Elevating Without Imitating [Elevation Church's Shep] The ChurchGear podcast

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After more than 150+ episodes, the ChurchGear podcast finally landed a pod with the most elusive guest we've ever had: DiGiCo's Ryan Shelton! Come for the heck the hosts give him for finally recording with them. Stay for the expertise Ryan shares on essential soft skills, top AVL mistakes he is seeing and a fun update on all things DiGiCo. In this episode you'll hear 1:00 🎤 Inside the “Exclusive” DiGiCo Lounge at FILO Conference 4:25 🎧 Ryan Shelton from DiGiCo Joins the Podcast! 13:30 🔧 Breaking Into Church Production: How to Get Started 16:30 🎚 Training New Church Production Volunteers: Best Practices 21:15 🛠 Essential Soft Skills for Church Production Volunteers 25:30 ⚠️ Top Church AVL Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) 33:40 🎛 What’s Next for DiGiCo? Inside Their Latest Church AVL Innovations 45:30 🎶 Tech Takeaway: Why You Should Invite Secular Touring Artists to Church You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Is Live Streaming Essential for Church Services in 2025? [Tyler Kerpsack] 56:49

9 days ago56:49

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Is live streaming still a must for churches in 2025? In this episode, we sit down with AVL pro Tyler Kerpsack to tackle the big questions. Who should stream their services? How can your church stream on a budget? Could remote mixing be in the future church tech toolbox? In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Crazy ChurchGear driving adventures 5:00 Meet Tyler Kerpsack – Church AVL Pro 14:00 Tyler’s Journey into AVL Production 19:00 How to Tell If Your Church Mix Is Good 21:00 Pro Tips for Better Live Audio Mixing 23:15 Perfecting Your Mix With Time Limits 24:10 The Worst Audio Mixing Mistakes to Avoid 26:30 Can FOH Audio Work for Broadcast? 34:00 How to Stream Your Church Service on a Budget 40:00 Remote Mixing for Church Services – Is It Wise? 45:30 Church Production Nightmares & Lessons Learned 50:45 Tech Takeaway: Stay Passionate, Not Jaded You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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From Willow Creek to CCV: A Church Production Veteran’s Insights 49:44

16 days ago49:44

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Touring Life + Willow Creek Production + Christ's Church of the Valley = A Production Pro. Ivan Talamantes (Christ’s Church of the Valley, Willow Creek) shares his journey from touring pro to church tech leader. He gives us insights on volunteers, gear, and the best (and worst) audio consoles in church production! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 🎙️ Toby never set a lineup in the CG Fantasy Football League 4:45 🎛️ Special Guest: Ivan Talamantes from Christ’s Church of the Valley 10:00 🎚️ How Ivan got started in church production 12:00 🎤 Behind the scenes of Willow Creek Church’s production team 18:00 🎟️ Ivan’s journey from touring production to church production 25:00 🏛️ How Christ’s Church of the Valley keeps its production spaces clean and organized 28:45 🙌 Best practices for caring for and retaining church tech volunteers 32:00 🎛️ What’s the go-to audio console for church production? 33:00 🎧 Live sound vs. studio: Which does Ivan prefer? 34:00 ❌ The worst audio console Ivan has ever mixed on 35:00 🎛️ Favorite outboard gear for church production 36:00 🔌 Must-have plug-ins for church audio engineers 43:15 🎯 Tech Takeaway: Always leave the space better than you found it 🔥 Whether you’re a church production director, worship pastor, or audio engineer, this episode is packed with insights to level up your church AVL game! 🎚️🎛️🎤 #ChurchProduction #WorshipTech #ChurchAudio You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Don't Do Church Production Alone [FILO's Todd Elliott] 54:43

23 days ago54:43

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How can you connect with fellow church production friends to navigate the journey of church tech together? Todd Elliott joins us to share church tech disaster stories, tips for effectively communicating with leadership, and how to build meaningful friendships in the church production space—so you never have to walk the journey alone. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 What happened to the back tracks at the inauguration? 7:00 Todd Elliott joins us! 9:00 Five Truths and a Lie for FILO 2025 16:00 What is the FILO conference? 23:20 Disaster Story: “I prayed to God and my prayers were answered” 33:00 How did the church production team produce Willow Creek services? 40:50 What’s happening at the FILO conference in 2025? 47:00 Tech Takeaway: How to communicate mistakes to leadership You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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From Mixing to Marriage: A Church Production Love Story [Fellowship Church] 49:23

