Sacred Spaces

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