Todd sits down with Brennan Wilkins to talk his journey of working at a portable church to now helping to design technical systems for some of the coolest projects around from stadiums, theaters and even large spherical venues in the desert. Show Notes: Summer Skills Cohort: Journey with like-minded technical artists for growth and support as well …

Todd talks with Alexis Leon, Gatherings Producer at Passion City Church. They talk about being tired on Sunday morning, working long hours for a conference and showing up with confidence in who you are in Jesus. Show Notes: FILO 2024 Highlight Video FILO 2024 Parody Video FILO 2025: Live Stream and In-Person tickets are available for the lowest rat…

Toby and Blake wrestle the hosting role away from Todd to talk about everything that’s happening at the FILO Conference starting tomorrow! Show Notes: FILO 2024: Conference starts tomorrow! Live Stream and In-Person tickets are still available. Learn more at filo.org/filo2024. Don’t forget, the 10% off discount code for podcast listeners is “podcas…

Todd is joined by Alex Seeley, the Lead Pastor at The Belonging Co Church in Nashville. They talk about the story of leaving everything and starting a church in another country that focused on people who were on tour: musicians, artists, production people. This beginning has given the church a unique perspective on serving together. Show Notes: FIL…

Whit George joins Todd to talk about transitioning from creative director to lead pastor and how his early days helped to shape where Church on the Move is currently. From production and worship culture to what’s best for the congregation as a whole, they talk about how all the areas of the church play a vital role. Show Notes: FILO 2024 Price Jump…

Nathaniel Smith joins Todd to talk about balancing family and work, personal and professional, and being intentional with the people in our lives. Show Notes: FILO 2024 Intensives and Lunch & Learn Events: We recently opened registration for our extended learning opportunities at FILO 2024. Intensives are longer form learning environments taught by…

Todd sits down with FILO 2024 main session speaker, Trey McKnight. Leaning on Trey’s diverse experience, they discussed all the different ways that having a personal mission statement and being intentional with the time we have can help create the life we’re wanting. Show Notes: FILO 2024 – The next price jump happens tomorrow, February 13, 2024! D…

Todd sits down with FILO Cohort Leader Alex Sawyer to talk about all kinds of topics: leading up, building trust, congregational approval, committees, mall church...and the list goes on.Show Notes:FILO Cohorts - Join other church technical artists in smaller group settings on Zoom to grow in your skills this year. The entire Cohort schedule has bee…

Paul Johnson from Bravingbird joins the podcast. He and Todd talk about collaboration, leading up and down, and ways to create a culture of care and trust on worship and production teams.Show Notes:Bravingbird - Our guest today, Paul Johnson, is the Executive Director of Bravingbird. They are a non profit dedicated to telling stories and giving tho…

Todd and Andrew Junge talk about how to maximize being a portable church. Especially when there can be so many expectations for production in today's church, trying to get it all done while having to set up and tear down each week can be a challenge. Show Notes:Christmas is right around the corner! Look for ways to encourage your teams this holiday…

Dara joins Todd to talk about leading all types of volunteers, from the super committed to the "my mom signed me up to serve" variety. Show Notes:FILO 2024: Are you starting to talk budget for next year? New things are coming with the schedule and breakouts for FILO 2024, so make sure you get that added into your 2024 budget! Learn more at filo.org…

Justin Firesheets joins the FILO Podcast to talk about dealing with change and leading through change from his experience in ministry at Church of the Highlands.Show Notes:Coaching Cohorts: Registration is open for a few more days for our final Cohort of 2023! Join this group of people just like you during this holiday season to invest in yourself …

Todd gets to chat with Dan Johnson, the technical director at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI. They talk about how recruiting volunteers is way more than just having a ministry job fair.Show Notes:Coaching Cohorts: Our next winter Coaching Cohort will be announced in just a few days! Stick close to your email and socials to learn when it…

Todd is joined by the original Swedish Gurus of Tech, Johan and Albin. They talk about the importance of community within the local church technical community, whether you're Swedish or not.Show Notes:Christmas Playlist: Need a playlist for all those Christmas planning meetings you're about to have (or already having)? We've got you covered! We've …

Dylan Hofmann joins Todd to talk about volunteers. How to develop a volunteer friendly culture from the recruiting process all the way through developing your key volunteer leaders.Show Notes:FILO Blog: New blogs have recently been released! Read about caring for volunteers, leading through transition and creating a culture of celebration. Check th…

Todd talks with FILO and Fusion Productions' leadership coach Neil Sternberg. They talk about how important it is to understand who we are so that we can become the most effective technical artist possible.Show Notes:Coaching Cohorts: Our next fall Coaching Cohorts will be announced soon! Be the first to know and have first dibs on the sign ups whe…

Episode 100! Aubrey takes the reigns as the host to interview Chelsea, Nate and Todd to talk about ways to celebrate. Celebrate big wins and small wins. Celebrate individuals and celebrating as a team. Show Notes:Podcast Guests: Todd Elliott - FounderNate Parker - Technical ProducerChelsea Pribyl - Chief Operations OfficerPodcast Host:Aubrey Wentz …

Todd sits down and finally talks to Arnez Bonsol instead of just talking about him on the podcast. They talk about Arnez's secret sauce when it comes to building teams and developing people.Show Notes:Summer Skills Cohort: Our next session about all things audio is coming up in just a couple of weeks! Can't make it? Jump into the August session all…

Author, social media influencer and FILO Main Session Speaker, Carlos Whittaker joins Todd to talk about his new book "How to Human".Show Notes:Summer Skills Cohort: The very first session kicks off next week! Can't make it then? Jump into one of the sessions in July or August! Learn more at filo.org/coaching. We hope you can join us.Carlos Whittak…

Todd is joined by Joanne Botten, long time Willow Creek volunteer turned production staff turned the leader of Arts and Worship at Willow Creek South Barrington. They get a chance to talk through surviving through different eras of a church's story and the necessary focus on people.Show Notes:FILO 2024 Conference: Registration has opened for FILO 2…

Todd sits down with Pastor Ricky Jenkins, Main Session speaker for FILO 2023. They talk about what a senior pastor needs from their tech team, but more importantly what a senior leader needs to provide for their tech team.Show Notes:FILO 2023 Conference: The Conference is in one week on May 2nd and 3rd! Learn more at filo.org/filo2023. We hope you …

Todd sits down with James Jaskowiak, the production manager at Willow Creek's Huntley campus where Todd serves on the production team. They talk about living life with people versus just serving with them and how important it is to continually stretch the skills of our volunteers. Show Notes:I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas: This book by Todd Elli…

Todd gets to chat with Jon Jorgenson, Creative and Teaching Pastor at Soul City Church, and FILO 2023 Main Session speaker. They talk about Jon's journey with FILO and about the things he's learned going from a lone creative person to working with a team to execute a service.Show Notes:FILO 2023 Conference: The Conference is right around the corner…

Todd talks with Pete Wright from Sun Grove Church, or as you probably know him @sweetpete.w on Instagram. They talk about how important it is to take care of ourselves if we hope to last long term.Show Notes:FILO 2023 Conference: The Conference website has been updated! Check out the schedule, discounted hotels, faculty, Intensives and Lunch and Le…

Todd is joined by Megan Fate Marshman, Teaching Pastor at Willow Creek Church and Main Session Speaker at the upcoming FILO 2023 Conference. They talk about the importance of humility and not just understanding who God is, but who we are.Show Notes:FILO 2023 Conference: Prices go up on February 15th, 2023 on all tickets for the upcoming FILO 2023 C…