4 weeks ago49:23

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"What’s it like to marry someone from your church production team—and then keep working side by side every Sunday? Let’s talk about it!" Alexa and Daniel join us for a special Valentine’s Day episode! Hear how their shared passion for church production led them to find love—not just in their work, but in each other. Plus, all the unique challenges and surprises that come with being married to your church production co-worker! In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 How Church Production Led Toby to His Wife 5:00 Special Guests Alexa & Daniel from Fellowship Bible Church (TX) 12:00 The Journey Into Church Production: Alexa & Daniel’s Story 15:40 Church Production Love Story: Marrying Your Production Team Partner 18:30 The Ultimate Tech Proposal: How a Church Production Person Pops the Question 19:45 Who’s in Charge? Leadership at Church vs. Leadership at Home 25:00 The Newlywed Game: Church Production Team Edition 31:45 How to Build Stronger Relationships with Your Church Production Team 33:00 Can You Find Love in Church Production? 39:00 Church Production Horror Story: Control Room Upgrade Gone Wrong 41:15 Tech Takeaway: Supporting the Vision of Your Church 42:30 Tech Takeaway: Staying Grounded in Your Purpose in Church Production You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Central Church's Production Approach [Ryan Fuller] 51:14

5 weeks ago51:14

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How do you do church production in Las Vegas? Ryan Fuller joins us this week to discuss Central Church's gear setup, approach to production and sources for inspiration. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby’s first Vegas trip 6:20 Ryan Fuller joins us from Central Church in Vegas 12:20 How did Ryan get into church production at Central Church? 15:30 What AVL productions do you watch for inspiration? 16:30 How do you do church production in Las Vegas? 20:00 Why is Central Church moving from Red Cameras to Cannon? 22:45 How does Central Church in Vegas use cameras on a Sunday? 25:15 How do weekly baptisms affect church production? 27:15 How would you do a church live stream as a 50-200 person church? 29:30 Should churches prioritize audio or video first? 31:10 What productions are you liking in Las Vegas? 33:40 How do you structure your volunteer team at Central Church? 39:50 Church Production Disaster Story: “I forgot to cut it” 42:00 Church Production Disaster Story: “Hey, there is a fire” 44:42 Tech Takeaway: “Stop only watching churches, get inspiration everywhere” You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Maximizing Gear, Not Budgets [Red Rocks Church's Chase Donald] 48:14

6 weeks ago48:14

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How do you balance expectations and budgets simultaneously? Chase Donald works in production at Red Rocks church and he joins us to discuss balancing expectations, maximizing gear, and focusing on your church's unique production goals. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 What games did ChurchGear play at the annual retreat? 4:15 Chase Donald joins us! 13:00 How did Chase get a job in church production at Red Rocks Church? 14:45 How does Red Rocks do so much production on a tight budget? 32:00 How do you balance budget and expectations? 35:30 What should production people focus on improving? 40:50 Church Tech Disaster story 45:15 Tech Takeaway: Don’t chase the shinny things You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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What Conferences Should You Consider in 2025? [Jerod Togger] 46:24

7 weeks ago46:24

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How do you pick the perfect conference to further your skills and networking? We run through the list of conferences to consider in 2025, the various reasons to go and end on some tips to pitch for budget to attend. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby causing chaos at SALT and the Amplio Golf Tournament 10:45 How did Jerod get into church production ministry? 12:24 Planning and Budgeting for Conferences 18:30 NAB and InfoComm conference 29:37 Maximizing Conference Benefits for Church Techs 27:30 What will you takeaway from a church production conference? 32:00 How do you get invited to the after conference hangouts? 33:30 How many church production conferences should you go to each year? 38:42 Conference Attendance Benefits and Tips 41:45 Church Tech Disaster Story You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Elevating Without Imitating [Elevation Church's Shep] 53:30

8 weeks ago53:30

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How do you draw inspiration from other churches without also bringing expectations to make your church service be just like theirs? Stephen Sheppard is the Broadcast Engineer for Elevation Church and he joins us this week to discuss gear, live streams and the importance of staying true to your church's vision. In this episode you'll hear: 0:30 Toby’s new favorite church production celebrity 3:30 Shep joins the podcast! 14:30 How did you get involved in church production? 17:40 Who does Shep look to for inspiration? 20:45 How are you making the Elevation Livestream right now? 26:30 What advice would you give to a smaller church trying to do Elevation? 32:20 Where should a church with a small budget start with live streaming? 34:24 If you were launching a church tomorrow, where would you start? 39:30 Can a church recruit from another church? 43:15 Disaster story: “Worst call I’ve ever received” 46:18 Disaster story: “The scariest thing that has happened at Elevation for me was” 49:00 Tech Takeaway: “Be nice to people” Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Follow us on Facebook Hang out with us on Instagram See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Navigating Career Transitions in Church Production [Slingshot Group] 45:40

9 weeks ago45:40

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What factors should you consider when deciding whether to stay or leave a church tech job? Slingshot helps churches with their talent searches. They joined us on the podcast to give their advice on the nuances of staying or leaving a church production job and the factors influencing that decision. We discuss self-awareness, effective resume building, hiring dynamics, and important salary negotiations, ultimately encouraging listeners to focus on personal growth and meaningful ministry. In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 Two Idiots Make a Podcast 13:17 Navigating Career Transitions and Interviews 17:45 How do you know when it's time to leave? 22:08 Interview Preparation and Resume Tips 25:49 Navigating Salary Discussions in Interviews 30:30 How to discuss salary during the interview process 37:16 Trusting God and Stewarding Talents 39:40 Tech Takeaway 43:38 Deciding Between Job Opportunities You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Will AI Change Church Production? [Kenny Jahng] 32:13

10 weeks ago32:13

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How will AI change church production jobs? Kenny Jahng joins us to discuss how AI will help, change and shape church production. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Podcast editing failure & Toby cheats on Blake 3:00 Kenny Jahng joins us from SALT Conference 8:30 How can AI help church production people do work easier? 16:30 What church production jobs will AI replace? 18:30 Will AI impact every church tech job? 26:25 Tech Takeaway: How to introduce AI to your Tech Team 29:16 Church Tech Confessional: I started delaying the worship leader click track You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Church Techs Confess [2024 Recap, Reactions & Winners] 1:03:36

11 weeks ago1:03:36

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What were the best Church Tech Confessionals in 2024? Listen to all of 2024's Church Tech Confessionals in a single episode and then hang with us as we give our reactions and crown a winner for the best Church Tech Confessional of the 2024 year. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Blake confesses: Where is the camera card? 4:50 Blake confesses: Vehicular Misplacement 16:50 2024’s Church Tech Confessionals 33:15 What were our hot takes from the Church Tech Confessionals? 53:15 What was the top Church Tech Confessional of 2024? 56:30 Chris Tomlin Tour Prank You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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45 Years of Production Wisdom [Sweetwater's Kent Morris] 51:37

12 weeks ago51:37

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What church production history and wisdom do you pick up when you've been in the game for 45 years? Kent Morris joins the ChurchGear podcast this week to discuss the changes he has seen over the years, the lessons he has picked up along the way and he ends on some very encouraging words for those currently in the tech trenches. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Hanging out at Church of the Highlands 5:10 Kent Morris of Sweetwater joins us! 16:45 How did Kent get into church production? 20:00 What was church production like 45 years ago? 24:00 How has church production changed over the past 40 years? 27:45 How important have interpersonal skills become in church production? 37:45 What do you think is coming in church production over the next 10 years? 41:30 Disaster story: “There is no logical reason the gear should have worked” 46:45 Tech takeaway: Excellence > Perfect Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Follow us on Facebook Hang out with us on Instagram See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Good & Bad Reasons to Change Jobs [Dennis Choy] 49:07

13 weeks ago49:07

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How do you know when it is time to change churches and take a new church production job? Dennis Choy joins us this week to discuss his new job and the process he went through to make the decision. If you're looking for real life insight into the good and bad reasons to change church production jobs, this is your episode. In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Toby doesn’t know who Pentatonix is? 5:00 Dennis Choy joins us! 11:30 Dennis’s background in church production 15:45 Good and bad reasons to change church tech jobs 23:45 Bad reasons to leave your church production job 30:00 How to win the first 90 days of your new church production job 33:00 How can you build and destroy trust in a new church tech job? 44:30 Tech Takeaway Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Follow us on Facebook Hang out with us on Instagram See all the ways we can serve your church on our Website Get our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service You can see more about HouseRight's jobs, culture and projects at their website: https://www.houseright.com/ Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here . Connect with us: Sales Bulletin : Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here ! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here . Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here ! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!…

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Being the Church Post Hurricane Helene [Biltmore Church's Tyler Flores] 46:20

14 weeks ago46:20